Chris Rock’s Children: Meet His 2 Daughters, Lola and Zahra
Comedian, actor and director Chris Rock has two children, both daughters: Lola Simone Rock, born in 2002, and Zahra Savannah Rock, born in 2004. Their mother is his ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock, whom he married in 1996 and divorced in 2016. Lola, now 24, studied in Paris and keeps a low profile. Zahra, 22, graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2026 and is now acting alongside her father in two films.
Children of Chris Rock
- 2 children
- Born 2002–2004
- With Chris Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock
- Lola Simone RockStudied in Paris, keeps a low profile24years
- Zahra Savannah RockUSC graduate (2026), acting in Misty Green and Grown Ups 322years
Chris Rock has two daughters, both with his ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock.
How Many Children Does Chris Rock Have?
Chris Rock has two children. Both girls were born to Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock, a publicist turned charity founder he met in 1994. The family raised them in New Jersey, just outside the city.
Fatherhood changed how he works, he says. “I think I’m a better artist. Everything I’ve done since I’ve had kids is better than the stuff I did before I had kids,” Rock said in 2007.
Lola Simone Rock (Born 2002)
Lola Simone Rock is the older daughter, born on June 28, 2002. Her name came with a polite phone call. Kelly Ripa said on Live With Kelly and Mark in July 2024 that Rock rang her before Lola was born, because Ripa had recently named her own daughter Lola. “Listen, Malaak and I are thinking of naming the baby Lola and we just want to check with you to see if that’s OK,” Ripa remembered him saying.
When Lola turned 18, she asked her father to get a tattoo with her. “She said, I want you to come with me, ’cause I may go crazy. So if you come with me, I’ll be sane, and I want you to get one too,” Rock said on Live With Kelly and Ryan in May 2021. They both got Jean-Michel Basquiat crowns, his first tattoo ever. In the same chat he said Lola was living in Paris and studying to be a documentary filmmaker.
Lola also gave her father one of his best-known stories. In his Netflix special Selective Outrage, released in March 2023, Rock said she and some classmates sneaked off to drink during a high school trip to Portugal. When he felt the punishment was too light, he went to the dean himself and asked the school to expel her, so she would learn that actions have consequences. People reported at the time that she was studying culinary arts in Europe.
Lola has kept her adult life almost entirely private.
Zahra Savannah Rock (Born 2004)
Zahra Savannah Rock is the younger daughter, born on May 22, 2004. America first met her at the 2016 Oscars, when her father hosted the show. Rock brought her Girl Scout troop into the theater and told the stars to reach into their “millionaire pockets” for cookies. Kate Winslet, Matt Damon and Tina Fey held up cash, and Rock announced on air that the troop had raised $65,243, CBS News reported, though the Girl Scouts later said the figure was a joke for the skit.
As a teenager, Zahra was a serious horse rider. In August 2020, at 16, she won two first-place ribbons and Reserve Champion on her horse Sawyer, plus fourth and fifth place on Colorful, at the HITS-on-the-Hudson show in Saugerties, New York, Horse Canada reported. Earlier that year, she had competed in the hunter ring in Wellington, Florida.
Zahra graduated from the University of Southern California on May 18, 2026, with an English degree in Narrative Studies and high honors. Both parents were there. “Congratulations, Zahra! Your mom and dad, and your entire family, are so proud of your extraordinary academic achievements,” her mother wrote on Instagram.
She has also become her father’s most frequent guest. Zahra joined him at the SNL 50th anniversary celebration in February 2025, The Root reported, and at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2, 2025. That party was Rock’s first big Oscars event since Will Smith slapped him on stage in 2022.
Zahra Rock’s Acting Career
Zahra is now acting, and her first two roles are in her father’s projects. She plays a casting receptionist in Misty Green, the A24 film Rock wrote and directed, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2026. “It was fun to direct her,” Rock told People. “So it was nice for my daughter to come in this atmosphere where her dad’s the boss.”
She is also in Netflix’s Grown Ups 3, which started filming in the summer of 2026 with Adam Sandler, Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider and Maya Rudolph all returning. Zahra plays Charlotte McKenzie, the daughter of Rock’s character Kurt and his screen wife Deanne. “It’s weird, my kids kind of grew up on those sets, and now my daughter Zahra’s actually going to be in the new one,” Rock told Variety. Netflix is yet to name a release date.
Malaak Compton-Rock, the Girls’ Mother
Malaak Compton-Rock is the mother of both girls. She met Rock in 1994 at the Essence Awards, where she was working as a publicist, and they married in November 1996. She later founded StyleWorks, a free salon service for women moving from welfare into work, and the Angel Rock Project, a charity focused on young people and education.
Rock filed for divorce in December 2014, after about 18 years of marriage. In his filing he asked for joint custody, saying he “is now and always has been a fully involved and participating parent,” TMZ reported. Malaak’s lawyer called his claim that she was keeping the girls from him untrue. The divorce was finalized in 2016 with the terms sealed, and Rock later admitted in his 2018 Netflix special Tamborine that he had not been a good husband.
Co-Parenting and Family Life
Years after the divorce, the parents still turn up together for their daughters. Rock and Compton-Rock posed side by side with Zahra at her USC graduation in May 2026, and Malaak shared the photos on Instagram. “Celebrating your accomplishments over these last few days is a memory I will cherish forever,” she wrote.
Rock has also talked about the worries of raising two Black girls in mostly white schools. In a 2014 New York Magazine interview with Frank Rich, he said he questions them on school drop-offs about whether anyone said anything to them. Rock has not remarried. In March 2026, People reported that he was photographed in New York with DJ and producer Simone Henault, though neither has spoken about a relationship.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many children does Chris Rock have?
Chris Rock has two daughters, Lola Simone Rock (born 2002) and Zahra Savannah Rock (born 2004). Both are from his marriage to Malaak Compton-Rock.
How old are Chris Rock’s daughters?
Lola turned 24 on June 28, 2026, and Zahra turned 22 on May 22, 2026.
Who is Chris Rock’s wife?
Chris Rock is not married now. He was married to Malaak Compton-Rock from 1996 until their divorce was finalized in 2016, and she is the mother of both his daughters.
Is Chris Rock’s daughter an actress?
Yes, his younger daughter Zahra is. She plays a casting receptionist in Misty Green (2026) and Charlotte McKenzie in Grown Ups 3. His older daughter Lola does not act.
Where did Chris Rock’s daughters go to college?
Zahra graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2026. Lola studied in Paris, according to her father.
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