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Zendaya
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Biographical
Full Name

Zendaya Maree Coleman

Nickname(s)

Daya, Z

Gender

Female

Date of Birth

September 1, 1996 (age 27)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California

Height

5'10"

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Brown

Occupation

Actress, singer, dancer

Website

http://www.zendaya.com

Role

Sequoia Jones

Zendaya Maree Coleman (born September 1, 1996), known mononymously as Zendaya, is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She starred on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up as Raquel "Rocky" Blue.

Early life[]

Zendaya, whose name means "to give thanks" in Shona, was born Zendaya Coleman to Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu (Coleman) on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California. She grew up as part of the California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, California where her mother worked as the House Manager. In addition to training at the theater's student conservatory program, and later performing in numerous stage productions, Zendaya helped her mother seat patrons and sell raffle tickets to benefit the theater.

While attending the Oakland School for the Arts, she starred as a young Ti Moune in Once on This Island at the Berkeley Playhouse and in the breakout role of the male character Joe in Caroline, or Change at Palo Alto's TheaterWorks. She also studied her craft at the California Shakespeare Theater Conservatory program and at the American Conservatory Theater. Her other stage credits include Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It, among others.

Career[]

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 for its cover of the song "Hot n Cold" released on Kidz Bop 15. Zendaya starred on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up as Raquel "Rocky" Blue alongside Bella Thorne as CeCe Jones, the comedic duo trying to dance their way to stardom. She additionally starred in the book trailer for "From Bad To Cursed" by Katie Alender. Her first movie role was the 2012 film, Frenemies along with Shake It Up co-star, Bella Thorne and Stefanie Scott from A.N.T. Farm. Zendaya performed Dig Down Deeper at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Personal life[]

Zendaya currently lives in Los Angeles with her family and dog, a Giant Schnauzer named Midnight. Her interests include singing, dancing and designing clothes. Zendaya hopes that just as theater led her to television, Shake It Up will someday lead her to opportunities in the music industry. In October 2010, Zendaya told Variety, "I love singing and would love to record an album at some point."

Singing career[]

Zendaya's first single was a song called "Swag It Out", released online through iTunes and Amazon. The official music video for the song was released on YouTube on December 15, 2011. Zendaya and Bella Thorne have made two music videos together: "Watch Me" premiered on Disney Channel on June 17, 2011 during the A.N.T. Farm premiere and "Something to Dance For/TTYLXOX Mash-Up" premiered on Disney Channel on March 9, 2012 during an episode of Jessie.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Pixie Hollow Games Fern Voice role
2012 Frenemies Halley Brandon Lead role; Disney Channel Original Movie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–2013 Shake It Up Rocky Blue Co-lead
2011 Good Luck Charlie Rocky Blue "Charlie Shakes It Up" (season 2: episode 13)
2011 PrankStars Herself "Walk the Prank" (season 1: episode 3)
2012 A.N.T. Farm Sequoia Jones "creative consultANT" (season 2: episode 1)
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