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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Kravitz has a maternal younger half-sister, Lola Iolani Momoa (born July 2007), and younger half-brother, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa (born December 2008), from her mother's relationship with actor [[Jason Momoa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lisa Bonet's new baby's name is a mouthful |date=January 9, 2009 |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |publisher=[[msnbc.com]] |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28584888/ |accessdate=June 13, 2010 }}</ref> As of October 2011, Kravitz was dating ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' actor [[Penn Badgley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|title=PIC: Penn Badgley, Zoe Kravitz Hold Hands|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/pic-penn-badgley-zoe-kravitz-hold-hands-2011510|work=US Weekly|accessdate=October 9, 2011|date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>
Kravitz has a maternal younger half-sister, Lola Iolani Momoa (born July 2007), and younger half-brother, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa (born December 2008), from her mother's relationship with actor [[Jason Momoa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lisa Bonet's new baby's name is a mouthful |date=January 9, 2009 |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |publisher=[[msnbc.com]] |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28584888/ |accessdate=June 13, 2010 }}</ref> As of October 2011, Kravitz was dating ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' actor [[Penn Badgley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ravitz|first=Justin|title=PIC: Penn Badgley, Zoe Kravitz Hold Hands|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/pic-penn-badgley-zoe-kravitz-hold-hands-2011510|work=US Weekly|accessdate=October 9, 2011|date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> She has previously been linked to actors [[Ben_Foster_(actor)|Ben Foster]], [[Johnny_Simmons|Johnny Simmons]], [[Ezra_Miller|Ezra Miller]], and [[Michael_Fassbender|Michael Fassbender]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=ONTD: Add Another One |date=January 1, 2011 |work=[[ONTD]] |publisher=[[livejournal.com]] |url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/55024511.html |accessdate=February 20, 2012 }}</ref>
As of 2009, she lives in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murphy |first=Tim |date=October 9, 2009 |url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/59892/ |title=64 Minutes With Lenny Kravitz |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |accessdate=June 14, 2010 }}</ref> The song "Flowers for Zoë", included on her father's second album ''[[Mama Said (album)|Mama Said]]'', was written as a tribute to a then three-year old Kravitz.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Alan |newspaper=[[Foster's Daily Democrat]] |date=January 24, 2008 |url=http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/GJENTERTAINMENT_01/805452265 |title=Lenny Kravitz |accessdate=March 13, 2011 }}</ref>
As of 2009, she lives in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murphy |first=Tim |date=October 9, 2009 |url=http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/encounter/59892/ |title=64 Minutes With Lenny Kravitz |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |accessdate=June 14, 2010 }}</ref> The song "Flowers for Zoë", included on her father's second album ''[[Mama Said (album)|Mama Said]]'', was written as a tribute to a then three-year old Kravitz.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Alan |newspaper=[[Foster's Daily Democrat]] |date=January 24, 2008 |url=http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/GJENTERTAINMENT_01/805452265 |title=Lenny Kravitz |accessdate=March 13, 2011 }}</ref>

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Zoë Kravitz
Kravitz attending the premiere of The Union at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Zoë Isabella Kravitz

(1988-12-01) December 1, 1988 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, model
Years active2007–present
Parent(s)Lenny Kravitz (father)
Lisa Bonet (mother)

Zoë Isabella Kravitz (born December 1, 1988)[1] is an American actress, singer and model. She is the daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet. She has appeared in the films The Brave One (2007) with Jodie Foster, and No Reservations (2007) with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Kravitz played Pearl on the fourth season of the Showtime television series Californication, and appeared as Angel Salvadore in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.

Early life

Kravitz was born in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, at the canal-front home of her parents, actress Lisa Bonet and musician Lenny Kravitz.[2] Her paternal grandmother, actress Roxie Roker, was of African American and Bahamian descent (and a second cousin of meteorologist Al Roker), and her maternal grandfather, Allen Boney, is African American. Her paternal grandfather, Sy Kravitz, and maternal grandmother, Arlene Litman, were both Jewish.[3] Zoë Kravitz identifies as a secular Jew.[4]

