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Yara Shahidi | |
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 Shahidi in a 2018 interview | |
| Born | Yara Sayeh Shahidi February 10, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | yarashahidi |
Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000)[2] 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 gained recognition for her 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).[3] 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.[4] She did voice over work in the films Smallfoot (2018), Fearless (2020), PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021), and My Father's Dragon (2022).
Shahidi played her first adult lead role in the 2019 drama film, The Sun Is Also a Star. In 2023, she played Tinker Bell in the fantasy adventure film Peter Pan & Wendy, and executive produced and starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, Sitting in Bars with Cake.
- ^ "Yara Shahidi is officially a Harvard graduate". NBC News. May 27, 2022. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Yara Shahidi Actor". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
- ^ "All about Yara". June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016". Time. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.