Zendaya

Biography

Zendaya (which means "to give thanks" in the language of Shona) is an American actress and singer born in Oakland, California. She began her career as a child model working for Macy's, Mervyns, and Old Navy.

 She was a backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2010) which also includes Bella Thorne, Kenton Duty, and Roshon Fegan. Zendaya was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars. 

She went on to produce and star as K.C. Cooper in the Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover (2015) She made her film breakthrough in 2017, starring as Michelle "MJ" Jones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and as Anne Wheeler in the musical drama film The Greatest Showman (2017) alongside actors such as Tom Holland, Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. Besides acting, singing, and dancing she is an ambassador for Convoy of Hope. 

She has written a book, launched her own clothing line (Daya by Zendaya), and proved herself to be a great role model for young girls all around the world.

American actress, producer, and singer Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman goes by the name of Zendaya. Zendaya has a $20 million net worth as of 2022. Her performance as a young drug addict in the well-known drama series "Euphoria," which was broadcast on the HBO channel, won her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

She was the youngest person to receive this award at the time. Hollywood Records has signed Zendaya, who has performed on hit songs like "Watch Me" and "Swag it Out." The songs "Replay" and "Rewrite the Stars," which she also released, both achieved high Billboard rankings.

Her name means "giving thanks" in the language of the African Shona tribe.

Her father is African-American. His family is from Arkansas. Her mother, who is white, has German, Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry.

Gets her height from her parents. Her father is 6'2 and her mother is even taller at 6'4.

As of 2020, she is the youngest winner of an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Just the previous year Jodie Comer had broken Lindsay Wagner's record from 1977.

If she didn't become an actress she would've been a teacher like her parents or a basketball player.