Zendaya Biography
Zendaya Maree Stermer Coleman is an American singer and actress. A Primetime Emmy Award, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award are some of the accolades she has received. In addition, she began her career as a backup dancer and a child model.
Zendaya Age|Birthday
The actress was born on September 1, 1996. Therefore, she is 25 years old as of 2021 and celebrates her birthday on 1st September every year.
Zendaya Height|Weight
Zendaya’s height is 5 feet 10 inches (approximately 178 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 59 kilograms.
Zendaya Family
The talented actress was born in Oakland, California to her parents Claire Stoermer (mother) and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman (father). Both ner parents are teachers. In addition, she has five older siblings.
Zendaya Education
The actress attended Oakland School for the Arts and was cast in several roles in area theatres while still a student.
Zendaya Career
Shake It Up and Dancing with the Stars: 2009 – 2015
As a fashion model for Old Navy, Mervyns, and Macy’s, the talented model began her career. Also, she was featured in an iCarly toys ad. Moreover, in a Sears commercial featuring Disney star Selena Gomez, she appeared as a backup dancer. She was a featured performer in the Kidz Bop music video for its cover of the song ‘Hot n Cold in 2009. In the Disney sitcom Shake It Up in November 2009, she auditioned for the role of CeCe Jones.
Additionally, she released ‘Swag It Out’ in 2011. In the book trailer for ‘From Bad To Cursed’, she also starred. She released ‘Watch Me’ in June of the same year. In addition, Frenemies (2012), a Disney Channel Original Movie was her first film role.’Something to Dance For’ was released as a promotional single for Live 2 Dance on February 29, 2012. Shake It Up was renewed for a third and final season in June 2012. Additionally, she signed to Hollywood Records on September 2, 2012. Moreover, she performed at the Teen Music Festival and at the Operation Smile benefit in October. She was the youngest contestant ever to participate in Dancing with the Stars on season 16 at the age of 16.
Debut album
Furthermore, on September 17, 2013, her self-titled debut album was released. It was preceded by the single ‘Replay’ released on July 16, 2013. She was cast as 16-year-old Zoey Stevenson the Disney Channel Original Movie Zapped. Moreover, she was selected as Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month in November 2013. She was featured on NBC’s Today where she performed live her single Replay. Moreover, she was cast as the lead in a Disney Channel pilot called Super Awesome Katy that same month.
She was a guest judge on an episode of Project Runway: Under the Gunn in 2014.
Film breakthrough, Euphoria, and Transition to adult roles: 2016 to present
In the season finale of the 15th season of the reality television series Project Runway in December 2016, Zendaya appeared as a guest judge. Moreover, in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming released in July 2017, she made her feature film debut. The film ranked number one at the box office in its first weekend grossing $117 million. She co-starred in the original musical film The Greatest Showman in December. Warner Bros. released the animated film Small front with Zendaya voicing the yeti Meechee in September 2018.
Moreover, she starred in the HBO drama series Euphoria in June 2019 as Rue. Also, she starred in Malcolm & Marie in 2021 during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, she was cast to voice the character of Lola Bunny in Space Jam: A New Legacy in April 20121. In the science fiction film Dune, she portrays Chani released in September 2021.
Other and Upcoming projects
She will be cast in a leading role in Spider-Man: No Way Home scheduled for December 2021. She was also cast as Ronettes frontwoman in a biopic adapted from Spector’s memoir Be My Baby. Additionally, she has been attached to produce and star in A White Lie as Anita Hemmings since 2017. She was also cast in the crime thriller Finest Kind in 2018. Moreover, she will star in Dune: Part Two set to be released on October 20, 2023.
Other Ventures
Fashion
Philanthropy and advocacy
Filmography
Film
2013 – Super Buddies
2017 – Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Greatest Showman
2018 – Duck Duck Goose, Smallfoot
2019 – Spider-Man: Far From Home
2021 – Malcolm & Marie, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Dune, Spider-Man: No Way Home
Television
2010-2013 – Shake It Up
2011 – Good Luck Charlie, Pranksters, Pixie Hollow Games
2012 – A.N.T. Farm, Frenemies
2013 – Dancing with the Stars, The Story of Zendaya
2014 – Zapped, The Making of SWAY, Sway: A Dance Trilogy
2015-2018 – K.C. Undercover
2015 – Black-ish
2017 – Walk the Prank, Lip Sync Battle
2019 – The OA
2019 to present – Euphoria
Music videos
2011 – Watch Me, Dig Down Deeper, Swag It Out
2012 – Something to Dance For, Fashion Is My Kryptonite
2013 – Contagious Love, Replay
2014 – My Baby, My Baby (Replay), Safe and Sound, All of Me
2016 – Neverland
As featured artist
2015 – My Jam
As guest appearance
2009 – Hot n Cold
2013 – Like We Grown
2015 – Bad Blood
2016 – All Night
2017 – Versace on the Floor
Concert tours
2012 – 2014 – Swag It Out Tour
Zendaya Net Worth
Zendaya’s net worth is $15 million.
