Zendaya was 14 years old when she made her debut as an actress for the television series, Shake It Up.
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, better known as Zendaya is a famous American actress and a 2 time Emmy Award Winner. The actress was born on September 1, 1996, in the city of Oakland, California, in the United States, which makes her American by nationality.
Zendaya has earned various awards and accolades. The actress has received 2 Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the television series Euphoria. In 2022, the actress was honored by TIME magazine after being listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
How did Zendaya start her career as an actress?
Zendaya was known to be fond of acting, dancing, and modeling since she was quite young and found her first job as a model for brands like Macy's, Mervyns, and Old Navy. Before landing her first acting job, Zendaya was seen appearing in a Sears commercial as a backup dancer and in the music video "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry for the Kidz Bop music. It was in 2010 when Zendaya landed the role of Rocky Blue in Disney’s “Shake it Up”, which was her first professional acting project at the age of 14.
Later in 2012, Zendaya appeared in her first movie, titled Frenemies, which was a Disney Channel Original Movie. She received international recognition after entering Marvel’s Cinematic Universe as MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017. The actress was called back to appear in its sequel movies as well, titled Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
All Movies and Television Shows Zendaya has worked on
The below table mentions all the movies and television shows Zendaya has worked on, until 2024.
Film
Year | Title | Role |
2013 | Super Buddies | Lollipop (voice) |
2016 | Lemonade | Herself |
2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Michelle |
The Greatest Showman | Anne Wheeler | |
2018 | Duck Duck Goose | Chi (voice) |
Smallfoot | Meechee (voice) | |
2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | MJ |
2021 | Malcolm & Marie | Marie |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | Lola Bunny (voice) | |
Dune | Chani | |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | MJ | |
2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Herself |
2024 | Dune: Part Two | Chani |
Challengers | Tashi Duncan |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
2010–2013 | Shake It Up | Rocky Blue |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Rocky Blue |
PrankStars | Herself | |
Pixie Hollow Games | Fern (voice) | |
2012 | A.N.T. Farm | Sequoia Jones |
Frenemies | Halley Brandon | |
2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself |
The Story of Zendaya | Herself | |
2014 | Zapped | Zoey Stevens |
The Making of SWAY | Herself | |
SWAY: A Dance Trilogy | Herself | |
2015–2018 | K.C. Undercover | K.C. Cooper |
2015 | Black-ish | Rasheida |
2016 | America's Next Top Model | Herself |
2017 | Walk the Prank | Herself |
Lip Sync Battle | Herself | |
2019 | The OA | Fola |
2019–present | Euphoria | Rue Bennett |
FAQs about Zendaya
Zendaya was born on September 1, 1996 in Oakland, California, U.S.
Zendaya is in a relationship with actor Tom Holland.
Yes, Zendaya has 2 half-brothers going by the names Austin and Julien.