Zendaya

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zɛnˈdeɪ.ə/; born September 1, 1996)[3] is

Zendaya
an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing as a child model
and backup dancer, before gaining prominence for her role as Rocky Blue on the
Disney Channel sitcom 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 starred as K.C. Cooper on the
Disney Channel sitcom K.C. Undercover. She made her film breakthrough in
2017, starring as Michelle "MJ" Jones in the superhero films Spider-Man:
Homecoming and as Anne Wheeler in the musical drama film The Greatest
Showman. In 2019, she starred as the lead character on the HBO drama series
Euphoria and will reprise her role as MJ in the film Spider-Man: Far From
Home.

Zendaya began her career in music by recording songs independently and

releasing the singles "Swag It Out" and "Watch Me" in 2011, the latter a
collaboration with Bella Thorne. She signed with Hollywood Records in 2012
and later released her debut single, "Replay", which reached number 40 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. In 2013, her self-titled debut studio
Zendaya in 2018
album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart. "Rewrite the Stars",
Born Zendaya Maree
taken from the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman, was released as single in
Stoermer Coleman[1]
2018. It reached the top twenty of the UK & Australian national charts and was
September 1, 1996
certified platinum in the UK, US and double platinum in Australia.
Oakland, California,
U.S.
Residence Los Angeles,
Contents California, U.S.
Early life Occupation Actress · singer
Career
Years active 2009–present
2009–2015
2016–present Musical career
Personal life Genres R&B · pop
Filmography Instruments Vocals
Film
Labels Hollywood ·
Television
Video Games
Republic[2]

Discography Website zendaya.com (http://z

endaya.com)
Concert tours
Awards and nominations
See also
References
External links
Early life
Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California, the only child of Claire Marie (Stoermer) and Kazembe Ajamu
(born Samuel David Coleman). She has five older half-siblings on her father's side.[4] Her father is African-American, with roots
in Arkansas, while her mother has German and Scottish ancestry.[1][4] Zendaya, whose name derives from an African term
meaning "to give thanks,"[5] grew as a performer in part at the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, California where
her mother works as the house manager, in addition to training at the theater's student conservatory program.[6] She appeared in
numerous stage productions while she was attending Oakland School for the Arts, starring as Little Ti Moune in Once on This
Island at the Berkeley Playhouse and the breakout role of the male character Joe in Caroline, or Change at Palo Alto's
TheaterWorks.[7]

Zendaya spent three years dancing in a dance group called Future Shock Oakland. The group did hip-hop and hula dances when
she was eight.[8][9][10]

She studied at the CalShakes Conservatory Program and at the American Conservatory Theater.[11] Her other stage credits
include William Shakespeare's Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It.[12]

Career

2009–2015
Zendaya began her professional career working as a fashion model for Macy's, Mervyns and
Old Navy. She was featured in an iCarly toys ad.[13] She also appeared as a back-up dancer
in a Sears commercial, featuring Disney actress Selena Gomez. In 2009, she was a featured
performer in the Kidz Bop music video for its cover of the song "Hot n Cold", which was
released on Kidz Bop 15.[13][14] She auditioned in November 2009 for the role of CeCe
Jones to join the cast of Dance Dance Chicago, later changed to Shake It Up!, but was
selected as Rocky Blue instead.[15] For her audition, she performed Michael Jackson's
"Leave Me Alone".[16] Shake It Up premiered on November 7, 2010, and it was watched by
6.2 million viewers, becoming Disney Channel's second highest-rated premiere in Disney
Channel's 27-year history.[17] In 2011 Zendaya released "Swag It Out", a promotional
independent single. The song was composed by Bobby Brackins and produced by Glenn A.
Foster.[18] She also starred in the book trailer for "From Bad To Cursed" by Katie
Zendaya at the 2016 San Alender.[19] In the same year, she released "Watch Me," featuring Bella Thorne, on June 21.
Diego Comic Con The song peaked at 86 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second season of Shake It Up was
promoting Spider-Man: announced on March 16, 2011, and premiered on September 18, 2011. On June 5, 2011,
Homecoming Shake It Up had a crossover episode with Good Luck Charlie. Zendaya hosted Make Your
Mark: Ultimate Dance Off 2011.

