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Yara Shahidi Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Yara Shahidi Biography

Yara Shahidi is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. She is best known for her role as Zoey Johnson in the ABC series Blackish and its spinoff Grownish. She starred in Imagine That in 2009 with Best known for playing Zoey Johnson on the ABC series Black-ish and its spin-off Grown-ish. In 2009, she 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.. In 2010, she was also in the Angelina Jolie movie Salt. Later, she starred in The Sun Is Also a Star.

She appeared in an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place, starring She was in an episode of the children’s show Wizards of Waverly Place, starring Jennifer Stone..

Shahidi made her cinematic debut in 2009, starring 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. She also appeared in the Angelina Jolie action film Salt in 2010 as a next door neighbor. In 2012, she played Chloe Johnson, the daughter of President William Johnson, in the TV series The First Family.

On January 11th, Shahidi received a gift from Beyonce, a then-unreleased ADIDAS X Ivy Park collection, which sparked rumours that Shahidi might be signing with Adidas. On January 25th, Shahidi has announced through her Instagram profile that she has signed a partnership with Adidas, joining the Superstar “Change Is A Team Sport” campaign along with Jonah Hill, Blackpink, Kerwin Frost, Pharrell Williams, and Paul Pogba among others.

Her younger brother Her younger brother Sayeed starred alongside her on The First Family. was a star alongside her on The First Family.

NameYara Shahidi
First NameYara
Last NameShahidi
OccupationTv Actress
BirthdayFebruary 10
Birth Year2000
Place of BirthMinneapolis
Home TownMinnesota
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignAquarius
Full/Birth Name
ParentsAfshin Shahidi, Keri Shahidi
SiblingsSayeed Shahidi, Ehsan Shahidi
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2016, she signed to model with New York’s Women Management modeling agency, in hopes of providing a platform to see more women of color in diverse roles.

Yara Shahidi Net Worth

Yara Shahidi is one of the richest Tv Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yara Shahidi's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At six years old, she began to appear in commercials for fashion.

On the TV series The First Family, she was cast as Chloe Johnson’s daughter.

Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress, model, and activist. She gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish (2014–present) and its spin-off series Grown-ish (2018–present). Her film credits include Imagine That (2009), Smallfoot (2018), and the lead role in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019). Time included her on “The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016” list.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Shahidi’s activism was noticed by former first lady Michelle Obama, who wrote her a letter of recommendation to Harvard University. She was also given the opportunity by Teen Vogue to interview Hillary Clinton in 2017.

She was ranked one of the best dressed women in 2018 by fashion website Net-a-Porter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yara Shahidi height 5 ft 3 in Yara weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 3 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

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’.

Shahidi has publicly supported Jussie Smollett after reports that Smollett faked a hate crime for personal and monetary gain. In April 2019, at the NAACP Image Awards, Shahidi stated, “I stand with Jussie” after Chris Rock made jokes at Smollett’s expense.

Who is Yara Shahidi Dating?

According to our records, Yara Shahidi is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Yara Shahidi’s is not dating anyone.

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ABC announced in 2017 that Shahidi would be headlining a Black-ish spinoff, titled Grown-ish, on its sister network Freeform. The series premiered on January 3, 2018.

Top Facts about Yara Shahidi

  1. Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000.
  2. She is of Iranian and African-American descent.
  3. Shahidi began acting at the age of six.
  4. She rose to fame for her role in “Black-ish”.
  5. In 2018, she starred in her own spin-off show “Grown-ish”.
  6. Shahidi has been an advocate for social justice issues.
  7. She founded Eighteen x ’18 to encourage young people to vote.
  8. In 2020, she became a Harvard University student.
  9. Shahidi has won several awards for her acting and activism.
  10. Her Instagram account has over 5 million followers.

Facts & Trivia

Yara Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Yara Shahidi celebrates birthday on February 10 of every year.

She was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

What ethnicity is Yara Shahidi?

The daughter of an African-American mother and Iranian father, Shahidi started her career shooting in commercials for the likes of McDonald’s, Ralph Lauren , Disney and Target. Aged 14, she starred in ABC’s prime-time comedy “Black-ish,” which earned her the Young Stars Award at the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles.

Is Yara Shahidi a Nigerian?

Yara Sayeh Shahidi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Keri Salter Shahidi and Afshin Shahidi, a photographer. Her mother, Keri Salter, is of African-American and Choctaw heritage, whereas her father Afshin is Iranian. The family moved to California for Afshin’s work when Yara was 4 years old.

How are Nas and Yara related?

Yara Shahidi and Nasir (a.k.a Nas) Jones Yara Shahidi is the second cousin of Nas. The Grown-ish star has spoken honestly about her mom, Keri Shahidi, growing up in Queens, New York alongside Nas. Yara was even a flower girl at his 2005 wedding to singer Kelis.

Who is Yara Shahidi brother?

Brothers

Did Zoey leave Black-ish?

Yara Shahidi will be heading to Harvard in the fall at the same time that her character Zoey Johnson will be leaving for college, which will in turn lead to the spinoff “grown-ish” premiering in early 2018.

You may read full biography about Yara Shahidi from Wikipedia.