Zendaya

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zɛnˈdeɪ.ə/; born September 1, 1996)^[2] also known as nya, is an American actress, model and singer. She started her career as a child model and backup dancer.

Zendaya
Zendaya in 2019
Born	Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 28) Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2009–present
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Hollywood Republic[1]
Website	zendaya.com
Signature

Career

She gained popularity for her role as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2010–2013).^[3] In 2013, Zendaya was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars.^[4]

From 2015 to 2018, she produced and acted as K.C. Cooper in the sitcom K.C. Undercover.^[5] In 2019, she started playing the main role in the HBO drama series Euphoria.^[6] Her performance as a teenage drug addict made her the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.^[7]

Her movie roles as supporting parts in the musical drama The Greatest Showman (2017) and the superhero movie Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and its sequel, Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).

Music

In 2011, she released the singles "Swag It Out" and "Watch Me", the latter a collaboration with Bella Thorne. She signed with Hollywood Records in 2012. Her eponymous debut studio album (2013) was released to moderate success. The album's lead single, "Replay", reached the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Zendaya's biggest success as a musician came with her Zac Efron collaboration, "Rewrite the Stars", from The Greatest Showman in 2017. The single reached within the top 20 of several record charts and has received multi-platinum sales certifications globally. Zendaya has also written and performed several songs for Euphoria.

Personal life

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California. Zendaya’s father, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, who was born Samuel David Coleman, is Black American and originally from Arkansas.^[8] He is a descendant of sharecroppers.^[9] Her father took a DNA ancestry test and discovered he had some genetic ancestry from Nigeria, Macedonia, and Iceland. This discovery led him to change his birth name to what it is today.^[10] Her mother, Claire Stoermer has German and Scottish ancestry. Her name means "to give thanks" in Shona and she has five siblings.

Zendaya lives in Los Angeles. She is vegetarian. She is currently dating with Spider-Man: Homecoming co-star Tom Holland.

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes movies that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Super Buddies	Lollipop (voice)	Direct-to-DVD	[11]
2016	Lemonade	Herself	Visual album	[12]
2017	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Michelle		[13]
	The Greatest Showman	Anne Wheeler		[14]
2018	Duck Duck Goose	Chi (voice)		[11]
	Smallfoot	Meechee (voice)		[15]
2019	Spider-Man: Far from Home	MJ		[16]
2021	Malcolm & Marie	Marie	Also executive producer	[17][18]
	Space Jam: A New Legacy	Lola Bunny (voice)		[19]
	Dune	Chani		[20]
	Spider-Man: No Way Home	MJ		[21]
2022	Is That Black Enough for You?!?	Herself	Documentary	[22]
2024	Dune: Part Two	Chani		[23]
	Challengers	Tashi Duncan	Also producer	[24]
2026	The Odyssey †	TBA	Filming	[25]
	Shrek 5 †	Felicia (voice)	In production	[26]
TBA	The Drama †	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010–2013	Shake It Up	Rocky Blue	Co-lead role	[27]
2011	Good Luck Charlie	Rocky Blue	Episode: "Charlie Shakes It Up"
	PrankStars	Herself	Episode: "Walk the Prank"	[28]
	Pixie Hollow Games	Fern (voice)	Television special
2012	A.N.T. Farm	Sequoia Jones	Episode: "Creative consultANT"
	Frenemies	Halley Brandon	Television film	[11]
2013	Dancing with the Stars	Herself	Contestant (season 16), and runner-up	[29]
	The Story of Zendaya	Herself	Television series
2014	Zapped	Zoey Stevens	Television film	[11]
	The Making of SWAY	Herself	Television dancing-preparation show; 8 episodes
	SWAY: A Dance Trilogy	Herself	Television dance show
2015–2018	K.C. Undercover	K.C. Cooper	Lead role; also co-producer	[30]
2015	Black-ish	Rasheida	Episode: "Daddy's Day"	[31]
2016	America's Next Top Model	Herself	Episode: "Lights, Camera, Catwalk"
2017	Walk the Prank	Herself	Episode: "K.C. Undercover Edition"	[32]
	Lip Sync Battle	Herself	Episode: "Tom Holland vs. Zendaya"	[33]
2019	The OA	Fola	3 episodes	[34]
2019–present	Euphoria	Rue Bennett	Main role; also executive producer (specials and season 2–present)	[35][18]

Web

Year	Title	Role	Note	Ref.
2021	Fortnite Winterfest Trailer - Featuring Spider-Man	MJ (voice)		[36]

Music videos

As lead artist

Title	Year	Director
"Watch Me"	2011	Lipo Chang
"Dig Down Deeper"		Unknown
"Swag It Out"		Glenn A. Foster
"Something to Dance For / TTYLXOX Mash-Up"	2012	Sanaa Hamri
"Fashion Is My Kryptonite"		Marc Klasfeld
"Contagious Love"	2013
"Replay"		Colin Tilley[37]
"My Baby"	2014	Stephen Garnett
"My Baby" (Remix)
"Safe and Sound"		—
"All of Me"
"Neverland"	2016	Brad Furman

As featured artist

Title	Year	Main artist(s)	Director(s)
"My Jam"	2015	Bobby Brackins, Jeremih	Damien Sandoval

As guest appearance

Title	Year	Artist	Director	Ref.
"Hot n Cold"	2009	Kidz Bop Kids	Unknown
"Like We Grown"	2013	Trevor Jackson	Mike Ho
"Bad Blood"	2015	Taylor Swift	Joseph Kahn	[38]
"All Night"	2016	Beyoncé	Beyoncé	[39]
"Versace on the Floor"	2017	Bruno Mars	Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars	[40]

Discography

Main article: Zendaya discography

• Zendaya (2013)

Concert tours

• Swag It Out Tour (2012–2014)

Opening act

• Summer Tour (Bridgit Mendler) (2014)

Awards and recognition

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Zendaya

Notes