Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000)[2] is an American actress and model. She gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022) and its spin-off series Grown-ish (2018–present).[3] Her film credits include Imagine That (2009), Smallfoot (2018), and the lead role in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019).
Yara Shahidi Wiki, Biography
Yara Sayeh Shahidi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Keri Salter Shahidi and Afshin Shahidi,[4][5] a photographer.[3][6] Her mother, Keri Salter, is of African-American and Choctaw heritage, her father Afshin is Iranian. Afshin was one of the principal photographers for musician Prince until his death in 2016.[7][8][9] The family moved to California for Afshin’s work when Yara was 4 years old.
Her mother Keri states her daughter’s first name Yara means “Someone who is close to your heart” in Persian . Shahidi is also American rapper Nas’ cousin.
Shahidi graduated in 2017 from Dwight Global Online School.[10][11][12] Starting in 2018, Shahidi began college at Harvard University with a plan to major in Interdisciplinary Sociology and African American Studies.[10][13]
She began her career when she was 6 years old,[14] appearing in television commercials and print advertisements for companies such as McDonald’s, Ralph Lauren, Target, GapKids, Disney, Guess Kids and The Children’s Place.
Shahidi made her cinematic debut in 2009, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ Imagine That,[3] for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for the best performance in a feature film category.[15]
In 2014 Shahidi began her role in ABC’s prime-time comedy Black-ish as 14-year-old Zoey Johnson.[16] In December 2014 she won an NAACP Image Award in the category of ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy’.[17]
ABC announced in 2017 that Shahidi would be headlining a Black-ish spinoff, titled Grown-ish, on its sister network Freeform.[18]
In 2020, Shahidi and her mother launched their production company 7th Sun and signed a deal with ABC Studios to produce shows.[19] She was cast as Tinker Bell in the upcoming Peter Pan remake Peter Pan & Wendy.[20] and will appear in the Apple TV+ anthology series Extrapolations.[21]
Activism
In 2021, Yara Shahidi joined the Dior Stand with Women campaign.[
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