Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Greek-American actor-director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is the granddaughter of actress Katherine Cassavetes. She is the sister of actor-director Nick Cassavetes and actor-screenwriter-director Zoe Cassavetes. Cassavetes directed 2004 documentary, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, which explores the historic influence of the cable television station Z Channel. The film won acclaim, and screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, Cassavetes wrote and directed her first dramatic feature, vampire tale Kiss of the Damned. Filmography Actress Writer and director References External links Z Channel official website Alexandra Cassavetes – la Repubblica.it Living people 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American women writers Actresses from Los Angeles American people of Aromanian descent American people of Irish descent American people of Welsh descent American women film directors American women screenwriters American writers of Greek descent Alexandra Film directors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Writers from Los Angeles Year of birth missing (living people)