LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Zendaya attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/FilmMagic)
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Zendaya (Actor)

First Name

Zendaya

Last Name
Additional Name
Date of Birth

Sept. 1, 1996

Place of Birth

Oakland, Calif.

Notable Awards

Emmy, Lead Actress in a Drama, "Euphoria"

Golden Globe, Lead Actress in a Drama series, "Euphoria"

Zendaya (born Sept. 1, 1996) is an American actor, singer and model. She began her Hollywood career as a teen star on Disney Channelโ€™s โ€œShake It Up,โ€ on which she played dancer Rocky Blue. In 2013, she competed on โ€œDancing With the Starsโ€ and finished as a runner-up. In 2017, Zendaya landed a breakthrough role as Michelle โ€œMJโ€ Jones in โ€œSpider-Man: Homecoming,โ€ starring opposite Tom Holland. She reprised the role in the 2019 sequel โ€œSpider-Man: Far From Homeโ€ and the 2021 follow-up โ€œSpider-Man: No Way Home.โ€ Zendayaโ€™s most celebrated performance is on HBOโ€™s โ€œEuphoria,โ€ created by Sam Levinson. On the prestige drama, Zendaya plays Rue Bennett, a drug addict fresh out of rehab struggling with the recent death of her father. After Season 1, Zendaya became the youngest person to win the Emmy Award for lead actress in a drama series. Zendaya then won the coveted award again in 2022 for her performance in Season 2 of โ€œEuphoria.โ€ Her other credits include Denis Villeneuveโ€™s โ€œDuneโ€ films, in which she stars opposite Timothรฉe Chalamet, as well as Levinsonโ€™s feature film โ€œMalcolm & Marie.โ€ In 2013, Zendaya released a self-titled studio album of original music, and she also lent her voice to songs featured in โ€œEuphoriaโ€ and โ€œThe Greatest Showman,โ€ in which she also starred. In addition to her two Emmy awards, Zendaya also has a Golden Globe under her belt, and she was featured on Forbesโ€™ 30 Under 30 list as well as named as one of Time magazineโ€™s 100 most influential people in the world. In 2020, Variety named her one of the 500 most influential figures in global media.

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