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She was born in Oakland, California, U.S. -
At age 8, Zendaya joined a hip-hop dance troupe called Future Shock Oakland and was a member for three years. -
She made her television debut as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up 2010. -
She released the singles Swag It Out and Watch Me. -
She signed with Hollywood Records in 2012. -
Zendaya's first film role was in Frenemies 2012, a Disney Channel Original Movie. -
Her feature film debut came in 2017 with the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming -
Her other film roles include the musical The Greatest Showman. -
Zendaya's biggest commercial success as a musician came with her Zac Efron collaboration, Rewrite the Stars, from The Greatest Showman soundtrack.
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Zendaya was ranked one of the best-dressed women in 2018 by fashion website Net-a-Porter. -
She later starred in its sequels. Zendaya's role as Rue Bennett, a struggling drug-addicted teenager, in the HBO teen drama series Euphoria. -
In October 2020, she won the Visionary Award at the CNMI Green Carpet Fashion Awards for promoting diversity and inclusion in fashion and film. -
She acted in the romantic drama Malcolm & Marie. -
She acted in the science fiction epic Dune. -
As of November 2021, Zendaya has been in a relationship with her Spider-Man co star Tom Holland.