Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, aka Zendayawas born in Oakland, California, on September 1, 1996. His mother, Claire Marie Stoermer, works as a manager and teacher in the student theater conservatory California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda and it is here that little Zendaya began to train as an actress; she then took part in numerous stage productions while attending the Oakland School for the Arts. She also trained at the Calkshakes Conservatory Program and the American Conservatory Theater.
So our Zendaya has been studying from an early age not only actingbut also music And dance. She made her debut in the entertainment world very early, modeling children’s clothes and with some commercials on television.
Zendaya at the beginning
2009 is the year Zendaya’s life changes forever. In November of the same year he got the role of Rocky Blue in Shake It Up! (in Italy At full speed) and is enjoying enormous success both in the United States and in Italy, in fact, just think that the show was seen by over 6.2 million viewers in 2010 alone.
SHAKE IT UP – Zendaya and Bella Thorne
In 2011 he released his first musical works: he released the single Swag It Out and subsequently Watch me, in collaboration with Bella Thorne (the other protagonist of At full speed).
His first film role, the latter also Disney, is in Skin enemies, released in 2012 for television. Also always Disney, in 2013 chooses her as the protagonist in the series KC Undercover (in Italy KC Secret Agent) and in the television filmZapped – Zoey’s new life.
In the meantime her singing career goes on, in 2015 the collaboration with the record producer Timbaland is announced for the release of a second album. However, for unclear reasons the full album was never released.
In 2017 he starred in the music video of Versace on the Floorsingle by the singer Bruno Mars.
Success in the cinema
Also in 2017 Zendaya made her film debut playing the role of MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the first film in the Spider-Man trilogy created by the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film grossed $117 million in its opening weekend and marked the young actress’ definitive rise to fame.
In the same year he takes part in the film The Greatest Showman, the acclaimed musical starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron. In 2019 he returns to the cinema with MJ with the sequel Spider-Man: Far from Home.
2019 is a decidedly prosperous year: the actress stars in Euphoria, HBO series, and gets a huge success. The interpretation of her, in the role of the protagonist Rue Bennett, is worth the Emmy award.
Zendaya in Euphoria
In 2020 he takes part in Dunes, film adaptation of a 1965 science fiction novel, also covering the role of producer. In the same year she is the protagonist of Malcolm & Mariefilm shot during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zendaya in Dune (photo by Chiabella James)
In 2021 he returns as MJ in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Private life
Since 2017, Zendaya has been romantically linked to Tom Holland, the Spiderman of the MCU world. The arrow was shot right during the filming of the first film. Reports of the relationship had initially been denied; only in 2021 was it made official, unleashing delirium among fans.
Tom Holland and Zendaya (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Zendaya has stated that she has been a vegetarian since the age of eleven.
A curiosity is that in 2015 a doll was dedicated to her by Mattel. It reproduces the look worn by the actress during the Oscars of the same year. On it, the actress said:
“When I was little, I couldn’t find a doll that looked like me. But now, how times have changed!”.
And now?
We will find the multifaceted actress soon in the cinema. In fact, they will come out this year challengers, the story of a tennis champion turned coach (September 15, 2023) and the sequel to Duneswhich is scheduled to debut on November 17th.
