Zendaya

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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (born September 1, 1996), known mononymously as Zendaya, is an American actress and singer.

She began her career 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 in the sitcom K.C.

Undercover, and in 2019, she began playing the lead role in the HBO drama series Euphoria.

Her film roles include supporting parts in the musical drama The Greatest Showman (2017) and the superhero films Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019). 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 album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart.

"Rewrite the Stars", taken from the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman, was released as a single in 2018.

It reached the top twenty of the UK and Australian national charts and was certified platinum in the UK and US and double platinum in Australia.

Early life

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California, to teachers Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman. Her father is African-American, with roots in Arkansas; her mother has German and Scottish ancestry. Zendaya, whose name derives from the Shona name Tendai (meaning "to give thanks"), has five older siblings. She attended Fruitvale Elementary School, where her mother taught for two decades. At age six, she and two friends from the school performed a play there for Black History Month. She grew as a performer in part at the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, California, where her mother worked a summer job as the house manager. She helped her seat patrons, sold fundraising tickets, and was inspired by the theatrical performances to pursue acting. At eight, Zendaya joined a hip-hop dance troupe called Future Shock Oakland and was a member for three years. She also spent two years dancing hula with the Academy of Hawaiian Arts.

Zendaya attended Oakland School for the Arts and, while still a student, was cast in several roles in area theaters. At the Berkeley Playhouse, she played Little Ti Moune in Once on This Island, and in the TheaterWorks' production in Palo Alto, she played a character originally written as male, Joe, in Caroline, or Change. Reviewing the latter, Keith Kreitman of San Mateo Daily Journal called the 11-year-old Zendaya's performance "a pure delight". She studied at the CalShakes Conservatory program and at the American Conservatory Theater.

Her stage credits include performances in several of William Shakespeare's plays. She played Lady Anne in Richard III, Celia in As You Like It, and took part in a production of Twelfth Night. When Zendaya was in seventh grade, the family moved to Los Angeles. In 2015, while pursuing an acting career, she graduated from Oak Park High School.

Personal life

Zendaya owns a home in Los Angeles and a condo in Brooklyn. She is a vegetarian, saying: "my main reason for being a vegetarian is that I'm an animal lover—definitely not because I love vegetables". Zendaya is in a relationship with British actor and Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland.

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Career

Zendaya began her modeling for Macy's, Mervyns, and Old Navy. She was in an iCarly toys ad. Selena Gomez, a Disney actress, appeared as a back-up dancer in a Sears commercial. In 2009, she appeared in the Kidz Bop music video for its interpretation of Katy Perry's song "Hot n Cold," which was released on Kidz Bop 15. She auditioned for the role of CeCe Jones in the Disney sitcom Shake It Up in November 2009 (the time was called Dance Dance Chicago). "Leave Me Alone," Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone" was performed at her audition. She was selected to play Rocky Blue. Shake It Up premiered on November 7, 2010 and attracted 6.2 million viewers, becoming Disney Channel's second highest-rated premiere in the channel's 27-year history.

Zendaya's "Swag It Out," a promotional independent single, was released in 2011. Katie Alender's book trailer also appeared in "From Bad To Cursed." She performed with Bella Thorne in June of the same year. According to Billboard Hot 100, the song reached 86. On September 18, 2011, Shake It Up's second season premiered. On Disney's channel, Zendaya hosted Make Your Mark: The Ultimate Dance Off 2011 Make Your Mark. Target stores began selling D-Signed, a line of clothing based on Zendaya and other cast members of Shake It Up's clothing.

Frenemies (2012), a Disney Channel Original Film, was Zendaya's first film appearance. As a promotional single for Live 2 Dance on February 29, 2012, "Something to Dance For" was released as the official single for the event. Zendaya also recorded three other songs for the soundtrack: "Made In Japan," "Same Heart," and "Fashion Is My Kryptonite," which were released as a promotional single. Shake It Up's third and final season was revived in June 2012. She signed to Hollywood Records on September 2, 2012. She appeared at the Teen Music Festival and at the Operation Smile Benefit in October. Zendaya was one of the celebrities to audition for Dancing with the Stars on season 16. She was the youngest contestant to attend the show when she was 16 years old at the time before Willow Shields took over at 14 on season 20. Valentin Chmerkovskiy, a professional dancer, was partnered with her. The two runners-up finished in May after Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough.

On September 17, 2013, Zendaya's self-titled debut album was released. It was preceded by Tiffany Fred and Paul "Phamous" Shelton's single "Replay" which was released on July 16, 2013. Zoey Stevens, the lead actress of Disney Channel Original Movie Zapped, was cast in August 2013. Her "smart phone begins to somehow control all the boys around her." Zendaya was named Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month in November 2013 and appeared on NBC's Today, where she performed live her single "Replay." She was also featured as the lead in a Disney Channel pilot called Super Awesome Katy during that month. In May 2014, Disney Channel ordered the film to be broadcast on a new platform, K.C. Undercover, and with Zendaya's character now known as K.C., it's likely that K.C. Rather than Katy Cooper, Cooper rather than Katy Cooper. Zendaya wielded a lot of control over the renaming of her character and the retitling of the series, as well as determining many of the character's personality. K.C. is a city in the United States. On January 18, 2015, Undercover premiered on Disney Channel and was renewed for a second season in May 2015.

