Yara Shahidi Biography
This is what you need to know about Yara Shahidi, an Iranian-American actress, and model, best known for playing Zoey Johnson on Black-ish and its spin-off Grown-ish. She has also starred alongside Eddie Murphy in Imagine That and, in 2010, she played a role in the Angelina Jolie film Salt. She later starred in The Sun Is Also a Star in 2019.
Yara Shahidi Age – Birthday
How old is Yara Shahidi? Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. She celebrates her birthday on February 10 every year.
Yara Shahidi Height
Shahidi stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inche (1.6 m).
Yara Shahidi Parents
Shahidi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Keri Salter Shahidi and Afshin Shahidi a photographer. Her mother, Keri Salter, is of mixed African American and Native Choctaw heritage, and her father, Afshin, is Iranian. She has two siblings; Sayeed Shahidi, Ehsan Shahidi Her younger brother Sayeed starred alongside her on The First Family.
Yara Shahidi Boyfriend
Shahidi has not shared any information about her current love life. It is not known if she is dating or in a relationship hence it will be updated as soon as it’s available. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Yara Shahidi Net Worth
Shahidi has an estimated Net Worth of $ 1 million dollars. Her career as an actress is her primary source of income.
Yara Shahidi Career
She started her career at the age of 6 years. She appeared in television commercials and print advertisements for companies such as McDonald’s, Ralph Lauren, Target, GapKids, Disney, Guess Kids, and The Children’s Place.
In 20009 she starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ Imagine That, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for the best performance in a feature film category.
In September 2014, Shahidi starred in ABC’s prime-time comedy Black-ish as 14-year-old Zoey Johnson. In December 2014 she won an NAACP Image Award in the category of ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy’.
In 2020, Shahidi and her business partner (her mother) launched their production company 7th Sun and signed a deal with ABC Studios to produce shows. She was recently cast as Tinker Bell in the upcoming Peter Pan remake Peter Pan & Wendy.
Yara Shahidi Movies and Tv Shows
- 2009 – Imagine That
- 2010 – Salt Salt’s
- Unthinkable
- 2011 – Butter
- 2012 – Alex Cross
- 2018 – Smallfoot
- 2019 – The Sun Is Also a Star Summer Movie Actress (2019).
- 2020 – Fearless
- 2021 – PAW Patrol: The Movie
- 2007 – Entourage
- 2007 – Robotboy
- 2009 – In the Motherhood
- Cold Case
- Wizards of Waverly Place
- 2010 – Lie to Me O
- 2011 – The Cape
- 2012 – The Finder
- 2012–2013 The First Family
- 2013 – Scandal Y
- 2014 – Bad Teacher
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