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View source| Zendaya | |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Profile | |
| Birth Date | 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) (age 26) |
| Hometown | Oakland, California |
| Known For | Disney Star |
| Dancing with the Stars 16 | |
| Partner(s) | Val Chmerkovskiy |
| Placement | 2 |
| Highest Score | 30 (Trio Salsa, Hip-Hop, Samba, Freestyle & Instant Jive) |
| Lowest Score | 22 (Team Paso Doble) |
| Average Score | 27. |
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, known professionally as Zendaya, is a celebrity from Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.
Contents
- 1 Early Life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
- 2.2 2015 – Present
- 3 Other Ventures
- 4 Personal Life
- 5 Dancing with the Stars 16
- 5.1 Scores
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Gallery
- 8 Performances
Early Life
Zendaya was born 1 September 1996 in Oakland, California, to father Kazembe and to mother Claire Stoermer. Her father is African-American and her mother is Caucasian. Zendaya grew as a part of the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, where her mother works as the house manager, and additionally trained with the theater's student conservatory program. Zendaya has performed in numerous stage productions. Zendaya also helped her mother seat patrons and sell raffle tickets to benefit the theater.
While she was attending Oakland School for the Arts she starred 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 TheatreWorks.
She studied her craft at the Cal Shakes Conservatory Program and at the American Conservatory Theater. Her other stage credits include Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. Zendaya's official site states that her name derives from the word meaning "to give thanks" in Shona (a Bantu language native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe). She also spent three years dancing with her former dance group called Future Shock Oakland. They danced such dances as Hip Hop and Hula.
Career
2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
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 along with Stefanie Scott. She also appeared as a back-up dancer in a Sears commercial featuring Disney Channel star Selena Gomez.
In 2009, she was a featured performer in the Kidz Bop music video "Hot n Cold", cover by Katy Perry, which was released on Kidz Bop 15. She auditioned in November 2009 for the role of Rocky Blue to join the cast of Dance Dance Chicago, later changed to Shake It Up, and performed Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone". In 2011, Zendaya released her debut single "Swag It Out", a independent label song. She also starred in the book trailer for From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender.
On June 21, she released "Watch Me", a duet with Bella Thorne, and peaked at eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first movie role was in the 2012 film Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie. On 29 February 2012 was released "Something to Dance For" for Live 2 Dance. On 2 September 2012, she signed to Hollywood Records.
The lead single "Replay" of her self-titled debut studio album Zendaya was released 16 July 2013. The song peaked at forty on Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by RIAA.
Zendaya's self-titled debut album was released 17 September 2013 by Hollywood Records and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 51, selling around 7,458 copies in its first week. In 2014 Zendaya released two promotional videos for the song "My Baby", the album version 28 January and the remix version, featured TY$, Iamsu! and Bobby Brackins, on 15 February. She released the Disney television film Zapped, which garnered 5.67 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.
It was announced 16 June 2014 that Zendaya would portray Aaliyah in a new Lifetime TV biopic film titled Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the decision to bring on Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with criticism, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble Aaliyah. A few weeks later, it was announced that she dropped out of the movie and the project was put on hold. Zendaya explained her reasons for leaving the production, stating that
"Basically, I just felt that because I love her, and because I respect her so much as an artist, I don’t want to do anything that’s half or anything that’s less for her".
The role was instead given to Alexandra Shipp.
2015 – Present
On 18 January 2015, Zendaya starred as K.C. in the new Disney Channel Original Series K.C. Undercover, her second work in the channel. She also confirmed to Billboard that she had signed a joint deal with Republic Records, becoming the first artist to do so. Timbaland confirmed 6 March 2015 that he was working with Zendaya on her second album. Speaking on the album, Zendaya told MTV News that the music, is a
"new wave of R&B. It’s where I think it should be going, or it should be headed; it’s very old-school vibe, but it’s a new age version."
