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Zendaya is an American actor and dancer, debuting as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up and continuing her career in movies such as Dune, Spiderman: Homecoming and its two sequels, and The Greatest Showman.[1]
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born in Oakland, California in 1996. She is the daughter of teachers Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman. She has African-American, German and Scottish Roots.[1]
After getting her start as a young teen with Disney Channel in Shake It Up, which premiered in 2010, Zendaya has proceeded to build an impressive resume of performances in film and TV, in addition to modeling and being a representative for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Lancôme, Bulgari and Dolce & Gabbana.
In 2020 Zendaya became the youngest to win a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The award was for her performance in HBO's Euphoria.[2] She won the same award again in 2022, and in 2023 won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series.[3]
Zendaya is also a successful singer, releasing an album in 2013. In 2017 she collaborated with Zac Efron on the single Rewrite the Stars, from The Greatest Showman soundtrack. That single reached the top 20 and received multi-platinum sales certifications globally.[1]
As of March 2024 Zendaya is single.
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