Zendaya appeared on Project Runway: Under the Gunn in 2014 as a guest judge. In the episode, the contestant designers were given the challenge of designing an outfit for Zendaya for a forthcoming concert appearance. Zendaya took to Instagram in February 2015 to address her comments and point out that many wealthy people have "locs" rather than drugs, following Giuliana Rancic's remark about Zendaya's odorious "patchouli oil" and "weed" at the 87th Academy Awards. Zendaya was honored by Mattel with her own Barbie, based on her Oscars appearance. The doll is part of Mattel's Barbie "Sheroes" series, which celebrates inspirational living women. Following her moving from Disney to Republic, Timbaland revealed that he was working with Zendaya on her second album. On February 5, Hollywood Records and Republic Records released "Something New," starring Chris Brown. The song also marks the band's first official appearance since signing to Republic Records.

In the season finale of the 15th season of the reality television series Project Runway, Zendaya appeared as a guest judge in December 2016. Michelle made her debut in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was released in July 2017. Zendaya did not wear makeup to her screen test, a move that was not made in the industry, and "add[ed] her own embellishments to the position, such as carrying around a mug of herbal tea." In its first weekend, the film earned $117 million, putting it at number one at the box office. Despite her brief screen time, John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter praised her as a "scene stealer," while IndieWire's David Ehrlich referred to her as the film's "MVP." She appeared in Bruno Mars' music video for the song "Versace on the Floor" in August 2016.

Zendaya appeared in the original musical film The Greatest Showman in December 2017. Zac Efron's character portrayed a trapeze artist who falls in love with the artist at a time when interracial unions were taboodoo. Variety's Owen Gleiberman praised her chemistry with Efron. "Registically] best," the Hollywood Reporter praised Zendaya for her "bringing touching sensitivity to her handful of scenes." She appeared on three tracks of the film's soundtrack, including "Rewrite the Stars." The film received mixed reviews, but it became the third-most successful live-action musical ever released.

Warner Bros. released Smallfoot, an animated film in which Zendaya sang the yeti Meechee. She has also performed two songs on the soundtrack. The film received favorable feedback. Zendaya debuted in June 2019 as Rue, a 17-year-old drug addict and the series's narrator, as Rue, an narrator. "She brings levity to moments when her spiraling character seems invincible rather than fragile," IndieWire's Ben Travers wrote. Rebecca Nicholson of the Guardian called her appearance "astonish" and "mesmerizing." She was named the youngest winner of the competition for her appearance in a Drama Series by the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She will also be named as Performer of the Week from TVLine for the week of February 6, 2022, for her role in the second-season episode "Stand Still Like the Hummingbird." In addition, she reprised her role as MJ in Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. Zendaya's appearance was "darkly alluring," according to critic Christy Lemire, who lauded her "humorous, deadpan charm" in her article. The film was a commercial success, becoming the fourth most successful release of the year.

Zendaya appeared in Malcolm & Marie, which was shot during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The plant was established with stringent safety legislation and had a lean crew to reduce health risks. John David Washington appears in the film and was directed by Sam Levinson, who also created Euphoria. As a way of giving a financial reward after the film was released, Zendaya sold shares to everyone involved in the film as a way of giving a financial reward. Feeding America shared a portion of the proceeds. The film received mixed reception, but Zendaya's performance was lauded. The character's charisma, according to USA Today's Brian Truitt, was "illuminate" and "uniquely fire" Richard Brody's appearance, "the film's only redeeming quality," and Variety's Peter Debruge praised her for "wear[ing] Marie's fragility on the surface, but only to reveal the character's power through reaction shots and silence."

Lola Bunny's character was introduced in Space Jam: A New Legacy by her next appearance. Zendaya reflected on her experiences with her family's obsession with basketball for the role. In Denis Villeneuve's science fiction film Dune, the first part of a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name, Zendaya appeared in Chani. Glenn Kenny dubbed her performance "better than apt," while CNN's Brian Lowry said her presence was limited to "gauzy images" in the protagonist's dreams. Zendaya appeared in Spider-Man: No Way Home for the third time. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com praised Zendaya and Tom Holland's chemistry as well as her execution of MJ's "emotional final beats."

In 2022 Zendaya co-wrote two songs ("I'm Tired" and "Elliot's Song") for Euphoria's first season, as well as serving as a vocalist on the former. For her role as Rue in the second season of Euphoria, she received four Emmy nominations. She was nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama for the second time in Emmy history, while her nomination for Outstanding Drama Series made her the youngest woman ever nominated for producing. She has also been nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for her lyrical contributions to the show's soundtrack.

Zendaya began to talk to Ronettes frontwoman Ronnie Spector in a biopic based on Spector's memoir Be My Baby in September 2020. Zendaya has been devoted to produce and act in A White Lie since 2017. Anita Hemmings, an African-American woman who was a descendant of slaves and Europeans, died as white in order to attend Vassar College in the 1890s. Finest Kind, Brian Helgeland's crime drama, was cast in her in 2018.

It was revealed in February 2022 that she would appear in and produce Challengers, a sports drama starring Luca Guadagnino, which is set to be released on August 11, 2023. She will also appear in Dune: Part Two, which is expected to be published on November 17, 2023.

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