20 actors that became overnight sensations

16) ⁠Zendaya

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Zendaya became famous with the Disney Channel show Shake It Up (2010-2013), but her career skyrocketed with the lead role of Rue Bennett in the series Euphoria (2019), for which she won an Emmy award and became a mouthpiece for mental health and gender equality. And into 2023, Zendaya continued her streak of superhero and action adventuring in Dune: Part Two and Spider-Man: No Way Home, cementing herself as an actress, powerful cultural icon, and advocate.

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