Zendaya American Actress Known for Spider-Man: No Way Home

Zendaya, born 1 September 1996 in Oakland, is an American actress and singer. She is known for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Oak Park High School, finishing in 2015; American Conservatory Theater; and California Shakespeare Theater.

Career

Her first listed screen credit dates to 2010, with Good Luck Charlie. Work from the 2010s includes Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017, as Michelle Jones, Michelle) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019, as Michelle Jones, MJ). Dune (2021, as Chani) and The Odyssey (2026, as Athena) are among her 2020s credits.

The list below counts 16 films and 5 TV series from 2010 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (9), followed by adventure (7) and science fiction (6). Of her four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) has the highest, at $1.92 billion.

Tom Holland appears in six of her listed titles, including Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) and Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version (2022). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Jon Favreau (four titles) and Hannibal Buress (three titles). Jon Watts directed four of her titles on record. Bob Koherr is credited as director on two of them, including A.N.T. Farm (2011).

Music credits include 4 albums and 9 singles, among them All for Us (2019). The genres linked to her work are pop rock and contemporary r&b. She is listed as playing piano. She has released music through Hollywood Records. The Instagram account had 176M followers when last counted in April 2026.

Recognition

Zendaya’s wins include two Primetime Emmy Awards (2020 and 2022). Other wins include the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2023) for Euphoria and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (2019) for Spider-Man: Far From Home. Her awards record shows 11 wins.

Personal life

She is married to Tom Holland.