She appeared in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and has starred in numerous independent films including Dope (2015), Gemini (2017), and Kimi (2022).

[7] Her paternal grandfather, NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz, and maternal grandmother, Arlene Litman, were both Ashkenazi Jews.

[22] Kravitz began studying that year at the acting conservatory under Scott McCrea at the State University of New York at Purchase where her peers included Micah Stock and Jason Ralph.

[15] In Topanga Canyon, Zoë joined local drama clubs and staged shows at her grandmother's house, usually reenacting "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".

[25] Kravitz landed her first film role in high school, playing a babysitter hired by Catherine Zeta-Jones's character in the 2007 romantic comedy No Reservations.

[27] That year, she also appeared in the family drama Birds of America and neo-noir comedy Assassination of a High School President.

[29] In 2009, Kravitz co-starred in the independent ensemble drama The Greatest, in which her character is addicted to grief counseling groups,[30][31] and was hired to be the lead spokesperson for Vera Wang's Princess fragrance.

[34] Kravitz next starred in the romantic comedy Beware the Gonzo as the female lead and love interest of Ezra Miller.

[39][40] She also appeared in eight episodes of the Showtime television series Californication, in which she portrayed Pearl, the vocalist of the all-female band Queens of Dogtown.

[42] Kravitz filmed her scenes in London and performed wire work for her role, to simulate her character's ability to fly.

Made up of members from the band Reputante, Lolawolf released an eponymous EP and debuted at the Mercury Lounge in November 2013.

[29] They released their debut album, Calm Down, on October 21, 2014,[50] and supported Lily Allen, Miley Cyrus, and Warpaint on tour in 2014.

Kravitz appeared in the 2018 science fiction action film Kin and reprised her role as Leta Lestrange in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in a larger capacity.

[66] In 2019, Kravitz was cast as the lead in the Hulu romantic comedy television series High Fidelity,[67][68] based on the 2000 film of the same name in which her mother stars.

[69] The series premiered on Valentine's Day, 2020[70][71] to critical acclaim with Kravitz's performance as Rob Gorgan receiving praise.

[72][73] Margaret Lyons of The New York Times described her performance as "mesmerizing", adding "She's so good, in fact, that it's almost impossible to believe she can't find someone to love her exactly as-is.

[77][78] Kravitz portrayed Selina Kyle / Catwoman, now in live action, in director Matt Reeves' The Batman, which was released on March 4, 2022, to critical and commercial success,[79][80] grossing over $700 million internationally.

[84] Kravitz starred in filmmaker Steven Soderbergh's thriller Kimi, which was released to generally positive reviews with her performance receiving praise.