Gail Zappa

Biography

Adelaide Gail Zappa (née Sloatman; January 1, 1945 – October 7, 2015) was the wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa and the trustee of the Zappa Family Trust. They met in Los Angeles in 1966 and married while she was pregnant with their first child, Moon, followed by Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva. In 2002, Gail Zappa founded the Zappa Family Trust, a holder of the title and copyright to Frank Zappa's musical and artistic products, as well as his commercial image. In 2015, the Trust was given to her son Ahmet shortly before she died of lung cancer.

Known For

Zappa

as Self - Frank Zappa's Wife

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

as Self

Classic Albums

as Self

Classic Albums

as Self (archive footage)

Derailroaded

as Self

Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie

as Herself

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

as Herself

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note

as Self