Her first movie role was in the 2012 film Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie.[13][16][20] On February 29, 2012,
"Something to Dance For" was released as promotional single for Live 2 Dance. For the soundtrack, Zendaya also recorded three
other songs: "Made In Japan," "Same Heart", and "Fashion In Krytonite", released as promotional single. On September 2, 2012,
she signed to Hollywood Records.[21] In October, Zendaya performed at the Teen Music Festival and at the Operation Smile
benefit.[22]

In 2011 Target stores began selling D-Signed, a line of clothing inspired by the clothes worn by Zendaya and other cast members
on the TV series Shake It Up.[23][24]
In 2012 Zendaya became an ambassador for Convoy of Hope.[25] She recorded John
Legend's 2013 song "All of Me" with a portion of the proceeds going to the organization.[26]
She celebrated her 18th birthday with a campaign to help feed at least 150 hungry children
in Haiti, Tanzania and the Philippines through feedONE,[27] and in 2016 she celebrated her
20th birthday with a campaign to raise $50,000 to support Convoy's Women's Empowerment
Initiative.[25]

In September 2012 Zendaya was featured along with rapper Lil Wayne and NBA player
LeBron James in a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color in which they
performed the song "Scream and Shout" by Will.I.Am and Britney Spears for .[28] Zendaya
is the face of "X-Out",[29] Madonna's clothing line "Material Girl",[30] CoverGirl,[31] and
Chi Hair Care.[32]

In February 2013, Zendaya was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on
Zendaya in 2017
season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.[33] At age 16, she was the youngest contestant ever to
participate on the show, before Willow Shields succeeded her at age 14 on season 20. She
was partnered up with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy. In May, the couple finished as runners-up behind Kellie
Pickler and Derek Hough.[34][35][36] Her self-titled debut album was released on September 17, 2013. It was preceded by the hit
single "Replay", released on July 16, 2013. The song was written by Tiffany Fred and Paul "Phamous" Shelton. In June 2013,
Coleman completely filming for the music video. On July 25, the Disney Channel confirmed that Shake It Up will be canceled
after the end of the third season.[37][38]

In August 6, 2013, Zendaya released her debut book, Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and
Confidence.[39][40] That same month, she was cast as 16-year-old Zoey Stevens, the lead character in the Disney Channel
Original Movie Zapped, whose "smart phone begins to somehow control all the boys around her".[41] In November 2013,
Zendaya was selected as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today, where she performed live her
single "Replay". That same month, she was cast as the lead in a Disney Channel pilot called Super Awesome Katy.[42] It was
ordered to series by Disney Channel in May 2014, with the series now under the title K.C. Undercover, and with Zendaya's
character now named K.C. Cooper rather than Katy Cooper.[43] In 2017, Zendaya stated that she had a large influence over the
renaming of her character and the retitling of the series, also deciding several key elements of the character's personality.[44] K.C.
Undercover premiered on Disney Channel on January 18, 2015,[45] and was renewed for a second season in May 2015.[46]

In 2014, Zendaya was a guest judge on an episode of Project Runway: Under the Gunn. In the episode, the contestant designers
were given the challenge of creating an outfit for Zendaya to wear in an upcoming concert performance.[47][48]

In February 2015, after a joke made by Giuliana Rancic concerning Zendaya, in reference to her hair smelling of "patchouli oil"
and "weed" at the 87th Academy Awards,[49] Zendaya promptly took to Instagram to address the remark and point out that many
successful people have "locs," a hairstyle that has nothing to do with drugs. Mattel honored Zendaya with her own Barbie,
replicating her Oscars look.[50] The following month, musician Timbaland confirmed that he was working with Zendaya on her
second album, following her switching record labels from Disney to Republic.[51][52] "Something New", featuring Chris Brown
was released on February 5 via Hollywood Records and Republic Records. The song also marks it as her first official release
since signing to Republic Records.[53] In August 2015, Zendaya debuted her shoe collection, Daya, which was her childhood
nickname.[54]

