Zoë Kravitz

1988-present

Latest News: Zoë Kravitz Makes Directorial Debut With Movie Blink Twice

Zoë Kravitz's new feature film and directorial debut Blink Twice opened in theaters on August 23. The psychological thriller, which Kravitz also co-wrote, stars British actor Naomi Ackie as Frida, a cocktail waitress who gets invited to a tech billionaire's (Channing Tatum) private island, where the party never ends.

The actor-turned-filmmaker recently opened up about her concept for the film, explaining that Blink Twice delves into themes of gender and power dynamics. “I wanted to explore power, not necessarily empowerment, but power as an entity, and what that does to us, what people will do to get it, and what people do once they have it, the abuse of power,” she told NBC News. “I also really wanted to highlight the absurdity of what women are asked to do in society.”

While the film was mostly well-received by critics, and Taylor Swift, it struggled at the box office opening weekend, grossing just $7.3 million.

Zoë Kravitz is the only child of actress Lisa Bonet and musician Lenny Kravitz. Kravitz knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress. Her career took off with films such as Mad Max: Fury Road and the TV series Big Little Lies. She also starred in and executive produced the series High Fidelity. Additionally, Kravitz is a musician who has been in two bands. She married actor Karl Glusman in 2019, but filed for divorce the next year. Kravitz announced her engagement to actor Channing Tatum in October 2023.

FULL NAME: Zoë Isabella Kravitz
BORN: December 1, 1988
BIRTHPLACE: Venice, California
SPOUSE: Karl Glusman (2019-2021)
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius

Zoë Isabella Kravitz was born on December 1, 1988, in Venice, California. Kravitz's parents are musician and actor Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. Her ex-stepfather is actor Jason Momoa. Kravitz has two younger half-siblings from Bonet and Momoa's relationship: Lola and Wolf.

Kravitz's paternal grandmother, Roxie Roker, starred on the classic sitcom The Jeffersons. After Kravitz's parents split up when she was two years old, she spent most of her early childhood surrounded by nature at her mother's home in the Topanga Canyon area of Los Angeles. Their television didn't have reception, but Kravitz was allowed to watch tapes on a VCR and could rent movies once a week.

At 11 years old, Kravitz went to live with her father in Miami. She explained in a 2020 interview, "I just wanted to feel normal, and the way my mother was raising me felt very abnormal, even though looking back, it was the coolest." The move wasn't easy for her.

"That was a massive change," she told Rolling Stone in 2018. "Going from this really quiet house in Topanga, just me and my mom, to my dad's life, which was very busy — lots of people, lots of assistants."

Kravitz also felt isolated at school."I went to a private school in Miami, surrounded by wealthy kids, mostly white," she explained. "I felt like a freak because my hair was different, and little kids would come up and say, 'Can I feel your hair?'"

Kravitz and her father ended up relocating to New York City, where she joined drama club and took classes at the Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Becoming an actress was a longtime goal for Kravitz. With help from her father, she landed an agent when she was 15. Her debut was in the movie No Reservations (2007), in which she played a babysitter.

Kravitz's father has won multiple Grammy Awards and her mother came to fame as one of the Huxtable children on The Cosby Show. Though she understands that having famous family members may have opened doors, she also felt the need to forge her own path, something she believes her upbringing prepared her for.

"My parents didn't become who they are because anything was handed to them, and they didn't raise a child who expected something to be handed to her, either," she told Teen Vogue in 2016.

Kravitz has appeared in blockbuster films that include X-Men: First Class (2011), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) and the Divergent series. She also voiced Mary Jane in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). Some of her independent film credits include Beware the Gonzo, Yelling to the Sky, and Dope and Gemini.

Making her way in Hollywood had its difficulties for Kravitz. She experienced sexual harassment on set at the beginning of her career and soon came to the conclusion that Black women's roles were often limited to the "best friend of the white girl."

Kravitz told the New York Times in 2020 that she was discouraged from auditioning for a small part in one of Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies because she was told the film wouldn't be "going urban." However, she went on to star as Catwoman in Matt Reeves's 2022 film The Batman.

On the small screen, Kravitz has appeared in Californication and two seasons of Big Little Lies. She also played the lead role in High Fidelity, which gender-swapped the main character from the 1995 novel and 2000 movie, in which her mother appeared. In addition to her starring role, Kravitz was a writer and executive producer for the show. High Fidelity premiered in February 2020 but was canceled after one season.

Kravitz is the director and co-writer for Blink Twice, a thriller starring Channing Tatum. The film marks her directorial debut and was released in August 2024.

Kravitz has fronted the bands Elevator Fight and electronic R&B group Lolawolf, named for her two younger siblings. Lolawolf has opened for Miley Cyrus and Lily Allen and released an album titled Calm Down. She is also credited as a co-writer on Taylor Swift's tracks "Karma" and "Lavender Haze."

In her last years of high school, Kravitz developed two eating disorders, bulimia and anorexia. She later described some of what she was feeling at the time: "I had this remarkably beautiful skinny mother and a father who was dating a supermodel, and I felt short and ungainly."

Kravitz underwent therapy and spent several years in recovery. "I'm okay now," she said in 2020. "But I am very vigilant. It's a disease, and I never let myself forget that."

Kravitz and actor Karl Glusman began dating in 2016 and were engaged two years later in February 2018. The pair had two weddings in 2019, marrying civilly before tying the knot in a June ceremony at her father's home in Paris. Kravitz filed for divorce from Glusman in December 2020.

Kravitz started dating actor Channing Tatum in 2021 after meeting on the set of Blink Twice. The couple announced their engagement in October 2023.

• I had opportunities because of who my family are. But that can lead to self-doubt.

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