Yara Sayeh Shahidi: personal life, movies, web series, boyfriend, and other details

Yara Sayeh Shahidi is a model and actress from the United States. She gained fame for her leading role as Zoey Johnson, the oldest daughter, on the television sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off, Grown-ish. Shahidi has also appeared in films such as Imagine That, Smallfoot, and as the lead in The Sun Is Also a Star.

At the age of 6, Shahidi began her career in television commercials and print advertisements for a variety of companies such as Ralph Lauren, McDonald’s, Target, GapKids, Disney, Guess Kids, and The Children’s Place. She frequently worked alongside her mother and younger brother in various print and broadcast campaigns.

Shahidi made her debut on the big screen in 2009, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in the Paramount Pictures film Imagine That, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film. In 2010, she also appeared in the Angelina Jolie action film Salt as a neighbor. Additionally, in the television series The First Family in 2012, she portrayed Chloe Johnson, the daughter of President William Johnson.

Yara Sayeh Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. She is the daughter of Afshin Shahidi and Keri Shahidi and has two siblings, Sayeed Shahidi and Ehsan Shahidi. She is an American citizen and her full name is Yara Sayeh Shahidi. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.