2016–present
In 2016, Zendaya made her feature film debut as Michelle "MJ" Jones in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was released in July
2017.[55] The film grossed $117 million in its first weekend, ranking number one at the box office.[56] John DeFore of The
Hollywood Reporter praised her as a "scene stealer",[57] while David Ehrlich of IndieWire called her the film's "MVP", despite
her brief on-screen time.[58]

On November 4, 2016, Zendaya's own clothing line, Daya by Zendaya, went on

sale.[59]

In August 2017, Zendaya appeared in the music video for Versace on the Floor
by Bruno Mars.[60] That December, she was a guest judge in the 15th season
finale of Project Runway.[61]

In December 2017, Zendaya co-starred in the musical film The Greatest

Showman, alongside Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, and Rebecca
Ferguson. She portrayed a trapeze artist named Anne Wheeler who falls in love
with Efron's character, Phillip Carlyle, during a time when interracial romance
was taboo. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it was a
commercial success and Zendaya's performance, as well as chemistry with Zendaya attending the 2018 MTV
Efron, was particularly praised. Critic Owen Gleiberman wrote in Variety that, Movie & TV Awards
"Efron and Zendaya have a terrific chemistry — they never stop seeking each
other out."[62]

In November 2017, Zendaya signed on to star in and produce A White Lie, as Anita Hemmings, a light-skinned, African-
American woman who was the descendant of slaves and passed as white so she could attend Vassar during the 1890s.[63] She will
also appear alongside Ansel Elgort and Jake Gyllenhaal in the crime thriller Finest Kind and will reprise her role of Michelle in
Spider-Man: Far From Home, set to be released on July 2, 2019.[64][65][66]

In June 2018, it was announced that Zendaya is attached to star in the upcoming HBO drama series Euphoria, an adaptation of
the Israeli series of the same name. She will play Rue, a lying, drug-addicted 17-year-old girl and the series' narrator.[67] That
September Warner Bros. released the animated film Smallfoot, in which Zendaya voiced the yeti Meechee. The following month,
Tommy Hilfiger signed Zendaya to be the brand's new global women’s ambassador, which would have her appearing in the
mainline campaigns, and designing a Tommy x Zendaya capsule collection.[68] She was ranked one of the best dressed women in
2018 by fashion website Net-a-Porter.[69]

In January 2019, Zendaya was cast as Chani in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve adaptation of Dune alongside Timothée Chalamet
in the leading role.[70] The following month, she became a Lancôme spokesmodel.[71]

Personal life
As of 2017, Zendaya lives in a $1.4 million home in Los Angeles, California.[72]

She is a vegetarian.[73] Her interests include singing, dancing, and designing clothes.[13]

Filmography

Film
 Year Title Role Notes
2013 Super Buddies Lollipop (voice) Direct-to-DVD
Spider-Man: Homecoming Michelle "MJ" Jones
2017
The Greatest Showman Anne Wheeler
Duck Duck Goose Chi (voice)
2018
Smallfoot Meechee (voice)
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Michelle "MJ" Jones Post-production
2020 Dune Chani Filming

Television
 Year Title Role Notes
2010–
Shake It Up Rocky Blue 75 episodes
2013
Good Luck Charlie Rocky Blue Episode: "Charlie Shakes It Up"
PrankStars Herself Episode: "Walk the Prank"
2011 Pixie Hollow Games Fern (voice) Television special
From Bad to Cursed trailer Sunshine Girl Book Trailer
Disney's Friends For Change Games Herself Sports game for charity
A.N.T. Farm Sequoia Jones Episode: "Creative consultANT"
2012 Frenemies Halley Brandon Television film
Beats By Dre Color Commercial Dancer (herself) Television commercial
Contestant
Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Runner-Up
2013 (herself)
The Story of ZENDAYA Herself Television series
Zapped Zoey Stevens Television film
The Making of SWAY

