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Zendaya

American actress, singer, and model

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zɛnˈdeɪ.ə/; born September 1, 1996)[2] also known as Zendaya, is an American actress, model and singer. She started her career as a child model and backup dancer.

Zendaya
Zendaya at the MTV Awards
Born
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman

(1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 28)
Oakland, California, USA
Occupations
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Websitezendaya.com
Signature

Career

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She gained popularity for her role as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up (2010–2013).[3] In 2013, Zendaya was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars.[4]

From 2015 to 2018, she produced and acted as K.C. Cooper in the sitcom K.C. Undercover.[5] In 2019, she started playing the main role in the HBO drama series Euphoria.[6] 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.[7]

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

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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

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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California. Her father, Kazembe Ajamu Coleman is African-American with Nigerian ancestry while 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 is currently dating with Spider-Man: Homecoming co-star Tom Holland.

Works

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Movies

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2013 Super Buddies Lollipop (voice) Robert Vince Direct-to-DVD
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 Producer
Space Jam: A New Legacy Lola Bunny (voice) Malcolm D. Lee Post-production
Dune Chani Denis Villeneuve
Spider-Man: No Way Home MJ Jon Watts Post-production
2022 Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home Herself Sony Pictures Documentary
Is That Black Enough for You?!? Herself Elvis Mitchell Netflix Original Documentary
2024 Dune: Part Two Chani Denis Villeneuve

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010–2013 Shake It Up Rocky Blue Main role
2011 Good Luck Charlie Rocky Blue Episode: "Charlie Shakes It Up"
2011 PrankStars Herself Episode: "Walk the Prank"
2011 Pixie Hollow Games Fern Television special; voice role
2012 A.N.T. Farm Sequoia Jones Episode: "Creative consultANT"
2012 Frenemies Halley Brandon Television film
2013 Dancing with the Stars Herself Contestant (season 16), and runner-up
2013 The Story of Zendaya Herself Television series
2014 Zapped Zoey Stevens Television film
2014 The Making of SWAY Herself Television dancing-preparation show; 8 episodes
2014 SWAY: A Dance Trilogy Herself Television dance show
2015 Black-ish Rasheida Episode: "Daddy's Day"[8]
2015–2018 K.C. Undercover K.C. Cooper Main role; also co-producer[9]
2017 Walk the Prank Herself Episode: "K.C. Undercover Edition"[10]
2017 Lip Sync Battle Herself Episode: "Tom Holland vs. Zendaya"[11]
2019 The OA Fola 3 episodes
2019–present Euphoria Rue Bennett Main role

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
US
[12]
Zendaya
  • Released: September 17, 2013
  • Label: Hollywood
  • Format: CD, digital download
 51

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Album details
Made in Japan[13]
(with Bella Thorne)

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[14] 		US
Pop
[15] 		AUS
[16] 		CAN
[17] 		FRA
[18] 		IRE
[19] 		NZ
[20] 		SPA
[21] 		SWE
[22] 		UK
[23]
"Swag It Out" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Watch Me"
(with Bella Thorne) 		86 — — — — — — — — — Shake It Up: Break It Down
"Something to Dance For" 2012 —[A] — — — — — — — — — Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance
"Fashion Is My Kryptonite"
(with Bella Thorne) 		— — — — — — — — — — Made in Japan
"Contagious Love"
(with Bella Thorne) 		2013 — — — — — — — — — — Shake It Up: I Love Dance
"Replay" 40 20 8 83 — — 18 — — — Zendaya
"My Baby"
(solo or featuring Ty Dolla Sign,
Bobby Brackins and Iamsu!) 		2014 — — — — — — — — — —
"Something New"
(featuring Chris Brown) 		2016 93 28 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Rewrite the Stars"
(with Zac Efron) 		2018 70 — 24 71 115 21 32 82 90 16 The Greatest Showman
"All for Us"
(with Labrinth) 		2019 — — — — — 71 — — — — Imagination & the Misfit Kid
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak Album
US
Dance
[30]
"My Jam"[31]
(Bobby Brackins featuring Zendaya and Jeremih) 		2015 — To Live For
"This Is for My Girls"[32]
(among Artists for Let Girls Learn) 		2016 5 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Promotional singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Album
"Too Much"[33] 2014 Non-album singles
"Keep It Undercover"[34] 2015
"Wonderful Life"[35] 2018 Smallfoot

Other appearances

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Song Year Album
"Hot n Cold" (as part of Kidz Bop Kids) 2010 Kidz Bop Dance Party[36]
"Dig Down Deeper" 2011 Pixie Hollow Games

