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Zoe Barnes
Name:	Zoe Marie Barnes
Status:	Alive
Age:	24
Date of birth:	December 22nd 1988
Birthplace:	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:	American
Residence(s):	Washington D.C, US
Education:	Chicago University
Affiliation:	Frank Underwood (Source)
Profession:	Journalist
Significant other(s):	Frank Underwood (source/lover) Lucas Goodwin (lover)
Played by:	Kate Mara
Seasons:	1
Appears in:	12 episodes
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Zoe Barnes is a Washington, D.C. journalist.

BiographyEdit

Former Washington Herald and current Slugline reporter, she starts her noteworthy career by teaming up with Frank Underwood. During that time she starts and ends an intimate relationship with Underwood.  It ends shortly after she finds out that not only does Underwood's wife, Clair, know about their affair, but condones it. Underwood uses Barnes as a way to leak stories and hampers the progress over Underwood's more menacing colleagues, including Kerns and the education bill draft that was championed by the Walker Administration .

Nervous, Young, Ambitious, with some Naiveté, Barnes uses all her weapons to report her brand of news. She is often seen biting her nails and using her youth and sexuality to get the big story.  When she first starts reporting for Underwood, she begins to alienate her coworkers at the Herald, even stealing the job of Janine Skorsky . She finally teams up with Skorsky after she had left the Herald for Slugline.

Behind the ScenesEdit

Zoe Barnes was portrayed by Kate Mara in Season 1 of House of Cards.

AppearancesEdit

v • d • e Main characters Adam • Christina • Claire • Doug • Frank • Gillian • Janine • Jim • Linda • Lucas • Peter • Remy • Tom • Walker • Zoe