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Zendaya

Zendaya

Zendaya, Biography

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American singer and actress who has received several accolades. The Prime Emmy Award and Golden Glove Award winner was among the 100 most influential people worldwide in 2022, according to Times magazine.

Zendaya, Age, and Birthday

The 27-year-old Zendaya was born on September 1, 1996, and raised in Oakland, California. Her parents, Caire Stoermer, and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, are both teachers. Kazembe has Nigerian ancestry, while Claire has German-Scottish ancestry.

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Zendaya, Education

Her name, Zendaya, is a derivative of the Shona name Tendai, which means to give thanks. She began her education at Fruitvale Elementary School, where her mother taught. When she was six, Zendaya and two of her friends performed a play at the school for Black History Month. She then went to the Oakland School of Arts. Growing up, she was a performer at the California Shakespeare Theatre in Orinda, California. Stoermer also went to the Calshakes Conservatory program and the American Conservatory Theatre.

Zendaya, Acting Career

Zendaya was inspired to pursue acting by the theatrical performances at the California Shakespeare Theatre. She started out as a fashion model for Mervyns, Macy’s, and Old Navy. Her first film role was in a Disney Channel Original Movie, Frenemies, in 2012. Her feature film debut was Michelle in Spider-Man: Homecoming, released in July 2017.

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Zendaya’s Movies

ROLE MOVIE YEAR TYPE
Lollipop (voice) Super Buddies 2013 Direct-to-DVD
Herself Lemonade 2016 Visual album
Michelle

Anne Wheeler

Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
The Greatest Showman 2017
 Chi (voice)

Meechee (voice)

Duck Duck Goose 2018
Smallfoot 2018
MJ Spider-Man: Far from Home 2019
Marie

Lola Bunny (voice)

Chani

Chani

Malcolm & Marie 2021 Also executive producer
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021
Dune 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
Herself Is That Black Enough for You?!? 2024 Documentary
Chani

Tashi Duncan

Dune: Part Two 2024
Challengers 2024 Also producer

Zendaya’s Television Series

Title Role Notes Ref.
Shake It Up Rocky Blue Co-lead role 2010–2013
Good Luck Charlie Rocky Blue Episode: “Charlie Shakes It Up 2011
PrankStars Herself Episode: “Walk the Prank 2011
Pixie Hollow Games Fern (voice) Television special 2011
A.N.T. Farm Sequoia Jones Episode: “Creative consultANT 2012
Frenemies Halley Brandon Television film 2012
Dancing with the Stars Herself Contestant (season 16), and runner-up 2013
The Story of Zendaya Herself Television series 2013
Zapped Zoey Stevens Television film 2014
The Making of SWAY Herself Television dancing-preparation show; 8 episodes 2014
SWAY: A Dance Trilogy Herself Television dance show 2014
K.C. Undercover K.C. Cooper Lead role; also co-producer 2015–2018
Black-ish Rasheida Episode: “Daddy’s Day” 2015
America’s Next Top Model Herself Episode: “Lights, Camera, Catwalk” 2016
Walk the Prank Herself Episode: “K.C. Undercover Edition” 2017
Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: “Tom Holland vs. Zendaya 2017
The OA Fola 3 episodes 2019
Euphoria Rue Bennett Main role; also executive producer (specials and season 2–present) 2019–present

Music videos

Zendaya, Relationship

She is in a relationship with Tom Holland, a Spider-Man co-star. Zendaya is a vegetarian simply because she loves animals, not because she loves vegetables. She owns a condo in Brooklyn and a home in Los Angeles.

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Zendaya, Wiki, and Quick Facts

Name: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman
Birthday: September 1, 1996 (age 27)
Birthplace: Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations: Actresssinger
Years active: 2009–present
Awards: Full list

Musical career

Genres: R&Bpop
Instrument(s) Vocals
Labels
HollywoodRepublic
Website: zendaya.com

 

As guest appearance

YEAR TITLE Artist DIRECTOR
2009 Hot n Cold Unknown
2013 “Like We Grown” Trevor Jackson Mike Ho
2015″ Bad Blood Taylor Swift Joseph Kahn
2016 All Night” 
Beyoncé Beyoncé
2017 Versace on the Floor“2 Bruno Mars Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars

Zendaya, Height, and Weight

She is one of Hollywood’s tallest actresses, standing 5 feet, 10 inches (1.78m) tall. She weighs about 59 kg or around 130 lbs.

Zendaya’s net worth

The Dune actress has a $22 million net worth. She makes $1 million per episode of Spider-Man for season 3 onwards.