Zendaya started out as a Disney star, and is now iN some of today’s most popular movies and television shows. Zendaya was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California to parents Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Coleman. Zendaya is part of a big family and is the youngest of six children. Her three older sisters, Kaylee, Katianna and Annabelle and her two older brothers Austin and Julien are all half siblings from her fathers previous relationship.
Zendaya started out modeling when she was very young, and got her first television role in 2010 when she played Rocky Blue, alongside Bella Thorne in Disney Channel's "Shake it Up." She was in other Disney television shows and movies like "Frenemies" in 2012, "Zapped" in 2014 and "K.C. Undercover" from 2015-2018 before she started getting roles outside of the Disney universe.
One of the roles she is most known for now is as Michelle Jones or MJ in "Spider-Man: Homecoming," "Spider-Man: Far from Home," and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" where she plays Spider-Man's (Tom Holland) love interest. Some other movies Zendaya has been in are "The Greatest Showman," "Dune" and "Malcolm & Marie." Zendaya still does work in television in addition to her movie roles and plays Rue in "Euphoria," which she won an Emmy for in 2020.
Zendaya hasn’t been overly public with any of her romantic relationships through the years, but she has been connected to Trevor Jackson, Odell Beckham Jr. and "Euphoria" co-star Jacob Elordi in the past. Most recently, she has been more public with her "Spider-Man" boyfriend, Tom Holland. Dating rumors had been floating around for a while, but in July 2021, pictures hit the internet of the two kissing in a car. After that, they have been posting pictures of one another on Instagram and have been seen together in public on many occasions.
