Zoe Kravitz

Zoe Kravitz: biography

Zoe Isabella Kravitz is an American actress, singer and model. Most known for her role as mutant angel in kenogamissi «X-Men: First Class», Toast in the action movie «Mad Max» and the image of Christine in the dystopian «Divergent».

Zoe was born in the family of the famous musician lenny Kravitz and his wife, actress and model Lisa Bonet. Interestingly, both parents of girls have African-American roots and Jewish. Almost all the relatives in their time achieved popularity.

Paternal grandmother, Roxie ROKER, was a black actress, and her husband, a Jew Seymour Kravitz, who emigrated from Ukraine, was responsible for the production of popular science films. Maternal Zoe there is a grandfather, Opera singer Allen Bonet, and his wife had a public profession, and was engaged in teaching children of primary school age.

When Zoe Kravetz was about five years old, her parents divorced. The first girl left to live with his mother in the town of Topanga Canyon, but when she remarried, the future star moved to Miami to her father that she was not only an example in life, but also the best friend. Thus, 11 years Zoe saw mom only in the summer. By the way, she has a half brother, Nakoa wolf and sister Lola Iolani from marriage mothers with actor Jason Momoa.

Kravitz went to high school in Miami, and finished high school in new York. Not many fans know that throughout adolescence Zoe struggled with anorexia and bulimia. After maturity she became a student of the acting Department of the new York Conservatory, but after a year dropped out of class to focus on a film career. At the same time she got into modeling, and organized a musical group.

The first photo shoot Zoe Kravitz for ELLE magazine, was published when she was 18 years old. Then she modeled for such famous magazines like Vanity Fair, Teen Vogue and many others. But actually the first professional pictures were taken when the model was not yet 17 years old. But those images did not miss censorship: minor Zoe is in them with cigarettes and alcohol.

Music

Zoe Kravitz at the age of 16 years, together with keyboardist James levy and drummer Jimmy Giannopolous organized his own trio called «LolaWolf». Young people create music in the style of R&B and electropop. Actually the guys had played together in the group «Reputante» but Zoe asked friends to help her escape from depression-related anorexia, and the boys invited the girl to record a song «Wanna Have Fun».

After that, the trio closes in a home recording Studio and writing some new songs that will comprise their debut album «LolaWolf». By the way, the name of the team is United together the names of the sister and brother Zoe Kravitz.

Soon, the group refuses a lucrative contract with a major music label to independently control the creative process. They add a few new songs and released the album «Calm Down», who already had commercial success mainly due to such songs as «Jimmy Franco» and «Bitch», which starred well-known artists – rapper A$AP Rocky and actress Miley Cyrus.

The following year saw the light of the mini-album «Every Fuckin Day», and after it was released the single «Teardrop». It aims to become the harbinger of a new Studio album, which is scheduled for release the end of 2016.

Movies

The first film starring Zoe Kravitz was released in 2007. It was a romantic drama where the main roles played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart. At the same time in a duet with jodie foster the actress has appeared in the crime Thriller «the Brave».

Later Zoe has worked with Ben foster in the Comedy «Birds of America», with Bruce Willis in the mystical film «the Assassination of a school President,» with Pierce Brosnan in the psychological drama «the best», with Emma Roberts in the Thriller «Twelve».

Most popular actress brought to the film adaptation of the comic book «X-Men: First Class» where she played the role of a mutant named angel. Also very famous for her character of Christine, best friend of the main character of a series of films under the title «Divergent». Appeared Kravitz and the new part of the franchise, «Mad Max». In this post-apocalyptic Thriller the girl appeared in the form of a Toast, the wife of the antagonist.

In addition, Zoe Kravitz pretty large role in a sci-Fi film «After our era», the Comedy «Hurt» and fantasy stories from the world of boy wizard Harry Potter «Fantastic animals and where they live».

Personal life

On shooting the romantic Comedy «Birds of America» Zoe Kravitz met actor Ben foster, with whom she began an affair that lasted about a year.

Then she met the frontman of the Brooklyn group MGMT» Andrew Vanwyngarden, as well as with its partners in the films – with Michael Fassbender, with whom she starred in «X-Men: First Class» and Ezra Miller, are included in the cast of melodrama «Remember gonzo».

Quite a long time, Zoe Kravitz was in a romantic relationship with the star of the television series «Gossip girl» Penn, Bagli.

After that, the actress had a brief sex with the canadian singer Drake, American actor Chris Pinom and Noah Gabriel Becker, who is not a public human profession.

According to information from social networks, to date actress and singer Zoe Kravitz is in a romantic relationship with musician George Lewis Jr., who is the public better knows under the pseudonym Twin Shadow.

Filmography

• 2008 — Birds Of America
• 2009 — the best
• 2010 — Twelve
• 2011 — X-Men: First class
• 2013 — After earth
• 2014 — Divergent
• 2014 — Moved
• 2014 Good kill
• 2015 — Mad Max: fury Road
• 2016 — Fantastic animals and where they live

Discography

• 2014 — Lolawolf
• 2014 — Calm Down
• 2015 — Every Fuckin Day
• 2016 — Teardrop

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