Yara Shahidi Wiki, Biography, Age, Husband, Family, Net Worth

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.