A popular American singer and actress, Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, better known by her screen name Zendaya started her career in the showbiz as a singer before becoming an actress. She made her acting debut with the popular TV series Shake It Up (2010 - 13) where she played the lead role. She subsequently starred in series` like PrankStars (2011), A.N.T. Farm (2012), Dancing with the Stars (2013), K.C. Undercover (2015) and Walk the Prank (2017) where she played herself in a singular episode titled K.C. Undercover Edition. Apart from series` the actress has also worked in films; she made her debut in a feature with Super Buddies (2013) where she lent her voice to the character named Lollipop. Her other release includes
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017),
The Greatest Showman (2017),
Smallfoot (2018) and
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Her other projects include
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) and
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). She then featured in
Dune (2021) and
Dune: Part Two (2024), a two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name.
Her performance as a teenager struggling with drug addiction in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019-present) led her to become the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.