Kravitz's parents married in 1987 and divorced six years later, in 1993, when she was five.[5] She lived with her mother until age eleven, and then lived with her father, while spending summers with her mother.[6] Kravitz attended Miami Country Day School in Miami, Florida, and then Rudolf Steiner School in Manhattan, New York, where she graduated in 2007.[7] Kravitz began studying that year at the acting conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase.[8] She left college after a year and moved to Brooklyn to work in films.[9]

Career

Acting

Kravitz made her feature film debut in 2007's No Reservations, which starred Catherine Zeta Jones and Aaron Eckhart. That same year she played a teenage prostitute in the action thriller The Brave One, starring Jodie Foster and Terrance Howard. Kravitz completed work on both films during her final year at high school.[citation needed]

Jesse McCartney, Kravitz, Bryan Goluboff and Ezra Miller at the 2010 premiere of Beware the Gonzo

She starred in Jay-Z's music video for the single "I Know" in 2008,[10] and was featured singing in will.i.am's music video, "We Are The Ones", in support of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. That year Kravitz appeared in the film Birds of America, a dramedy about a dysfunctional family starring Matthew Perry.[11] She co-starred in the independent ensemble drama The Greatest,[12] which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Kravitz played a character addicted to grief counseling groups.[13]

She completed work on the coming-of-age film, Yelling to the Sky, in 2009, starring with Gabourey Sidibe and Tim Blake Nelson.[14] The directorial debut of Victoria Mahoney, it premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2011. Kravitz played Sweetness O'Hara, a troubled 17-year-old from Queens, New York.[15]

In 2010, she appeared in It's Kind of a Funny Story, a coming-of-age film adapted from the 2006 novel by Ned Vizzini.[16] Also that year, Kravitz appeared in Twelve, adapted from the cult novel of the same name by Nick McDonell, about a group of wealthy and reckless teens from the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[17] Kravitz starred as Evie Wallace, a high school sex columnist, in the teen comedy Beware the Gonzo.[18][19] The film premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.[20]

In 2011, she appeared in a six-episode arc of the Showtime television series Californication, playing Pearl, an uninhibited musician who recruits Becca (cast-member Madeleine Martin) into her all-girl band, Queens of Dogtown.[21] Kravitz next was cast to star in Fury Road, by Australian filmmaker George Miller, set shortly after the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.[22] Originally scheduled to begin shooting in Australia in early 2011, production was postponed to 2012.[23]

She co-starred as Angel Salvadore, one of the superhuman teen mutants, in X-Men: First Class, based on the Marvel Comics characters the X-Men.[24] The film is a prequel to the X-Men film series, and is set in the 1960s during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kravitz filmed in London and performed wire work for her role, to simulate her character's ability to fly.[6] In late 2011, she also completed work on the film The Boy Who Smells Like Fish, starring opposite Douglas Smith.[25] Kravitz will co-star in After Earth, alongside Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Sophie Okonedo, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The M. Night Shyamalan-directed film will be released in 2013.[26]

Modeling

Kravitz has modeled in fashion magazines such as French Jalouse, Venus Zine and Elle. She was named the face of Vera Wang's Princess fragrance in 2009, appearing on the website and in advertisements for the brand.[27] Kravitz starred in a campaign for fashion designer Alexander Wang in 2010,[28] and represented Vera Wang's new Preppy Princess fragrance in 2011.[29]

Personal life

Kravitz has a maternal younger half-sister, Lola Iolani Momoa (born July 2007), and younger half-brother, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa (born December 2008), from her mother's relationship with actor Jason Momoa.[30] As of October 2011, Kravitz was dating Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley.[31] She has previously been linked to actors Ben Foster, Johnny Simmons, Ezra Miller, and Michael Fassbender. [32]

As of 2009, she lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City.[33] The song "Flowers for Zoë", included on her father's second album Mama Said, was written as a tribute to a then three-year old Kravitz.[34]

Kravitz fronts the New York/Philadelphia-based band, Elevator Fight, which she formed in 2009.[7] The band has performed at the South by Southwest music festival, and on the main stage of the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia in June 2009, along with The Roots, TV On The Radio, and The Black Keys.[35] Kravitz has stated that her music is a hobby.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007 No Reservations Charlotte Feature film debut
The Brave One Chloe
2008 Assassination of a High School President Valerie
Birds of America Gillian
2009 The Greatest Ashley
2010 Twelve Gabby
Beware the Gonzo Evie Wallace
It's Kind of a Funny Story Nia
2011 Californication Pearl TV series
Yelling to the Sky Sweetness O'Hara Premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival
X-Men: First Class Angel Salvadore Nominated - Scream Award for Breakout Performance-Female
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout: Female
2013 After Earth

