Yara Shahidi

Acting

Yara Shahidi

Born 10 February 2000 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA · 26

Yara Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles in the films Salt (2010) and Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), as well as the role of Zoey Johnson on the television series Black-ish (2014–2022) and Grown-ish (2018–2024).

Known for

Highlights

Wizards of Waverly Place2007 · Series · Olive
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia2016 · Series · Darci (voice)
Lie to Me2009 · Series · Olivia
Salt2010 · Film · Salt's Young Neighbor
PAW Patrol: The Movie2021 · Film · Kendra Wilson (voice)
Smallfoot2018 · Film · Brenda (voice)

Filmography

Movies

14 films

Street Smart2026 · Film · Stella
Sitting in Bars with Cake2023 · Film · Jane
Peter Pan & Wendy2023 · Film · Tinker Bell
My Father's Dragon2022 · Film · Callie (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Movie2021 · Film · Kendra Wilson (voice)
Fearless2020 · Film · Melanie (voice)
The Sun Is Also a Star2019 · Film · Natasha Kingsley
Smallfoot2018 · Film · Brenda (voice)
Alex Cross2012 · Film · Janelle Cross
Butter2012 · Film · Destiny
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!2010 · Film · Little Girl (voice)
Salt2010 · Film · Salt's Young Neighbor
Unthinkable2010 · Film · Katie
Imagine That2009 · Film · Olivia Danielson

Filmography

Series

16 shows

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer2025 · Series
Extrapolations2023 · Series · Carmen Jalili
Summer Camp Island2018 · Series · Beanie (voice)
grown-ish2018 · Series · Zoey Johnson
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia2016 · Series · Darci (voice)
black-ish2014 · Series · Zoey Johnson
Bad Teacher2014 · Series · Jalissa
The First Family2012 · Series · Chloe Johnson
Scandal2012 · Series · Young Olivia
The Finder2012 · Series · Adina Abreu
The Cape2011 · Series · Layla Voyt
$#*! My Dad Says2010 · Series · Girl Scout
In the Motherhood2009 · Series
Lie to Me2009 · Series · Olivia
Wizards of Waverly Place2007 · Series · Olive
Cold Case2003 · Series · Meesha Sullivan (1991)