
Zendaya
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American actor and singer. Started her career on Disney Channel but then moving up to the big movies. Such as; Dune, Spiderman and Euphoria.
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born in Oakland, California on the 1st September 1996. Her father is African-American, with roots in Arkansas, while her mother is German and Scottish. She attended Fruitvale Elementary School, where her mother taught for two decades. At the age of 6, Zendaya and two of her friends performed a play for there black history month. She grew as a performer and managed to grow into the Disney Scene.
From 2009 to 2015, Zendaya started out as a model for companies such as; Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy, before making an appearance in an iCarly toy ad. She was also a backup dancer in a Sears commercial featuring Disney star Selena Gomez. Also performing on a Kids Bop version of the famous Katie Perry song "Hot and Cold". Then making her full screen debut in Shake It Up.
She appeared in Shake It UP for many years before going to movies such as KC Undercover, Spiderman and The Greatest Showman. She has had a great career with Disney and is currently having a great career with Marvel as MJ.
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
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2013 | Super Buddies | Lollipop (voice) | Robert Vince | Direct-to-DVD | |
2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Michelle | Jon Watts | ||
The Greatest Showman | Anne Wheeler | Michael Gracey | |||
2018 | Duck Duck Goose | Chi (voice) | Chris Jenkins | ||
Smallfoot | Meechee (voice) | Karey Kirkpatrick | |||
2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home | MJ | Jon Watts | ||
2021 | Malcolm & Marie | Marie | Sam Levinson | Also producer | |
Space Jam: A New Legacy | Lola Bunny (voice) | Malcolm D. Lee | |||
Dune | Chani | Denis Villeneuve | |||
Spider-Man: No Way Home | MJ | Jon Watts |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2010–2013 | Shake It Up | Rocky Blue | Main role | |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Rocky Blue | Episode: "Charlie Shakes It Up" | |
PrankStars | Herself | Episode: "Walk the Prank" | ||
Pixie Hollow Games | Fern | Television special; voice role | ||
2012 | A.N.T. Farm | Sequoia Jones | Episode: "Creative consultANT" | |
Frenemies | Halley Brandon | Television film | ||
2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant (season 16), and runner-up | |
The Story of Zendaya | Herself | Television series | ||
2014 | Zapped | Zoey Stevens | Television film | |
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 | Main role; also co-producer | |
2015 | Black-ish | Rasheida | Episode: "Daddy's Day" | |
2017 | Walk the Prank | Herself | Episode: "K.C. Undercover Edition" | |
Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Tom Holland vs. Zendaya" | ||
2019 | The OA | Fola | 3 episodes | |
2019–present | Euphoria | Rue Bennett | Main role |
Known For
Image Credit: Disney, Marvel, HBO