Divergent Zoe Kravitz

Divergent - Zoe Kravitz as Christina

The tough, yet loveable character in Divergent, Christina, is going to be played by Zoe Kravitz. On this page, you will learn more about Zoë Kravitz (including who her famous father is and how you may know him). We'll also let you know other movies you may have seen her in, such as X-Men: First Class. Finally, we'll discuss why she is perfect for the role of Christina!

Zoe Kravitz has multiple connections to the Hunger Games series? Do you know what they are? If not, you will find out below!

Finally, you'll get a chance to see a Zoe Kravitz music video!

Zoe Kravitz Biography

Zoë Isabella Kravitz was born on December 1, 1988 in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California (some sources say New York City, New York, but the consensus is LA). Her parents are actress Lisa Bonet (best known for playing Denise Huxtable Kendall on the Cosby Show) and Lenny Kravitz. Lenny Kravitz is best known as being a musician (with songs like American Woman), but you probably him best as Cinna from the Hunger Games!

Zoe began studying acting while she was in high school and landed her first two roles when she was a senior in high school in the movies The Brave One with Jodie Foster and No Reservations with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart (rumors in early 2013 had Aaron Eckhart in the role of Tris's dad, Andrew Prior, in the Divergent movie!).

Some of her more recent well-known movies can be found below.

Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, and Ben Lloyd Hughes

X-Men: First Class

Zoë Kravitz played Angel Salvadore in the prequel X-Men: First Class. Angel Salvadore is a mutant that has the ability to fly - because she has wings. Zoë had to do wire training to learn how to fly on film. A co-star that many Divergent fans are excited about is Jennifer Lawrence (I shouldn't have to say this, but just in case, she was Katniss in the Hunger Games movies).

If you'd like to know more about the movie, click the picture of it on the right to go to Amazon. You can catch a few glimpses of her in the YouTube video preview of the movie below.

After Earth

The character that Zoe played in After Earth was Senshi Raige. In After Earth, Senshi is the sister of Kitai (played by Jaden Smith) and her mother and father are Cypher and Faia (played by Will Smith and Sophie). I don't want to give too much more away about this movie, so if you haven't seen it yet, you'll have to check it out!

The movie After Earth recently came out on DVD. You can see more about it on Amazon using the link on the right.

Kravitz in a Band

Kravitz formed the band Elevator Fight in 2009. She says that music is more of a hobby than anything, but it's great to see her following in her dad's footsteps! We think the Divergent cast could create an amazing jam session (see biographies for other Divergent cast members such as Theo James and even Kate Winslet). You can listen to one of her songs in the YouTube video below!

Christina in Divergent

Zoe Kravitz is strong and confident, so she is a great fit to play Christina in Divergent. The character Christina is one of most readers' favorites in Veronica Roth's book series, so it was important that this role be chosen carefully. I don't know about you guys, but we certainly feel that she is a great fit for the role opposite Shailene Woodley.

What do you think about Zoe playing Christina in Divergent? Let us know in the comments below!

Want to Learn More About the Divergent Cast?

If you would like to know more about all of the other actors in the Divergent movie, click the following link to get to our full list:
Divergent Actors