Yara Shahidi

Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films ''Imagine That'' (2009), ''Butter'' (2011) and ''Alex Cross'' (2012).

Shahidi gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022) and its spin-off series ''Grown-ish'' (2018–2024). She received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for ''Black-ish'' and three NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for ''Grown-ish''. ''Time'' included her on "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016" list. She did voice over work in the films ''Smallfoot'' (2018), ''Fearless'' (2020), ''PAW Patrol: The Movie'' (2021), and ''My Father's Dragon'' (2022).

Shahidi played her first adult lead role in the 2019 drama film, ''The Sun Is Also a Star''. In 2023, she played Tinker Bell in the fantasy adventure film ''Peter Pan & Wendy'', and executive produced and starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, ''Sitting in Bars with Cake''. Provided by Wikipedia