In July 2015, Zendaya posted a snippet of a song produced by Timbaland on instagram, following this she appeared on a radio station in Duabi and premiered a longer snippet of the song entitled "Close Up". On 8 November, she posted another video of her lip-syncing to an R&B song which would be included on her upcoming album.
She voiced Lola Bunny in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Other Ventures
In September 2012, Zendaya was featured along with rapper Lil Wayne and NBA player LeBron James in a performance of "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears for a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color. On 6 August 2013, Zendaya released her debut book, Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence. She told about the book:
"I actually signed this book deal over a year ago… I worked on the book all summer and fall".
In 2013, Zendaya started work on a clothing line, inspired on her clothes on Shake It Up, the Shake It Up Dance Clothing Line by Zendaya. The collection features fun clothes for active girls, legwarmers, shorts, jackets, headbands and athletic apparel and accessories. In April 2015, Zendaya hosted the Radio Disney Music Awards as well as being nominated for the Artist With Best Style, but the award was won by Becky G.
Zendaya appeared in Taylor Swift's 2015 music video for "Bad Blood", portraying an assassin called "Cut throat."
Zendaya's 87th Academy Awards red carpet look, which was the subject of controversy when Giuliana Rancic joked about her faux dreadlocks on Fashion Police has been immortalized as a Barbie doll.
Personal Life
Zendaya spent three years of dancing in a dance group called Future Shock Oakland. The group did hip hop and hula dances when she was eight. As of November 2010, Zendaya lives in Los Angeles with her family and dog, a Giant Schnauzer named Midnight.
Dancing with the Stars 16
In March 2013, Zendaya became a contestant on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Despite receiving praise from the judges and gaining the highest scores throughout the season, she placed runner-up on the final night.
Scores
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Feel Again" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "This Head I Hold" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Awarded 8 | two 8 | points 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Love on Top" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Discombobulate" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do I Do" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" | 10 7 | 9 8 | 10 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Buster Voodoo" Jive Dance Off / "Good Golly Miss Molly" | 9 Awarded | 9 three | 9 points | Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Dança Molengo" | 9 10 | 10 10 | 9 10 | Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals | Quickstep / "Don't Give Up" Hip-hop / "Fine China" | 8 10 | 8 10 | 9 10 | Last to be called safe |
| 10 Finals | Samba / "Yerbatero" Cha-Cha-Cha Relay / "Treasure" Freestyle / "Beauty and a Beat" Instant Jive / "Rockin' Robin" | 10 Awarded 10 10 | 10 five 10 10 | 10 points 10 10 | Runner-Up |
Trivia
- She was the youngest competitor in Dancing with the Stars history, at the age of sixteen.
This record was later beaten by Willow Shields, who was fourteen when she competed. - Her Shake It Up! co-star Roshon Fegan competed in Season 14, finishing in sixth place.
- She was also Michelle "MJ" Jones on Spider Man: Homecoming and Anne Wheeler on 2017's The Greatest Showman.
Gallery
Performances
Zendaya Coleman & Val - Contemporary - DWTS16
Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy - Jive - Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Week 2
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 3
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Week 4
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy w Maksim & Anna - Argentine Tango - Week 5
Zendaya Coleman and Val - Cha Cha -Week-6-DWTS'16
Team Pasodoble Dance-Week-6-DWTS'16, (Zendaya)
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble - Week 7
Zendaya vs Jacoby Dance-Off! ~ Dancing With The Stars HD ~ Season 16 2013
Zendaya Coleman & Val Foxtrot - DWTS 16-Week 8
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy & Gleb Savchenko - Salsa - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 8
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Quickstep - Week 9
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Hip Hop
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Season 16 Cha Cha Cha Relay - Finals
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Freestyle - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Zendaya & Val DWTS Week 10 - Instant Jive
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Zendaya | Dancing with the Stars Wiki
in: Females, Contestants, Season 16 contestants,
and 4 more
View source| Zendaya | |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Profile | |
| Birth Date | 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) (age 26) |
| Hometown | Oakland, California |
| Known For | Disney Star |
| Dancing with the Stars 16 | |
| Partner(s) | Val Chmerkovskiy |
| Placement | 2 |
| Highest Score | 30 (Trio Salsa, Hip-Hop, Samba, Freestyle & Instant Jive) |
| Lowest Score | 22 (Team Paso Doble) |
| Average Score | 27. 3 |
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, known professionally as Zendaya, is a celebrity from Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.