References

  1. ^ "Zoe Kravitz. Alternate Name: Zoe Isabella Kravitz" at All Movie Guide via The New York Times
  2. ^ Seebacher, Noreen (December 1, 1988). "Lisa Bonet has baby". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Jewish people
  4. ^ "Kravitz at Rolling Stone's The Hottest Breakout Stars of 2011" Rolling Stone
  5. ^ O'Kelly, Emer (May 21, 2000). "Lisa returns to the screen from a different world". Irish Independent. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Zoë Kravitz – Is she gonna go dad's way?". The Independent. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Wolf, Jonah (June 7, 2010). "Zoe Kravitz's Band Elevator Fight Plays Delancey Lounge". Paper. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Nome, Valerie (September 15, 2007). "Zoe Kravitz opens up about family, college life". OK!. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  9. ^ Lovece, Frank (June 5, 2011). "Talking to Zoe Kravitz". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  10. ^ "Zoe Kravitz Stars in Jay-Z's Latest Video". People. February 28, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 31, 2008). "Birds of America". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  12. ^ Simmons, Leslie (July 23, 2008). "Five cast in 'Greatest'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2008.[dead link]
  13. ^ Germain, David (March 29, 2010). "Review: Grief goes by the book in 'The Greatest'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  14. ^ Yadegaran, Jessica (November 12, 2009). "Gabourey Sidibe on being 'Precious'". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  15. ^ "Zoe Kravitz wows audiences in 'Yelling to the Sky'". IrishCentral. December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  16. ^ Kit, Borys (November 2, 2009). "Keir Gilchrist to star in 'Funny Story'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2009.[dead link]
  17. ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 3, 2009). "Sundance unveils complete lineup". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  18. ^ McClintock, Pamela (March 15, 2010). "Tribeca unveils complete lineup". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  19. ^ Saito, Stephen (April 24, 2010). "Review: "Beware the Gonzo," not your typical teen comedy". Indie Eye. Independent Film Channel. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  20. ^ Hess, Mike (April 23, 2010). "5 Questions From Tribeca With Zoe Kravitz". Moviefone. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  21. ^ Patrick, Andy (April 30, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Californication' scores Lenny Kravitz's daughter". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  22. ^ Kit, Borys (January 28, 2010). ""Single Man" co-star joins "Mad Max" movie". Hollywood Reporter. Reuters. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  23. ^ "Mad Max 4 delayed again". ABC News. October 11, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  24. ^ McClintock, Pamela (August 17, 2010). "January Jones joins 'X-Men'". Variety. Retrieved August 18, 2010.. WebCitation archive.
  25. ^ Moss, Shavaughn (November 4, 2011). "Bahamas International Film Festival names Zoe Isabella Kravitz as its 2011 rising star honoree". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  26. ^ Wales, George (February 16, 2012). "New image of Jaden Smith in After Earth". Total Film. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  27. ^ "Lenny Kravitz's rock offspring stars in 'royal' perfume ads". The Independent. London. November 21, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  28. ^ "Zoe Kravitz Appears in Alexander Wang Ads; Cat Fashion Infiltration Continues". New York. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  29. ^ "5 Things You Don't Know About Zoe Kravitz". Us Magazine. June 2, 201. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  30. ^ "Lisa Bonet's new baby's name is a mouthful". Access Hollywood. msnbc.com. January 9, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  31. ^ Ravitz, Justin (October 5, 2011). "PIC: Penn Badgley, Zoe Kravitz Hold Hands". US Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  32. ^ "ONTD: Add Another One". ONTD. livejournal.com. January 1, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  33. ^ Murphy, Tim (October 9, 2009). "64 Minutes With Lenny Kravitz". New York. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  34. ^ Alan, Ryan (January 24, 2008). "Lenny Kravitz". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  35. ^ Johnson, James (June 6, 2009). "Music: Music this week". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved June 7, 2009. [dead link]

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