Zendaya

Zendaya
Zendaya in 2019
Born
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman

(1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 30)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • model
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2026)​
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitezendaya.com
Signature

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zɛnˈdeɪ.ə/ (listenⓘ) zen-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress, singer and model. She has won many awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2022, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The movies where she plays the main role have made more than $3.9 billion around the world.

Zendaya was born in Oakland, California. She started working as a child model and backup dancer.

Career

She became popular for playing Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up (2010–2013). In 2013, Zendaya was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars.

From 2015 to 2018, she produced and acted as K.C. Cooper in the sitcom K.C. Undercover. In 2019, she started playing the main role in the HBO drama series Euphoria. 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.

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. He is a descendant of sharecroppers. 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. 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 has been married to actor Tom Holland since 2026.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director(s) Ref.
2013 Super Buddies Lollipop (voice) Robert Vince
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
Space Jam: A New Legacy Lola Bunny (voice) Malcolm D. Lee
Dune: Part One Chani Denis Villeneuve
Spider-Man: No Way Home MJ Jon Watts
2024 Dune: Part Two Chani Denis Villeneuve
Challengers Tashi Duncan Luca Guadagnino
2026 The Drama † TBA Kristoffer Borgli
The Odyssey † Athena Christopher Nolan
Spider-Man: Brand New Day † MJ Destin Daniel Cretton
Dune: Part Three † Chani Denis Villeneuve
2027 Shrek 5 † Felicia (voice) Walt Dohrn & Conrad Vernon

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010–2013 Shake It Up Rocky Blue Co-lead role
2011 Good Luck Charlie Rocky Blue Episode: "Charlie Shakes It Up"
PrankStars Herself Episode: "Walk the Prank"
Pixie Hollow Games Fern (voice) Television special
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 Lead role; also co-producer
2015 Black-ish Rasheida Episode: "Daddy's Day"
2016 America's Next Top Model Herself Episode: "Lights, Camera, Catwalk"
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; also executive producer (specials and season 2–present)

Web

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

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
"My Baby" 2014 Stephen Garnett
"My Baby" (Remix)
"Safe and Sound" N/a
"All of Me"
"Neverland" 2016 Brad Furman
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
"All Night" 2016 Beyoncé Beyoncé
"Versace on the Floor" 2017 Bruno Mars Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars

Discography

Concert tours

Opening act

Awards and recognition

Notes

References

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