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Yara Shahidi

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Yara Shahidi
Reid, an avid video gamer and overall slacker, is about to unlock the hardest video game level on Earth… babysitting!
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Fearless (2020)
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Yara Shahidi was born on 10 February 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018).
BornFebruary 10, 2000
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Yara Shahidi, The Kid Mero, and Desus Nice in Watermarked X-rays (2021)
Yara Shahidi in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi in Dear... (2020)
Angelina Jolie and Yara Shahidi in Salt (2010)
Yara Shahidi in Salt (2010)
Yara Shahidi and Luka Sabbat in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi and Luka Sabbat in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi in Grown-ish (2018)
Yara Shahidi and Luka Sabbat in Grown-ish (2018)

Known for

Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
Salt
6.4
  • Salt's Young Neighbor
  • 2010
Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
Black-ish
7.3
TV Series
  • Zoey Johnson
  • Zora
Yara Shahidi and Marcus Scribner in Grown-ish (2018)
Grown-ish
6.5
TV Series
  • Zoey Johnson
Matthew Fox and Tyler Perry in Alex Cross (2012)
Alex Cross
5.1
  • Janelle Cross
  • 2012

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Actress

  • Extrapolations
    • In Production
  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
    • In Production
  • Peter Pan & Wendy
    • Post-production
  • Sitting in Bars with Cake
    • Post-production
  • Yara Shahidi and Marcus Scribner in Grown-ish (2018)
    Grown-ish
  • Yara Shahidi in Yara Shahidi's Day Off (2022)
    Yara Shahidi's Day Off
  • Jacob Tremblay and Gaten Matarazzo in My Father's Dragon (2022)
    My Father's Dragon
    • (voice)
  • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
    Black-ish
  • Dior Forever: New Generation Clean Foundation (2022)
    Dior Forever: New Generation Clean Foundation
  • Will Brisbin, Marsai Martin, Lilly Noelle Bartlam, Iain Armitage, Keegan Hedley, Callum Shoniker, Kingsley Marshall, and Shayle Simons in PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
    PAW Patrol: The Movie
    • (voice)
  • Forward: The Future of Black Music (2021)
    Forward: The Future of Black Music
  • Jonah Hill in Adidas Originals: Superstar - Change Is a Team Sport (2020)
    Adidas Originals: Superstar - Change Is a Team Sport
  • Miles Robbins, Jadakiss, and Yara Shahidi in Fearless (2020)
    Fearless
    • (voice)
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Cole, Tracee Ellis Ross, Christina Anthony, Tika Sumpter, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Arica Himmel, and Ethan William Childress in Mixed-ish (2019)
    Mixed-ish
    • (uncredited)
  • #AerieREAL Role Models
  • Alliances: A Trick of Light (2019)
    Alliances: A Trick of Light
  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018)
    3Below: Tales of Arcadia
    • (voice)
  • Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton in The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
    The Sun Is Also a Star
  • Danny DeVito, James Corden, Common, LeBron James, Channing Tatum, Ely Henry, Gina Rodriguez, Zendaya, and Jimmy Tatro in Smallfoot (2018)
    Smallfoot
    • (voice)

Producer

  • Sitting in Bars with Cake
    • Post-production
  • Yara Shahidi and Marcus Scribner in Grown-ish (2018)
    Grown-ish
  • Hair Love (2019)
    Hair Love

Director

  • Growing Up (2022)
    Growing Up
  • Shatterbox (2018)
    Shatterbox
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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BUILD: Yara Shahidi -- What Her Character Taught Her About Herself
Interview 1:27
BUILD: Yara Shahidi -- What Her Character Taught Her About Herself
BUILD: Yara Shahidi Talks About Meeting Michelle Obama
Interview 1:56
BUILD: Yara Shahidi Talks About Meeting Michelle Obama
Butter
Interview 1:08
Butter
Imagine That
Interview 0:36
Imagine That
Season 2 Trailer
Trailer 2:37
Season 2 Trailer
Teaser - Zoey Through the Years
Trailer 0:35
Teaser - Zoey Through the Years
Season 3 Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Season 3 Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • February 10, 2000
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Afshin Shahidi
    • Sayeed Shahidi(Sibling)
  • (July 2-22, 2006) Stage: Appeared As Annie Warbucks In Annie At Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts in Reno, Nevada.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Daughter of Afshin Shahidi, a photographer, and Keri Shahidi, an actress. Her father is Iranian-American. Her mother is African-American.
  • Quotes
    Life is too long NOT to make mistakes!

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