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA International Awards
2023
 		Best Actress in a Series Euphoria Nominated [37]
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2020
 		Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [38]
2023
 		Won [39]
Dorian Television Awards
2022
 Best TV Performance Nominated [40]
Gold Derby Television Awards
2020
 Best Drama Actress Nominated [41]
2022
 Won [42]
Golden Globe Awards
2023
 		Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama Won [43]
Hollywood Television Critics Association
2022
 		Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama Nominated [44]
Online Film and Television Association
2020
 Best Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [45]
2022
 Runner-up [46]
Primetime Emmy Awards
2020
 		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Won [47]
2022
 		Won [48]
Satellite Awards
2019
 		Best Actress in a Series, Drama/Genre Won [49]
2023
 		Nominated [50]
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2023
 		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [51]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Something to Dance For" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[25]

References

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  1. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (October 24, 2014). "After Selena Gomez's Exit and a Thawing 'Frozen,' Is Disney Headed for a Cold Spell?". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Zendaya Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zendaya is Raquel "Rocky" Blue". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ O'Connell, Michael (February 26, 2013). "'Dancing With the Stars' Season 16 Cast Includes Olympians, a Judd and an 'Idol'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ng, Philiana (May 8, 2014). "Disney Channel Orders Zendaya's 'K.C. Undercover' to Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016. The cable network has given a series order to spy comedy K.C. Undercover (previously Super Awesome Katy), starring the Shake It Up alum.
  6. ↑ "Zendaya to Star in HBO's 'Euphoria' Pilot". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Bahr, Sarah (September 21, 2020). "Zendaya Makes History with Her Emmy Win". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Zendaya on 'Black-ish'". ABC. October 15, 2015. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 1, 2016). "Zendaya's Disney Channel Show 'K.C. Undercover' Renewed for Season 3". Variety. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "'Walk The Prank' Season 2: First Look At Zendaya's Guest Spot". Hollywood Life. March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lip Sync Battle: "Tom Holland vs. Zendaya"". Paramount Network. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Chart History: Zendaya". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Made in Japan – iTunes". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Zendaya Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard\. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Zendaya Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts: Zendaya". ARIA Charts. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Canada Chart History: Zendaya". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés (Week 5, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Discography Zendaya". irish-charts.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Discography Zendaya". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 4: del 19 January 2018 al 25 January 2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Discography Zendaya". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 (23 February 2018 – 1 March 2018)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52837/hugh-jackman-greatest-showman/
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Gold & Platinum: Zendaya". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Zendaya Chart History – Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2019 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  28. ↑ "BPI Awards – bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Zendaya" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Zac Efron & Zendaya – Rewrite the Stars". Music Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  30. ↑ "This Is For My Girls Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  31. ↑ "My Jam (feat. Zendaya & Jeremih) – Single by Bobby Brackins". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  32. ↑ "This Is For My Girls – Single by Kelly Clarkson, Chloe & Halle, Missy Elliott, Jadagrace, Lea Michele,Janelle Monáe, Kelly Rowland & Zendaya". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Too Much (From "Zapped") – Single by Zendaya". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Keep It Undercover (Theme Song From "K.C. Undercover") – Single by Zendaya". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  35. ↑ "Wonderful LIfe (From Smallfoot: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single". Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via iTunes.
  36. ↑ "KIDZ BOP Dance Party by Kidz Bop Kids". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  37. ↑ "2023 AACTA International Awards nominations: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'The Banshees of Inisherin' lead". AwardsWatch. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  38. ↑ Hammond, Pete (December 8, 2019). "'The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Lead Critics' Choice Nominations; Netflix Dominates With 61 Noms In Movies And TV". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  39. ↑ Buchanan, Kyle (January 15, 2023). "Critics Choice Awards 2023: The Complete Winners List". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  40. ↑ Coates, Tyler (2022-06-23). "'Hacks' and 'Somebody Somewhere' Lead Dorian TV Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  41. ↑ Wloszczyna, Daniel Montgomery,Chris Beachum,Marcus James Dixon,Joyce Eng,Zach Laws,Paul Sheehan,Susan; Montgomery, Daniel; Beachum, Chris; Dixon, Marcus James; Eng, Joyce; Laws, Zach; Sheehan, Paul; Wloszczyna, Susan (2020-07-30). "2020 Gold Derby TV Awards nominations: 'Succession,' 'Schitt's Creek' and 'The Good Place' among top contenders". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2020-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  42. ↑ "2022 Gold Derby Awards: Top nominees are 'Succession', 'Only Murders' and all things Taika Waititi". www.goldderby.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  43. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 10, 2023). "Golden Globes: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  44. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (2022-07-07). "'This Is Us,' 'Succession,' 'Severance' Lead 2022 HCA TV Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
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  46. ↑ "26th Annual TV Awards (2021-22)". Online Film & Television Associations. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  47. ↑ "Emmy Awards 2020: The Full Winners List". Variety. September 20, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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  51. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (January 11, 2023). "SAG Awards 2023 Nominations: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

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