Contents
- 1 Early Life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
- 2.2 2015 – Present
- 3 Other Ventures
- 4 Personal Life
- 5 Dancing with the Stars 16
- 5.1 Scores
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Gallery
- 8 Performances
Early Life
Zendaya was born 1 September 1996 in Oakland, California, to father Kazembe and to mother Claire Stoermer. Her father is African-American and her mother is Caucasian. Zendaya grew as a part of the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, where her mother works as the house manager, and additionally trained with the theater's student conservatory program. Zendaya has performed in numerous stage productions. Zendaya also helped her mother seat patrons and sell raffle tickets to benefit the theater.
While she was attending Oakland School for the Arts she starred 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 TheatreWorks.
She studied her craft at the Cal Shakes Conservatory Program and at the American Conservatory Theater. Her other stage credits include Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. Zendaya's official site states that her name derives from the word meaning "to give thanks" in Shona (a Bantu language native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe). She also spent three years dancing with her former dance group called Future Shock Oakland. They danced such dances as Hip Hop and Hula.
Career
2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
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 along with Stefanie Scott. She also appeared as a back-up dancer in a Sears commercial featuring Disney Channel star Selena Gomez.
In 2009, she was a featured performer in the Kidz Bop music video "Hot n Cold", cover by Katy Perry, which was released on Kidz Bop 15. She auditioned in November 2009 for the role of Rocky Blue to join the cast of Dance Dance Chicago, later changed to Shake It Up, and performed Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone". In 2011, Zendaya released her debut single "Swag It Out", a independent label song. She also starred in the book trailer for From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender.
On June 21, she released "Watch Me", a duet with Bella Thorne, and peaked at eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first movie role was in the 2012 film Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie. On 29 February 2012 was released "Something to Dance For" for Live 2 Dance. On 2 September 2012, she signed to Hollywood Records.
The lead single "Replay" of her self-titled debut studio album Zendaya was released 16 July 2013. The song peaked at forty on Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by RIAA.
Zendaya's self-titled debut album was released 17 September 2013 by Hollywood Records and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 51, selling around 7,458 copies in its first week. In 2014 Zendaya released two promotional videos for the song "My Baby", the album version 28 January and the remix version, featured TY$, Iamsu! and Bobby Brackins, on 15 February. She released the Disney television film Zapped, which garnered 5.67 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.
It was announced 16 June 2014 that Zendaya would portray Aaliyah in a new Lifetime TV biopic film titled Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the decision to bring on Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with criticism, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble Aaliyah. A few weeks later, it was announced that she dropped out of the movie and the project was put on hold. Zendaya explained her reasons for leaving the production, stating that
"Basically, I just felt that because I love her, and because I respect her so much as an artist, I don’t want to do anything that’s half or anything that’s less for her".
The role was instead given to Alexandra Shipp.
2015 – Present
On 18 January 2015, Zendaya starred as K.C. in the new Disney Channel Original Series K.C. Undercover, her second work in the channel. She also confirmed to Billboard that she had signed a joint deal with Republic Records, becoming the first artist to do so. Timbaland confirmed 6 March 2015 that he was working with Zendaya on her second album. Speaking on the album, Zendaya told MTV News that the music, is a
"new wave of R&B. It’s where I think it should be going, or it should be headed; it’s very old-school vibe, but it’s a new age version."
In July 2015, Zendaya posted a snippet of a song produced by Timbaland on instagram, following this she appeared on a radio station in Duabi and premiered a longer snippet of the song entitled "Close Up". On 8 November, she posted another video of her lip-syncing to an R&B song which would be included on her upcoming album.
