Zendaya

She is a singer, dancer and actress whose nationality is American. She is popularly known as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom “Shake it up”. Also she has appeared in a couple of movies that has made her a global favorite.

About

Zendaya Coleman was born in September 1996, in Oakland, California. Kazembe Ajamu is her father, although he was born as Samuel David Coleman and he is of African-American ethnicity with roots in Arkansas. Her mother is Claire Marie Stoermer who has both Scottish and German ancestry. Both of Zendaya’s parents were teachers. She is the only girl in her family among 5 siblings from his father’s side.

Her name Zendaya is a derivative of the Shona name “Tendai” which means “to give thanks”. In Orinda California Zendaya attended California Shakespeare Theater where she learned how to perform on stage. At one point, she was trained at the theater’s students’ conservatory program training. Additionally she attended Oakland School for the Arts and, whilst she was there, she appeared on numerous notable stage productions that paved the way for her serious acting career.

How is Zendaya so famous? Movie career.

She first appeared on screen as Rocky Blue on the Disney show “Shake It Up” for three good seasons. She starred in ‘Undercover” as a teenage spy while at Disney again. She famed in the kids’ movies; Frenemies and Zapped. She has also done voice overs for numerous animations including “Duck Duck Goose” and “Super Buddies”.

The major movies in which she appeared on are “The Greatest Showman” as trapeze artist Anne and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” as MJ which sealed her significant-role casting streak. Currently she is the leading actress for the HBO series titled Euphoria.