
Yara Shahidi
Biography
Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
2023Sitting in Bars with Cake as Jane
2023Peter Pan & Wendy as Tinker Bell
2023Extrapolations as Carmen Jalili
2022My Father's Dragon as Callie (voice)
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special as Self
2021PAW Patrol: The Movie as Kendra Wilson (voice)
2021Amend: The Fight for America as Self
2020Between the World and Me as Self
2020The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special as Self
2020The Drew Barrymore Show
2020The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
2020All In: The Fight for Democracy as Self
2020Fearless as Melanie (voice)
2020Dear... as Self
2020Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self
2020Thanks a Million as Herself
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019This Changes Everything as Self
2019The Sun Is Also a Star as Natasha Kingsley
2019Camp! The Movie as Self
2019Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
2018Smallfoot as Brenda (voice)
2018Summer Camp Island as Beanie (voice)
2018Explained as Narrator (voice)
2018grown-ish as Zoey Johnson
2016Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Darci (voice)
2016To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2015Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2014black-ish as Zoey Johnson
2014Bad Teacher as Jalisa
2014Bad Teacher as Jalissa
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
2013Radio Disney Music Awards as Self - Presenter
2012Alex Cross as Janelle Cross
2012Butter as Destiny
2012The First Family as Chloe Johnson
2012Scandal as Young Olivia
2012The Finder as Adina Abreu
2011The Cape as Layla Voyt
2010Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! as Little Girl (voice)
2010$#*! My Dad Says as Girl Scout
2010Salt as Salt's Young Neighbor
2010Unthinkable as Katie
2009Imagine That as Olivia Danielson
2009In the Motherhood
2007Wizards of Waverly Place as Olive
2003Cold Case as Meesha Sullivan (1991)
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1997The View as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
—The Beekeeper 2
—Bloom
—Street Smart as Stella
—Love Jones 2








