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Zendaya

Zendaya

18 movies on Netflix

Biography

Zendaya is an American actress and singer who got her start as a young dancer and model before gaining attention on the Disney Channel sitcoms Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover, on which she also served as a producer. Born in Oakland, California, she made her feature debut as Michelle Jones-Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), a role she returned to in Far From Home (2019), No Way Home (2021) and Brand New Day (2026). She also appeared in the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and critics praised her work in the romance films Malcolm & Marie (2021), Challengers (2024) and The Drama (2026). Her performance as Rue Bennett on the HBO drama Euphoria brought her two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her the youngest winner of the lead drama actress prize. She has also recorded music, including the album Zendaya.

30years old

Turns 31 on September 1in 323 days

  • Born Oakland
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
18
Career span
14 years2012 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Zendaya was cast as Rocky Blue on Shake It Up after auditioning for the role of CeCe Jones, which went to Bella Thorne.

  2. Behind the award

    Zendaya's performance in Euphoria earned her the 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She was 24 years old, making her the youngest recipient of that award.

  3. First role

    Zendaya took on her first acting part at school, playing a silkworm in a production of James and the Giant Peach.

  4. A role that slipped away

    At TheaterWorks' Palo Alto production of Caroline, or Change, Zendaya took on the part of Joe, which had been written with a male performer in mind.

  5. A first

    In 2026, after three of her films together took in more than $4 billion worldwide, Zendaya was called the highest-grossing actor of that year.

Zendaya movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Spider-Man: No Way Home2021 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias MJ

    IMDb rating 8.11.1M votes

  2. Dune: Part Two2024 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Chani

    IMDb rating 8.4794K votes

  3. Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026as MJ

    IMDb rating 8.0302K votes

  4. Challengers2024as Tashi Donaldson

    IMDb rating 7.0185K votes

  5. Spider-Man: Far from Home2019as MJ

    IMDb rating 7.3676K votes

  6. Spider-Man: Homecoming2017as Michelle

    IMDb rating 7.4838K votes

  7. The Drama2026as Emma

    IMDb rating 7.1128K votes

  8. The Greatest Showman2017as Anne Wheeler

    IMDb rating 7.5354K votes

Most often with

Jon Watts directed three of these films, Denis Villeneuve two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Marisa Tomei, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Marisa TomeiTom Holland, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tom HollandJacob Batalon, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jacob BatalonJon Favreau, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jon FavreauMartin Starr, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin StarrTimothée Chalamet, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Timothée ChalametJon WattsDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Jon WattsDenis VilleneuveDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Denis Villeneuve

Films together

Box office

What Zendaya's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$8.6 billion

12 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 18 films: 12 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026as MJ$2.5 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Spider-Man: Brand New Day2026as MJ
    $2.5B28.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Spider-Man: No Way Home2021as MJ
    $1.9B22.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Spider-Man: Far from Home2019as MJ
    $1.1B13.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Spider-Man: Homecoming2017as Michelle
    $881M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Dune: Part Two2024as Chani
    $715M8.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Greatest Showman2017as Anne Wheeler
    $459M5.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Dune2021as Chani
    $411M4.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Smallfoot2018as Meechee (voice)
    $214M2.5% of the total
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), $164 millionThe Drama (2026), $133 millionChallengers (2024), $94.2 millionHans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert (2025), $431,405

$391 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

Eleven awards and honors from 2016 to 2023, three of them major.

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Zendaya's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2023Best Actress – Television Series DramaEuphoriaWon
Emmy Awards
2022Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesEuphoriaWon
2020Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesEuphoriaWon
Other honors
2022Time 100Honored
2021Crystal AwardWon
2020Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Drama SeriesEuphoriaWon
2020Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series DramaEuphoriaWon
2019Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV ActressK.C. UndercoverWon
2019Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActressSpider-Man: Far From HomeWon
2017Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV ActressK.C. UndercoverWon
2016Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV ActressK.C. UndercoverWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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