Welcome to the cut presents in her shoes. I'm Lindsay Peoples editor-in-chief of the cut.

I'm taking over this feed and talking to women that we the cut love and admire or just find interesting.

We'll explore how they found their path, what got in their way, and how they think about bringing

others along now that they've arrived. Today, I'm so excited to chat with actress and star

at the iconic show Atlanta, Zazie Beats. We talked about what it takes to go from being a breakout

star to a status to actress, self-care, and avoiding burnout and telling stories beyond Atlanta.

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Hi, Zazie. Welcome to in her shoes. Hi, thank you for having me.

Of course. Let's start early years. I mean, I know that you grew up between Berlin and New York.

What was that like and what prompted your family to move back to the States from Germany?

You know, what has that been like for your identity? Do you have a preference between

these two cities? I just find that fascinating. I feel like there's a larger narrative that I grew

up in Berlin, which I didn't to grip in New York. But I was born in Berlin when I was one

my parents moved to New York. My main residence was New York. But I would go and visit my grandparents

in the summers for like two or three months at a time and other holidays as well. So my day-to-day

life is New York. And then Berlin was sort of this additional life, additional version of me.

A lot of my vacation, my sort of escape from my daily sort of existence. And yes, engaging

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