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Yara Shahidi

Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Model (person) | * 02/01/2000 (24) | Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
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 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–present). 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 Drag..."> ()
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Yara Shahidi (born February 2000) is an American actress.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Kids & Family | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and ye ...

Salt

PG-13

2010 | 3.2/5 | 1h 40min
Action, Mystery, Thriller
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After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not w ...

Alex Cross

PG-13

2012 | 2.6/5 | 1h 41min
Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. ...

black-ish

TV-14

2014 | 3.7/5 | 23min per episode
Comedy
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Zoey Johnson heads to college and begins her hilarious journey to adulthood but quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest. ...

grown-ish

TV-14

2018- | 4.1/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Yara Shahidi as Actress(19)

2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake
as Tinker Bell2023 Peter Pan & Wendy
as Callie (voice)2022 My Father's Dragon
as Kendra Wilson (voice)2021 PAW Patrol: The Movie
as herself2020 Between the World and Me
as herself2020 The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
as herself2020 All In: The Fight for Democracy
as herself2020 Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
as Melanie (voice)2020 Fearless
as herself2019 Camp! The Movie
as Natasha Kingsley2019 The Sun Is Also a Star
as herself2019 This Changes Everything
as Brenda (voice)2018 Smallfoot
as Janelle Cross2012 Alex Cross
as Destiny2011 Butter
as Katie2010 Unthinkable
as Little Girl (voice)2010 Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!
as Salt's Young Neighbor2010 Salt
as Olivia Danielson2009 Imagine That

TV Shows/Series with Yara Shahidi as Actress(26)

as Carmen Jalili2023 Extrapolations
2021 Amend: The Fight for America
as herself2020 Thanks a Million
as herself2020 Dear…
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Narrator (voice)2018 Explained
as Zoey Johnson2018 grown-ish
as Darci (voice)2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as herself2016 To Tell the Truth
as herself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as Jalisa2014 Bad Teacher
2014 Bad Teacher
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Zoey Johnson2014 black-ish
as herself2013 Radio Disney Music Awards
as Self - Presenter2013 Radio Disney Music Awards
as Young Olivia2012 Scandal
as Layla Voyt2011 The Cape
as Girl Scout2010 $#*! My Dad Says
2009 In the Motherhood
as Olive2007 Wizards of Waverly Place
as Meesha Sullivan (1991)2003 Cold Case
as herself??? The View
as herself??? The Daily Show
as Self - Guest??? LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Presenter??? Kids' Choice Awards

Movies with Yara Shahidi as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake
Production/Co-Executive Producer2019 Hair Love

TV Shows/Series with Yara Shahidi as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2018 grown-ish
Production/Executive Producer2018 grown-ish

Additional Information

Full Name: Yara Shahidi
Born: Tuesday, 02/01 2000 (February) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 24 years + 78 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Harvard University, Dwight School
Siblings: Sayeed Shahidi
Father: Afshin Shahidi
Related to: Nas
Other names for Yara Shahidi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"یارا شهیدی"
"Yara Sayeh Shahidi"
Yara Shahidi frequently works together with these people:
Anthony Anderson (13x, Actor)
Wanda Sykes (10x, Actress)
Kenya Barris (10x, Crew)
Raven-Symoné (9x, Actress)
Keke Palmer (8x, Actress)
Mark Cuban (8x, Actor)
Amanda Tepe (8x, Actress)
Daniel Radcliffe (7x, Actor)
Dove Cameron (7x, Actress)
Meredith Vieira (7x, Actress)
D.L. Hughley (7x, Actor)
Karey Kirkpatrick (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:81804, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/19/2024