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Yara Sayeh Shahidi is an American actor and model born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2000. She is of African American and Iranian ethnicity and speaks English. Her professional career began in 2007, with work in acting for film and television. She is affiliated with the department of acting within the entertainment industry.
Shahidi is educated at Harvard University and follows the religion of Islam. She is a citizen of the United States. Her relatives include the artist Nas. She is recognized for her roles as a film actor and television actor, maintaining her presence in the industry since the start of her work period.
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Film & TV
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Yara Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles in the films Salt (2010) and Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), as well as the role of Zoey Johnson on the television series Black-ish (2014–2022) and Grown-ish (2018–2024).
Known for
- The Beekeeper 22027
- ChikaBOOM!2026
- The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer2025
- Sitting in Bars with Cake — Jane2023
- Peter Pan & Wendy — Tinker Bell2023
- Extrapolations — Carmen Jalili2023
- black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special — Self2022
- My Father's Dragon — Callie (voice)2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- PAW Patrol: The Movie — Kendra Wilson (voice)2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Yara Sayeh Shahidi , ( 2000-02-10 ) February 10, 2000 (age 26) , Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S.
- Education
- Harvard University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress producer
- Years active
- 2006–present
- Relatives
- Sayeed Shahidi (brother) Nas (cousin) Keri Salter (mother)
- Website
- yarashahidi .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Official website
- www.yarashahidi.com
- Image
- Yara Shahidi in 2018.png
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Encyclopedic overview
Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films Imagine That (2009), Butter (2011), and Alex Cross (2012).
Shahidi played a starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022) and its spin-off series Grown-ish (2018–2024). She received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Black-ish and three NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for Grown-ish. Time included her on "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016" list. She did voice over work in the films Smallfoot (2018), Fearless (2020), PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), and My Father's Dragon (2022).
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