Yara Shahidi Biography

Yara Shahidi is an American model and actress. She has appeared in commercials for a number of products and brands, including ‘McDonald's,’ ‘Target,’ ‘GapKids,’ ‘Ralph Lauren,’ ‘Disney,’ ‘The Children's Place,’ and ‘Guess Kids.’ She is best known for her acting role in the sitcom series ‘Black-ish’ in which she played ‘Zoey Johnson.’ Besides this, she is also famous for portraying the character of ‘Chloe Johnson’ in the series ‘The First Family.’ Shahidi has also guest-starred in TV shows like ‘Entourage,’ ‘Cold Case,’ ‘Wizards of Waverly Place,’ ‘$h*! My Dad Says,’ ‘The Cape,’ ‘Scandal,’ and ‘Bad Teacher.’ As far as her film career is concerned, she has acted in movies like ‘Imagine That,’ ‘Salt,’ ‘Unthinkable,’ ‘Butter,’ and ‘Alex Cross.’ Represented by the ‘Women Management’ modeling agency, Yara Shahidi has won an ‘NAACP Image Award’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy’ for her performance in the series ‘Black-ish.’