She voiced Lola Bunny in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Other Ventures
In September 2012, Zendaya was featured along with rapper Lil Wayne and NBA player LeBron James in a performance of "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears for a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color. On 6 August 2013, Zendaya released her debut book, Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence. She told about the book:
"I actually signed this book deal over a year ago… I worked on the book all summer and fall".
In 2013, Zendaya started work on a clothing line, inspired on her clothes on Shake It Up, the Shake It Up Dance Clothing Line by Zendaya. The collection features fun clothes for active girls, legwarmers, shorts, jackets, headbands and athletic apparel and accessories. In April 2015, Zendaya hosted the Radio Disney Music Awards as well as being nominated for the Artist With Best Style, but the award was won by Becky G.
Zendaya appeared in Taylor Swift's 2015 music video for "Bad Blood", portraying an assassin called "Cut throat."
Zendaya's 87th Academy Awards red carpet look, which was the subject of controversy when Giuliana Rancic joked about her faux dreadlocks on Fashion Police has been immortalized as a Barbie doll.
Personal Life
Zendaya spent three years of dancing in a dance group called Future Shock Oakland. The group did hip hop and hula dances when she was eight. As of November 2010, Zendaya lives in Los Angeles with her family and dog, a Giant Schnauzer named Midnight.
Dancing with the Stars 16
In March 2013, Zendaya became a contestant on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Despite receiving praise from the judges and gaining the highest scores throughout the season, she placed runner-up on the final night.
Scores
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Feel Again" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "This Head I Hold" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Awarded 8 | two 8 | points 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Love on Top" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Discombobulate" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do I Do" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" | 10 7 | 9 8 | 10 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Buster Voodoo" Jive Dance Off / "Good Golly Miss Molly" | 9 Awarded | 9 three | 9 points | Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Dança Molengo" | 9 10 | 10 10 | 9 10 | Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals | Quickstep / "Don't Give Up" Hip-hop / "Fine China" | 8 10 | 8 10 | 9 10 | Last to be called safe |
| 10 Finals | Samba / "Yerbatero" Cha-Cha-Cha Relay / "Treasure" Freestyle / "Beauty and a Beat" Instant Jive / "Rockin' Robin" | 10 Awarded 10 10 | 10 five 10 10 | 10 points 10 10 | Runner-Up |
Trivia
- She was the youngest competitor in Dancing with the Stars history, at the age of sixteen.
This record was later beaten by Willow Shields, who was fourteen when she competed. - Her Shake It Up! co-star Roshon Fegan competed in Season 14, finishing in sixth place.
- She was also Michelle "MJ" Jones on Spider Man: Homecoming and Anne Wheeler on 2017's The Greatest Showman.
Gallery
Performances
Zendaya Coleman & Val - Contemporary - DWTS16
Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy - Jive - Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Week 2
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 3
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Week 4
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy w Maksim & Anna - Argentine Tango - Week 5
Zendaya Coleman and Val - Cha Cha -Week-6-DWTS'16
Team Pasodoble Dance-Week-6-DWTS'16, (Zendaya)
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble - Week 7
Zendaya vs Jacoby Dance-Off! ~ Dancing With The Stars HD ~ Season 16 2013
Zendaya Coleman & Val Foxtrot - DWTS 16-Week 8
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy & Gleb Savchenko - Salsa - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 8
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Quickstep - Week 9
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Hip Hop
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Season 16 Cha Cha Cha Relay - Finals
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Freestyle - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Zendaya & Val DWTS Week 10 - Instant Jive
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| Date of birth | September 1, 1996 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Career | Actress, producer, screenwriter, singer, dancer, model |
| Genres | Dramas, Melodramas, Youth |
| Awards and prizes | Emmy (2020) |
| Notable works | Euphoria Season 2 (2022), Euphoria Season 1 |
| Interesting facts | From an early age, Zendaya is fond of vegetarianism. She also loves sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. The actress is also engaged in the design of youth clothing and writing books. |
Zendaya Marie Stormer Coleman is an American actress, singer, dancer, and model. She was born on September 1, 1996 in Oakland, California. The father is of African-American descent, mixed with Nigerian, Macedonian and Irish, and the mother was of German, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
The future actress spent her childhood at the California Theater. William Shakespeare. Her mother worked here as a theater manager. Young Zendaya dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood. And she fell in love with the theater since childhood. After school, she entered the Oakland School of Art.
