Kravitz, Zo

Kravitz is also a musician and a fashion model. As of the 2017 campaign year, she has become the public face of YSL Beauté. In addition to working with the likes of Tiffany & Co. and Vera Wang, Kravitz has been featured in campaigns for the likes of Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Coach New York, Tumi, and Calvin Klein. She leads the band Lolawolf, whose discography includes 2014's Calm Down and 2020's Tenderness. With Pussy Island, which she also co-wrote and co-produced, Kravitz will make her directorial debut.

Kravitz's parents, Lisa Bonet (an actress) and Lenny Kravitz (a musician), gave birth to her at their home in Venice, Los Angeles. Both of her parents have African and Jewish roots (see [3]). Her mother's side is African-American, as was her grandmother's (her paternal grandmother, actress Roxie Roker, a first cousin once removed of TV weatherman Al Roker), and her paternal grandfather, Allen Bonet. Her Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry can be traced back to both her grandfather, NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz, and grandmother, Arlene Litman. A branch of Kravitz's family tree emigrated to the United States from Russia, where his great-great-grandfather was born. Kravitz considers herself a secular Jew [7][8][9][10]. [11] Her father's second album, Mama Said, features a song called "Flowers for Zo," which was written as a tribute to Zo when she was just two years old. [12]

Zo Kravitz's parents got divorced when she was five years old. They had been married for six years. She spent her early years with her mother in Topanga Canyon before moving to Miami with her father when she was 11 years old. From her mother's second marriage to actor Jason Momoa, Kravitz has a younger half-sister named Lola Iolani Momoa and a half-brother named Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa. She counts Marisa Tomei and Cree Summer as godmothers, and film producer Bruce Cohen as her godfather. [18][19][20]

In the 2007 romantic comedy No Reservations, Kravitz made her film debut as a teen, playing a babysitter hired by Catherine Zeta-Jones's character. [24] That same year, she also made an appearance in the action film The Brave One. Kravitz supported Obama for president in 2008 by singing in the music videos for Jay Z's "I Know" and "We Are the Ones," both of which featured will.i.am. During the same year she also made an appearance in the family drama Birds of America and the neo-noir comedy Assassination of a High School President (both of which are referred to as "25"). At 16, she started writing songs. [26] She formed the band Elevator Fight in 2009 and performed as the lead singer in both New York and Philadelphia. [21] In June of 2009, the band shared the main stage at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia with The Roots, TV On The Radio, and The Black Keys, among others, and played at the South by Southwest music festival. In 2011, Kravitz said that making music is just a pastime. The Citizens Band, a cabaret group, featured her as a performer in [15]. [27]

As her character in the 2009 indie drama The Greatest, in which Kravitz co-starred, she is dependent on attending grief support groups. Also in 2009, she became the face of Vera Wang's Princess fragrance, making appearances in online and print marketing materials. [28][29] It's Kind of a Funny Story, in which she starred in 2010, [30] was her first major film role. Kravitz also made an appearance in the film Twelve that same year (31), too. The following year, Kravitz starred in the romantic comedy Beware the Gonzo as the female lead and love interest of Ezra Miller's Gonzo. In 2010, Kravitz appeared in an ad campaign for the clothing line designed by Alexander Wang. [33][34][35] [36]

Yelling to the Sky (2011), a film about adolescence, featured Kravitz. The lead singer of the all-female band Queens of Dogtown, Pearl, was a role she played in eight episodes of the Showtime series Californication. [37][38] In the same year (39), she portrayed Angel Salvadore, a comic book character, in X-Men: First Class. Kravitz performed wire work in London during filming to give the impression that her character could fly. Originally titled Treading Water[41], the film Kravitz finished in late 2011 was retitled The Boy Who Smells Like Fish and released in 2013. She also promoted Vera Wang's new Preppy Princess perfume that same year. [42]

She had a supporting role in After Earth (2013). In 2013, Kravitz launched a jewelry collection designed in tandem with Swarovski. She was inspired by vintage pieces, antique jewelry, and her birthstone, turquoise. At the age of 44, she played Divergent_characters#Christina" target="_blank">Christina in the film Divergent. Kravitz returned for the sequels Insurgent and Allegiant, (45) too. She had leading roles in both the indie drama The Road Within and the rom-com Pretend We're Kissing, both released in 2014. It was in Los Angeles, where Kravitz was filming The Road Within, that he formed the band Lolawolf. [46][47] Lolawolf, consisting of former members of Reputante, debuted in November 2013 at New York City's Mercury Lounge with the release of their self-titled EP. Lola and Nakoa-Wolf Kravitz, Kravitz's younger siblings, inspired the band's name. They opened for Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, and Warpaint in 2014 while touring in support of their debut album, Calm Down, which was released on October 21, 2014[27]. On June 23, 2015, the band dropped a five-song EP titled Every Fuckin' Day. [50]

Based on her mother's performance in the 2000 film of the same name, Kravitz will play the lead role in the Hulu romantic comedy television series High Fidelity in 2019. [65][66] [67] The series debuted on February 14, 2020[68][69] to positive reviews, with particular praise directed at Kravitz's portrayal of Rob Gorgan. "She's so good, in fact, that it's almost impossible to believe she can't find someone to love her exactly as she is," wrote Margaret Lyons of The New York Times, calling her performance "mesmerizing." [72] Kravitz is a "bona fide leading lady," as described by Alison Herman of The Ringer. High Fidelity was cancelled after only one season, despite its widespread acclaim. Kravitz received a Black Reel Award and a Satellite Award nomination for her work on the show. She had a major role in the 2020 film Viena and the Fantomes. [75][76]

Director Matt Reeves' The Batman, starring Zo Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, was released on March 4, 2022, to rave reviews and a record-breaking 0 million worldwide gross[77][78]. Reviewers were impressed by Kravitz's performance. Reviewer Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com said, "This is no flirty, purring Catwoman: She's a fighter and a survivor with a loyal heart and a strong sense of what's right," and The Independent said, "Kravitz's Catwoman brings an almost-extinct sensuality to the role." Kravitz's stoic charisma and understated strength remain on full display. Kravitz's performance in Steven Soderbergh's suspense film Kimi, in which she also starred, was widely praised upon its release. [82]

Kravitz announced her directorial debut for the film Pussy Island, which she co-wrote, in June of 2021. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's Westbrook Studios are funding the coming-of-age animated series Phatty Patty, and its star, Kravitz, will also serve as an executive producer on the show. [84]

The heist thriller The Sundance Kid Might Have Some Regrets, in which Kravitz will star and produce, will be released by Warner Bros. in 2022.[85] This news was announced in June 2022.

Kravitz started dating actor Karl Glusman in 2016. They got engaged in February of 2018[91] and were married on June 29, 2019 at Kravitz's father's home in Paris. Kravitz divorced his wife in December 2020[92] and it was finalized in August 2021. [94]