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Eleanor Zissou

The brains of Team Zissou

About Me

As the wife of one of the world's most well-known oceanographers, Steve Zissou, I find myself constantly saving his films, missions, and career from disaster, although he doesn't like to admit this. I think he resents that I'm both Team Zissou's "brains" as well as its financial sponsor, not to mention Hennessey's ex-wife. I also partake in my own oceanographic research when I'm not working directly with Steve and the Team, i.e. when we're not particularly getting along.

My Interests

oceanography, smoking, extravagant dinners, cats

I'd like to meet:

A new breed of sponge and someone who can make some decent eel sushi around here

Music:

I promised Pele that I would reference his music here .

Movies:

Ocean documentaries...I encourage you to purchase our series so Steve can start to reimburse the funds that we've "borrowed" from my parents.

Television:

We don't get much of a signal out on the island, but I occasionally watch live-feeds of our underwater cameras. It's like having a salt water fish tank wherever there's a television.

Books:

Diving For Sunken Treasure

Heroes:

Jacques Cousteau and Edward Appleby