The Space (Episode 1)

The Vision (Episode 2)
The First Rehearsal (Episode
2014 3) Herself Television dancing-preparation show
The Stars (Episode 4)
Details (Episode 5)
Get to Work (Episode 6)
One Week Left (Episode 7)
The Last Push (Episode 8)

SWAY: A Dance Trilogy Herself Television dance show

2015–
K.C. Undercover K.C. Cooper 75 episodes; also co-producer[74]
2018

2015 Black-ish Rasheida Episode: "Daddy's Day"[75]

Episode: "K.C. Undercover
Walk the Prank
Edition"[76]
2017 Herself
Episode: "Tom Holland vs.
Lip Sync Battle
Zendaya"[77]
The OA Fola 3 episodes
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 Herself (narrator) Football commercial
commercial
Euphoria Rue Bennett Lead role

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes

2017-now Spider-Man: Far From Home App Michelle "MJ" Jones (voice) Spider-Man App
Discography
Year Title Notes
2013 Zendaya TBA

Concert tours
Year Title Notes
2012-14 Swag It Out Tour TBA

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
Outstanding Young Ensemble
in a TV Series
(shared with Bella Thorne, Davis [78]
2011 Young Artist Award Nominated
Cleveland, Roshon Fegan, Adam
Irigoyen, Kenton Duty and Caroline
Sunshine)

Best Performance in a TV
Young Artist Award Series – Leading Young Nominated [79]
Actress
Shake It Up
Outstanding Young Ensemble
in a TV Series
(shared with Bella Thorne, Davis [79]
2012 Young Artist Award Nominated
Cleveland, Roshon Fegan, Adam
Irigoyen, Kenton Duty and Caroline
Sunshine)

Outstanding Performance in a
NAACP Image Awards Youth/Children's Series or Nominated [80]
Special
Best Performance in a TV
Young Artist Awards Movie, MiniSeries, Special or Frenemies Nominated [81]

2013 Pilot - Leading Young Actress

"Fashion Is My
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Music Video Nominated
Kryptonite"

Breakout Artist Nominated [82]

Radio Disney Music Awards
Best Style Won [82]

2014 BET Awards YoungStars Award Nominated [83]

Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Breakout Artist Herself Nominated [84]

Teen Choice Awards Candie's Style Icon Won [84]

Radio Disney Music Awards Best Style Nominated [85]

2015 BET Awards YoungStars Award Nominated [86]

Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy Nominated

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Favorite Female TV Star – K.C. Undercover
Won [87]
Awards Kids' Show

Radio Disney Music Awards Best Style Herself Nominated [88]

2016
Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop [89]
Something New Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Song

Choice Style: Female Herself Won [89]

2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice [90]

Favorite Female TV Star Won
Awards K.C. Undercover
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy Nominated [91]

Choice Summer Movie Actress Won [92]

Spider-Man:
Homecoming [92]
Choice Breakout Movie Star Nominated

Choice Twit Herself Nominated [92]

Choice Style Icon Nominated [92]

Choice Female Hottie Nominated [92]

 Favorite Female TV Star K.C. Undercover Nominated [93]

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Spider-Man:

Awards Homecoming and [93]
Favorite Movie Actress Won
The Greatest
Showman
Best Performance by a Spider-Man:
Saturn Awards Nominated
Younger Actor Homecoming

Choice Movie Actress: Drama Won [94]

2018
Choice Movie Ship The Greatest [95]
Won
(shared with Zac Efron)
Showman
Choice Liplock [96]
Teen Choice Awards Nominated
(shared with Zac Efron)

Choice Collaboration [97]

"Rewrite the Stars" Won
(shared with Zac Efron)

Choice Style Icon Herself Nominated [98]

See also
Zendaya – Wikipedia book

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