Yara Shahidi
Actress
Birth Date: February 10, 2000
Age: 24 years old
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Child star Yara Shahidi accrued over a dozen screen credits to her name before she had even reached her teens. Born in Minneapolis, MN in 2000 to an African-American mother and Iranian father, Shahidi first appeared in front of the camera when she was just 6 weeks old. After moving to California with her family, she landed her first on-screen role, aged 7, in an episode of "Entourage" (HBO, 2004-11). Two years later, Shahidi was cast in the leading role of Olivia Danielson, the daughter of Eddie Murphy's high-flying executive who takes her father into an imaginary world, in family-friendly comedy "Imagine That" (2009). Following a five-episode stint as Jessica St. Clair's daughter Esther in short-lived sitcom "In The Motherhood" (ABC, 2009)--the first of several projects in which she appeared alongside her younger brother Shaheed--Shahidi played the daughter of Samuel L. Jackson's black-ops officer in the suspense thriller "Unthinkable" (2010) and Angelina Jolie's young neighbor in the spy movie "Salt" (2011). Shahidi then played the key role of champion butter sculptor Destiny in the satirical ensemble comedy "Butter" (2011) and Tyler Perry's daughter in the much maligned big-screen adaptation of "Alex Cross" (2012), before landing a recurring role as the President's daughter, Chloe Johnson, in the hit black sitcom "The First Family" (Syndication, 2012-15). In 2013, Shahidi played the younger version of Kerry Washington's character, Olivia Pope, in several flashback scenes on the hit political thriller "Scandal" (ABC, 2012-). In 2014, she landed her first co-starring role in a television sitcom as the mercurial teenager Zoey Johnson in the Kenya Barris sitcom "black-ish" (ABC, 2014-).
Credits
Live with Kelly and MarkStream
Peter Pan & WendyStream
Sitting in Bars with CakeStream
Sitting in Bars with CakeStream
Sherri
black-ish: A Celebration -- An ABC News Special
Becoming: Michelle Obama in Conversation
The Kids Tonight ShowStream
Grown-ish from Freeform
Amend: The Fight for AmericaStream
PAW Patrol: The Movie
Between the World and MeStream
Wilmore
The Drew Barrymore ShowStream
Dear...Stream
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Thanks a MillionStream
Fearless
Access Daily
Tamron HallStream
Desus & Mero
The Sun Is Also a Star
GMA Day
Shatterbox
Explained
Dirty Laundry
Oprah at the Apollo
Grown-ishStream
Grown-ishStream
Smallfoot
Small Foot
Access
Access Live
Sister Circle
Black Girls Rock!
Live with Kelly and Ryan
Harry
To Tell the TruthStream
The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
106 & Park Live From BETX
Black-ishStream
Black-ishStream
blackish: Extras
Hollywood Today Live
Bad TeacherStream
Late Night With Seth MeyersStream
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream
The Real
ScandalStream
The FinderStream
Alex CrossStream
Dish Nation
The Marilyn Denis Show
Butter
The Talk
$#*! My Dad Says
Access Hollywood Live
In the MotherhoodStream
Lie to MeStream
Imagine ThatStream
Wizards of Waverly PlaceStream
etalk
Entertainment Tonight Canada
Cold CaseStream
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream
Family Guy
Family GuyStream
The View
Access Hollywood
Good Morning America
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Q&A
How Will ‘Grown-ish’ End for Andre? Marcus Scribner Teases Twists to Come
See How the Original ‘Grown-ish’ Cast Has Grown Since Their First Seasons (PHOTOS)
Exclusive
‘Grown-ish’ Sneak Peek: Yara Shahidi & Marcus Scribner Tease ‘Familiar Faces’ & More in Final Episodes (VIDEO)
8 TV Shows to Stream to Feel Empowered on International Women’s Day
‘Grown-ish’: Will Junior Make it Through College & More Questions We Need Answered By Series Finale
Exclusive
‘Grown-ish’ Sneak Peek: Great News Interrupts Zoey & Aaron’s Date Night (VIDEO)
Spoiler Alert
‘Peter Pan & Wendy’: 4 Best Changes Made for Live-Action Remake (PHOTOS)
Yara Shahidi Announces ‘Grown-ish’ Will End With Season 6 (VIDEO)
See Jude Law as Captain Hook in First ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Teaser (VIDEO)
What We’ll Miss About Zoey & Her Friends on ‘grown-ish’
Best Lines of the Week (July 15-21): ‘It’s Only 9 p.m., the 9 a.m. of Nights’
8 College-Set Shows, Ranked From Least To Most Realistic
Preview
Going Out in Style: ‘Black-ish’ Team Shares Their Favorite Behind-the-Scenes Stories
‘grown-ish’ Adds ‘black-ish’ Star Marcus Scribner for Season 5
Freeform Announces ‘Grown-ish’ Season 4 Return, Series Premiere for ‘Single Drunk Female’
‘Black-ish’ Renewed for 8th and Final Season at ABC
‘Grown-ish’ Returns With New Season 3 Episodes — Will Viewers Wait Long for Season 4?
‘black-ish’ Promo Teases Animated Special & More Coming in Season 7 (VIDEO)
‘Office,’ ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘black-ish’ Stars Exchange Words in Scrabble GO Battle Royale
Which ‘grown-ish’ Character Are You? (QUIZ)
Opinion
What We Loved and Loathed on TV in 2019 (PHOTOS)
TV Insider Podcast at ATX TV Festival: Phylicia Rashad, Yara Shahidi & Melissa Fumero
‘grown-ish’ Season 2: Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey & Luka Sabbat Upped to Series Regulars
Q&A
‘grown-ish’ Star da’Vinchi Talks Playing Cash Mooney and His Future With Zoey
Freeform Renews ‘grown-ish’ for Season 2
Roush Review: New Series ‘grown-ish’ Teaches Zoey Johnson Quite a Few Life Lessons
Yara Shahidi Says ‘black-ish’ Spinoff ‘grown-ish’ Is ‘More Cultural’ Than Sociopolitical in Its Issues
‘Black-ish’ Creator Teases How New Family Dynamics Test the Johnsons in Season 4
Yara Shahidi to Headline Freeform’s ‘black-ish’ Spinoff ‘college-ish’
TV’s Top 9 Female Style Stars Under 30
International Women’s Day 2017: How TV’s Top Female Stars Celebrated
Fashion Face-Off: ‘black-ish’’s Zoey Johnson vs. ‘A Different World’’s Denise Huxtable
