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Born 1/07/1996
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Zendaya joins the cast of Disney's Shake It Up'
Zendaya first got her big break when she joined the cast of the hit Disney Channel TV show Shake It Up. The show premiered on 7th November 2010 and was watched by a whopping 6.2 million viewers, propelling Zendaya into a world of fame from a very young age. -
The start of Zendaya's music career
Zendaya released her first single 'Swag it Out' in 2011. The single was released independently. In June of the same year, she released the song 'Watch Me' featuring her Shake It Up co-star Bella Thorne. This second song was more successful, peaking at 86 on the Billboard 100. -
Zendaya stars in her first film
In 2012 Zendaya starred in Frenemies, marking her first film role. She starred in the Disney Channel film alongside her Shake it Up costar Bella Thorne, in what was the beginning of her incredibly successful movie career. -
Debut album 'Zendaya'
In September 2013, Zendaya released her debut, self-titled, album. She began recording for the album with Hollywood Records a year prior, in August 2012. -
Zendaya takes part in Dancing With the Stars
In 2013 Zendaya joined the cast of series 16 of Dancing With the Stars. At 16-years-old she became the youngest contestant to have starred on the show, and she was partnered with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy. -
Zendaya's 18th birthday and FeedONE
Zendaya celebrated her 18th birthday by using her influence to create a positive difference! She did this by asking her friends and fans to partner with Convoy of Hope and feedONE in order to feed children at three schools for an entire year. -
Zendaya lands role in Spider-Man: Homecoming
In 2017, Zendaya made her debut as Michelle (MJ) in Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring alongside Tom Holland. This was Zendaya's first feature film, beginning a very successful career in movies. -
Zendaya stars in The Greatest Showman
Later in 2017, Zendaya landed the role of Anne Wheeler in The Greatest Showman. She starred alongside Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman, with her character having an on-screen romance with Zac (or as he's known in the film, Phillip Carlyle). -
The OA and Euphoria
In 2019, Zendaya appeared in season two of Netflix's The OA, appearing as a character named Fola. -
Zendaya returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 was another busy year for the actress, as Zendaya returned for another Spider-Man film, reprising her role as MJ in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Again, working with fellow actors Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man) and Jacob Batalon (Ned Leeds), Zendaya also co-starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. -
Zendaya appears in Dune
In October 2021, Zendaya appeared in hit film Dune alongside Timothée Chalamet. Despite fans being slightly disappointed with the shot amount of time Zendaya actually appeared in the film, director Denis Villeneuve promised that her character would have a bigger role and more screen time in Dune Part II. -
Euphoria season two
After the roaring success of the first series, Euphoria was renewed for a second season which began to be released in January 2022. -
Zendaya picks up her second Emmy Award
In September, Zendaya won a second Emmy Award from her performance in Euphoria. She picked up the 2022 Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series, after winning that same award in 2020. -
Golden Globe win
Zendaya won a Golden Globe at the 2023 ceremony, becoming the proud owner of the Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama for her role as Rue Bennett in Euphoria. Although she couldn't attend the ceremony, she shared an Instagram post to thank everyone: 'I'm so sorry I wasn't able to be there tonight, but I just wanted to say thank you to @goldenglobes for this incredible honor.