Yara Shahidi Net Worth

Yara Shahidi is an American actress, model, and activist, who has a net worth of $2 million as of 2023. She is one of the up-and-coming Hollywood actresses who has amassed a lot of fame quickly.

Yara Shahidi Bio

Yara Shahidi (Yara Sayeh Shahidi) is an American and Iranian actress, model, and activist who was born on February 10, 2000. She rose to prominence as Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish (2014–present) and its spin-off series Grown-ish (2018–present).

Her film credits include 2009’s Imagine That and 2018’s Smallfoot. Shahidi, a Harvard University student, is well-known for her activism in support of female and racial equality, as well as political awareness.

Yara Shahidi Age

Yara is 23 years old as of 2023, having been born on February 10, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States. She is an American citizen. Her zodiac sign is also Aquarius.

Yara Shahidi Height

Yara is 5′ 3′′ tall, has vital stats of 32-23-32, and wears shoe size 8.5US.

Yara Shahidi Weight

Yara weighs 51 kg, or 112 pounds.

Yara Shahidi Family

Yara Shahidi is the daughter of Afshin Shahidi, an Iranian American photographer, and Keri Salter Shahidi, an African American with Choctaw ancestry. When Yara was four years old, the family relocated to California for Afshin’s job.

Yara Shahidi Siblings

Sayeed Shahidi, a child actor and model, and Ehsan are her two younger brothers. Nas (Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) is their cousin. He is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.

Regarding her education, Shahidi is currently enrolled at Harvard University; information about her high school education has not yet been released, but we will keep you updated as soon as we learn more.

Yara Shahidi Brother

Sayeed Shahidi, a child actor and model, and Ehsan are her two younger brothers.

Yara Shahidi Dating

The 18-year-old young actress is currently single and is more concerned with her career and studies than with dating a boy.

Yara Shahidi Children

Details about Shahidi’s children are not known to the public as a result of our research; however, this information will be updated as soon as it becomes available.

Yara Shahidi Career

Shahidi’s career began at the age of six, when she appeared in television and print advertisements for companies such as McDonald’s, Ralph Lauren, Target, GapKids, Disney, Guess Kids, and The Children’s Place. In various print and broadcast campaigns, she frequently collaborated with her mother and younger brother.

She made her film debut in 2009, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ Imagine That, for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for best performance in a feature film.

She also appeared as a next-door neighbor in Angelina Jolie’s action film Salt in 2010. In 2012, she portrayed Chloe Johnson, President William Johnson’s daughter, in the television series The First Family.

She debuted as 14-year-old Zoey Johnson in ABC’s prime-time comedy Black-ish in September 2014. In December, she received an NAACP Image Award for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy.’

Shahidi signed with New York’s Women Management modeling agency in 2016, hoping to provide a platform for more women of color to be cast in diverse roles.

In 2017, ABC announced that she would star in a Black-ish spinoff called Grown-ish, which would air on its sister network Freeform. The show debuted on January 3, 2018.

Fashion website Net-a-Porter named her one of the best-dressed women in 2018.

Shahidi is well-known for her activism in support of female and racial equality, as well as political awareness. Eighteen x 18 was co-founded by her and social news publisher NowThis. Yara’s Club, a collaboration with the Young Women’s Leadership Network (YWLN) of New York, provides online mentorship in the hopes of ending poverty through education.

Yara Shahidi Havard

Her activism has resulted in numerous accomplishments. Former First Lady Michelle Obama had taken notice of her and wrote her a letter of recommendation to Harvard University. Teen Vogue also gave her the opportunity to interview Hillary Clinton in 2017.

Yara Shahidi Movies & TV Shows

Movies

• 2009: Imagine That as Olivia Danielson
• 2010: Salt as Salt’s Young Neighbor
  : Unthinkable as Katie
• 2011: Butter as Destiny
• 2012: Alex Cross as Janelle Cross
• 2018: Smallfoot as Brenda (voice)
• 2019: The Sun Is Also a Star as Natasha Kingsley

TV Shows

• 2018–present: Grown-ish as Zoey Johnson
• 2018–2019: 3Below as Darci Scott (voice)
• 2016–2018: Trollhunters as Darci Scott (voice)
• 2014: Bad Teacher as Jalissa
• 2014: The Fosters as Maddie
• 2014–present: Black-ish as Zoey Johnson
• 2013: Scandal as Young Olivia Pope
• 2012: The Finder as Adina
• 2012–2013: The First Family as Chloe Johnson
• 2011: The Cape as Layla
• 2011: Family Guy as Little Girl (voice)
• 2011: Rip City as Montana
• 2010: Lie to Me as Olivia
• 2010: $h*! My Dad Says as Girl Scout
• 2009: In the Motherhood as Esther
• 2009: Cold Case as Meesha Sullivan ’91
• 2009: Wizards of Waverly Place as Olive
• 2007: Entourage as Kandace West