Yara Shahidi

Actress
Producer
Director

Jude Law, Yara Shahidi, Alexander Molony, and Ever Anderson answer IMDb’s burning questions. Find out the breakdown of Captain Hook, the new collaborative imagination of Tinker Bell, the cast’s most memorable moments on set, and more.

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Burning Questions With 'Peter Pan & Wendy'

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).

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Awards
- 5 wins & 27 nominations total

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Known for

Salt

6.5

Salt's Young Neighbor

2010

Black-ish

7.3

TV Series

Zoey Johnson
Zora

Grown-ish

6.6

TV Series

Zoey Johnson

Butter

6.2

Destiny

2011

Credits

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Actress

Street Smart
- Stella
- 2026
ChikaBOOM!
Short
- Chika Batstone (voice)
- 2026
Grown-ish
6.6
TV Series
- Zoey Johnson
- 2018–2024
PinkPantheress: Mosquito
5.9
Music Video
- Yara Shahidi
- 2023
Sitting in Bars with Cake
6.5
- Jane
- 2023
Jean Paul Gaultier: Gaultier Divine
3.4
Short
- 2023
Peter Pan & Wendy
4.4
- Tinker Bell
- 2023
Extrapolations
6.2
TV Mini Series
- Carmen Jalilo
- 2023
Dior: Forever 23
6.0
Video
- 2023
Yara Shahidi's Day Off
2.1
TV Series
- 2022
My Father's Dragon
6.5
- Callie (voice)
- 2022
Black-ish
7.3
TV Series
- Zoey Johnson
- Zora
- 2014–2022
PAW Patrol: The Movie
6.1
- Kendra Wilson (voice)
- 2021
Adidas Originals: Superstar - Change Is a Team Sport
6.4
Short
- 2020
Fearless
5.0
- Melanie (voice)
- 2020

Producer

Director

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Clip 3:31

Burning Questions With 'Peter Pan & Wendy'

BUILD: Yara Shahidi -- What Her Character Taught Her About Herself

Personal details

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- Facebook
- Instagram
Height
- 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Born
- February 10, 2000
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Other works
"Summering" Old Navy TV commercial. Co-star Tracee Ellis Ross portrayed Yara's mother on "Black-ish". Directed by Alice Kong, Yara and Tracee are dancing Fatima Robinson's choreography to the 1974 song "You Can Have it All"" by George McCrae as they showcase Old Navy fashions at a pool party.
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