And successfully graduated from this institution. Almost immediately, the young actress began to try her hand at the theater stage. She also studied acting at the California Shakespeare Theater Conservatory and the American Conservatory Theater. There she also acted in productions.
Initially, Zendaya tried herself in the modeling business. She had all the parameters to succeed in this field.
The actress was very fond of singing, and together with her father tried herself in this direction. Later, her singing talent reached a higher level. In 2011, she released a track called Swag It Out. And in 2013, Zendaya released her debut album, which she named after herself. Collaborated with actress Bella Thorne. Creative personalities worked well together and even made several short films together.
In 2013 she took part in the 16th season of the show Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was the famous dancer Val Chmerovsky. Together they achieved great success reaching the final.
Later she became one of the judges in the fashion program "America's Next Top Model".
The film debut happened in 2009. Zendaya appeared in the TV series "Dance Fever" , playing a striking role - dancer Rocky Blue. The charismatic and flexible actress was able to achieve success in this project. Both directors and film critics, as well as the audience, learned about it.
Zendaya became wildly popular in 2017, appearing in the movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming" . She played a classmate of Peter Parker. Filming took place in the US state of Georgia. Her shooting partner was Tom Holland. Not only the fantastic action movie was a huge success with the audience, but also the cast, Zendaya was no exception. After this project, the artist woke up famous: they began to recognize her on the streets, fans asked for autographs and confessed their feelings to her without hesitation.
In 2019, there was another breakthrough in the cinematic biography of the actress.
Zendaya played a major role in the acclaimed TV series Euphoria. She reincarnated as 17-year-old Rue Bennett, who suffered from drug addiction. Despite treatment in a rehabilitation center, the heroine still broke down and returned to her former life. Soon, having met at a party with Jules, Ru learns all the joys of same-sex love. And it is this bright feeling that gives her hope for a wonderful future. Bennett hopes that her crush will help her cope with drug addiction. But is it?..
The multi-episode drama was highly appreciated by both the audience and film critics. Therefore, the project was continued. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the filming process in 2020 had to be postponed indefinitely. But there is no doubt that the second season will definitely be released.
The actress has more than 40 paintings. Zendaya has played in such projects as "Frenemies" , "Black Comedy" , "OA" , "The Greatest Showman" , "Spider-Man: Far From Home" , "Dune", etc.
The personal life of the actress has always been of interest not only to fans, but also to the media. In 2019, on the set of Euphoria, she met artist Jacob Elrodi. Initially, the couple hid their relationship, but later did not hesitate to boldly show their feelings in public. However, in 2020, rumors surfaced that Zendaya and Jacob had broken up. Soon the actor was spotted with model Kaia Gerber, daughter of Cindy Crawford.
On her Instagram page, Zendaya does not share joint pictures with boyfriends and friends. And he tries to keep his personal life a secret.
Full biography can be read on Wikipedia.
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Zendaya Marie Coleman (often also spelled Zendaya) is an American actress, singer, and designer.
The artist has been collaborating with Disney since childhood, acting in films, recording soundtracks. Thanks to perseverance and talent from a Disney star, she turned into one of the main young actresses in Hollywood.
Childhood and youth
In Oakland, California, on September 1, 1996, actress Zendaya (Zendaya) was born under the sign of the zodiac Virgo. Parents are Claire Stormer and Kazembe Ajam. She grew up as an only child in the family, but on her father's side she has five brothers and sisters.
The nationality of the celebrity is mixed. The father is an African American with Nigerian, Macedonian and Irish roots. And my mother had Germans, Irish and Scots in her family. The mixing of blood resulted in such an unusual appearance.
