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Zendaya Maree Stoermer ColemanΒ (/zΙnΛdeΙͺ.Ι/Β zen-DAY-Ι;Β born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer.Β Her accoladesΒ include twoΒ Primetime Emmy AwardsΒ and aΒ Golden Globe Award. In 2022,Β TimeΒ named her one of theΒ 100 most influential people in the world.Β Her filmsΒ as a leading actress have grossed over $3.9Β billion worldwide.
Born inΒ Oakland, California, Zendaya began her career as a child model and backup dancer before gaining prominence for her role asΒ Rocky BlueΒ on theΒ Disney Channel sitcomΒ Shake It UpΒ (2010β2013). She then starred in and produced the channel's sitcomΒ K.C. UndercoverΒ (2015β2018). For her performance asΒ Rue Bennett, a struggling drug-addicted teenager in theΒ HBOΒ teen drama seriesΒ EuphoriaΒ (2019βpresent), Zendaya won twoΒ Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the youngest performer to win in the category, and aΒ Golden Globe Award.
Zendaya made her feature film debut asΒ MichelleΒ in theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ filmΒ Spider-Man: HomecomingΒ (2017). She reprised her role in its sequelsΒ Far From Home (2019),Β No Way HomeΒ (2021), andΒ Brand New DayΒ (2026). She has also starred inΒ blockbustersΒ such asΒ The Greatest ShowmanΒ (2017) andΒ Denis Villeneuve'sΒ DuneΒ films (2021β2026), and earned praise for her performances in the romantic filmsΒ Malcolm & MarieΒ (2021),Β ChallengersΒ (2024), andΒ The DramaΒ (2026).
In 2011, Zendaya released the singles "Swag It Out" and "Watch Me", the latter a collaboration withΒ Bella Thorne. Signed toΒ Hollywood Records, she released herΒ self-titled debut studio albumΒ in 2013. Its lead single, "Replay", was a moderate success, peaking at 40 on the USΒ BillboardΒ Hot 100. Her duet withΒ Zac Efron, "Rewrite the Stars", fromΒ The Greatest ShowmanΒ soundtrackΒ (2017), charted in the top 20 and achieved multi-platinum status in various countries. She has also written and performed several songs forΒ Euphoria.
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