Zinzi Coogler

Zinzi Coogler (née Evans; born April 18, 1985) is an American film producer best known for her professional collaborations with her husband, Ryan Coogler. She was an executive producer on the historical drama Judas and the Black Messiah and the sports drama Creed III (2023).

Coogler served as a lead producer for the first time on the horror film Sinners (2025), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Early life and education Zinzi Evans was born on April 18, 1985, in Oakland, California to an African American father with Mississippi Delta Chinese ancestry and a Filipina mother. She was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area with her six siblings: five sisters and a brother. Evans was a three-time track and field captain at San Lorenzo High School, and graduated as an award-winning scholar athlete. She would go on to produce her husband's 2025 film Sinners, for which she received a nomination at the 98th Academy Awards for Best Picture.

Selected filmography Film Year Film Credit 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Executive producer Space Jam: A New Legacy 2023 Stephen Curry: Underrated Creed III 2025 Sinners Producer