Most of the time Zendaya was in the California theater. William Shakespeare located in Orinda. Here her mother worked as a theater manager.
Zendaya as a child / @zendaya Since childhood, the actress has been in love with the theater, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that Zendaya got into the student theater program, no.
The girl participated in performances from childhood, later she helped her parents seat guests, sold lottery tickets.
Zendaya received her professional education at the Auckland School of Art. At this time, the actress tried herself on stage. She got the role of Tee Maun in the musical Once Upon a Time on This Island. An unusual experience is associated with the school theater. In the production of Caroline, or Change, Zendaya was entrusted with the role of a guy named Joe.
Later, the artist ended up at the California Shakespeare Theater Conservatory and the American Conservatory Theatre. Here she studied acting and improved it in the performances of As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Richard the Third.
Modeling career
Zendaya's professional biography began with a modeling career. She has model parameters - an unusual appearance and a height of 178 cm with a weight of 62 kg. The actress has been featured in campaigns for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. With Selena Gomez, she starred in a Sears commercial.
In March 2021, she appeared with John Washington in W Magazine, wearing the image of the heroine of the 50s.
Movies
In 2009, the producers of the series Dance Fever noticed the model. Zendaya successfully passed the audition, after which she was invited to the project. The heroine of the actress was the dancer Rocky Blue.
In 2012, Disney invited an aspiring actress to one of the roles in the film Frenemies. Together with other guys, Zendaya started working on the soundtracks for the tape. In September, she signed an important career contract with Hollywood Records. A year later, the actress was attracted to the filming of the show "Dancing with the Stars." Her partner was Val Chmerkovskiy. The natural plasticity of the girl and the experience of the dancer helped the couple stop just one step away from victory.
In 2015, the actress began acting in the TV series Undercover Kathy Cooper. He was on screens until February 2018. She then landed a role in the musical film The Greatest Showman, which also featured Zac Efron.
The picture was successful and took the Golden Globe award in the Best Song nomination.
Zendaya's breakthrough film career was her work in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming. The actress was approved for the role of a classmate of the protagonist Peter Parker (Tom Holland). Filming began in the summer of 2016 in Georgia.
Michelle Jones, played by Zendaya, appeared before the audience as a gifted and intelligent schoolgirl. The girl does not like to communicate with people, considering it optional. A high school student has a crush on a classmate, Peter, but is not obsessed with him. The official premiere of "Spider-Man" took place in June 2017.
In 2019 Zendaya's filmography was replenished with the TV series "Euphoria". She got the lead role of 17-year-old Rue Bennett. The girl returns home after a long treatment for drug addiction. Once without the supervision of doctors, she again takes up old habits.
But then Jules (Hunter Schaefer) appears in the city, which becomes for Roo a sign of hope.
In September 2020, the 72nd Academy TV Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Due to the coronavirus infection, the awards were held online. Zendaya received her first statuette for the HBO series Euphoria, and the second for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Soon the celebrity continued to work on the 2nd season of the series.
In 2021, the artist returned to the role of MJ in the continuation of the story about the superhero Peter Parker. Soon the official title of the painting became known: "Spider-Man: No Way Home." In the first 12 days alone, the film grossed more than $ 1 billion at the global box office. This is the first film since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that has collected such an impressive box office.
Embed from Getty Images Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet Another high-profile premiere Zendaya took part in is Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve. The actress is no stranger to acting in science fiction films, this time the film adaptation of the novel by Frank Herbert showed the desert planet Arrakis, which has become a tidbit and a bone of contention for two intergalactic empires.
A native of Auckland got the role of Chani, the lover of the hero Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet).
The celebrity tried on the role of host at the Oscars in spring. Brad Pitt appeared on stage with her. And Zendaya gave her voice to Bugs Bunny's girlfriend in the animated project - the sequel to "Space Jam".
Music
Zendaya's love was for theater and cinema, but at a young age, the girl sang with her father with pleasure. Later, she began to realize her singing talent at a higher level. In particular, in 2011 she presented the song Swag It Out. After that, Coleman decided to collaborate with Bella Thorne. The collaboration led to the filming of several short films.
In September 2013, the artist presented to the world community her debut album, named after her. Here, the celebrity collected several singles that conveyed attitudes and emotions, including Butterflies.
Personal life
The celebrity permanently lives in his own house, located in Los Angeles.
Experts estimated the value of the property at $ 1.4 million. On the territory of the site is Zendeya's pet, a dog named Moonlight. Shortly before the appearance of the animal, the artist's dog Midnight died.
The actress has been following a vegetarian diet since she was nine years old. In her diet there is no beef, chicken, fish. She likes to eat ice cream, noodles, burritos, rice salad and fruit cereal. Zendaya also constantly goes in for sports to keep her figure in shape.
Jacob Elordi and Zendaya / images from EuphoriaColeman is a style icon for many fans. On the red carpet, she shines in designer dresses and bright makeup, but in everyday life she prefers to wear jeans and sneakers. Zendaya also likes to experiment with luxurious hair. Stylists give her a variety of hairstyles, from funny braids to African curls.
The actress has many hobbies. In addition to acting in films and recording singles, she devotes time to designing youth clothing and writing books.
All her projects are successful.
On the set of Spider-Man, Zendaya met Tom Holland, who is popular with teenagers. The young people immediately became friends, and information appeared in the media about the romance of the actors. The guys did not confirm this, referring to friendly relations.
"The Lovers" decided to play a little joke on the journalists. Zendaya posted a message on her Twitter page in which she stated that she had not been on vacation for many years. This was a response to publications in the press, which reported on the joint vacation of Holland and Zendaya. Tom decided to clarify:
“Does a press tour count?”
Later it became known that Tom Holland is dating Olivia Bolton, and they are just friends with Zendaya. Fans were shocked by this news.
In 2019, the actress met love - she began dating Jacob Elordi, who, like her, starred in the series "Euphoria" in the title role. The couple did not give any comments regarding the novel.
However, the photographs taken by the paparazzi in New York said everything for them. Neither of them shows Zendaya and Jacob kissing.
In September 2020, rumors surfaced that Coleman and Elordi had broken up. The guy was spotted on a date at a restaurant with Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber. Also appeared photos in which they walk down the street, holding hands. And in July 2021, they again started talking about the romance of Zendaya and Tom Holland - they were caught kissing in the car.
Zendaya and her boyfriend Tom Holland / @zendayaNow the lovers do not hide their relationship. You can follow Zendaya's personal life through Instagram (the social network is banned in the Russian Federation, it belongs to the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation). There she publishes photos from advertising campaigns, filming, recording singles and friendly parties.
Zendaya now
In 2022, the American actress added another Emmy award to her treasury of achievements.
It is curious that her work in the serial film "Euphoria" was again noted, or rather, the role of Rue Bennett.
As for further projects, of course, fans were looking forward to the release of the 2nd part of the legendary "Dune", where, according to the creators, the biography of the heroine Chani Kynes was to be fully revealed.
in an unusual project - the documentary "Inside the Dream", revealing the secrets of the Bvlgari High Jewelry House.
Filmography
- 2011 – “Hang on, Charlie!”
- 2011-“Star Shali”
- 2010-2013-“Dance fever”
- 2012-“Academy of New Talents”
- 2012-“sworn friends”
- 2013-“Five of the superheroes”
- 2014-“Cherry Comedy Comedy Comedy »
- 2014 – «Zapped. Magic App”
- 2015 – “K.C. Undercover
- 2017 - Spider-Man: Homecoming
- 2017 - The Greatest Showman
- 2019-2022-“Euphoria”
- 2019-“Spider-Man: ADLIDE from home”
- 2021-“Dune”
- 2021-“Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Interesting facts
- Zendaya has done her own red carpet makeup on numerous occasions.
