Yara Shahidi

Biography

Yara Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles in the films Salt (2010) and Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), as well as the role of Zoey Johnson on the television series Black-ish (2014–2022) and Grown-ish (2018–2024).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The View

Cold Case

Scandal

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (25)

• The Beekeeper 22027
• Street Smart2026 · as Stella
• ChikaBOOM!2026
• Sitting in Bars with Cake2023 · as Jane
• Peter Pan & Wendy2023 · as Tinker Bell
• My Father's Dragon2022 · as Callie (voice)
• black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special2022 · as Self
• PAW Patrol: The Movie2021 · as Kendra Wilson (voice)
• Between the World and Me2020 · as Self
• The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special2020 · as Self
• All In: The Fight for Democracy2020 · as Self
• Fearless2020 · as Melanie (voice)
• Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 20202020 · as Self
• This Changes Everything2019 · as Self
• The Sun Is Also a Star2019 · as Natasha Kingsley
• Camp! The Movie2019 · as Self
• Smallfoot2018 · as Brenda (voice)
• Alex Cross2012 · as Janelle Cross
• Butter2012 · as Destiny
• Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap!2010 · as Little Girl (voice)
• Salt2010 · as Salt's Young Neighbor
• Unthinkable2010 · as Katie
• Imagine That2009 · as Olivia Danielson
• Bloom—
• One Attempt Remaining—

All TV Shows (39)

• The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer2025
• Extrapolations2023 · as Carmen Jalili
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Amend: The Fight for America2021 · as Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• Dear...2020 · as Self
• Thanks a Million2020 · as Herself
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Beanie (voice)
• Explained2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• grown-ish2018 · as Zoey Johnson
• Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia2016 · as Darci (voice)
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• black-ish2014 · as Zoey Johnson
• Bad Teacher2014 · as Jalissa
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Radio Disney Music Awards2013 · as Self
• Radio Disney Music Awards2013 · as Self - Presenter
• The First Family2012 · as Chloe Johnson
• Scandal2012 · as Young Olivia
• The Finder2012 · as Adina Abreu
• The Cape2011 · as Layla Voyt
• $#*! My Dad Says2010 · as Girl Scout
• In the Motherhood2009
• Lie to Me2009 · as Olivia
• Wizards of Waverly Place2007 · as Olive
• Cold Case2003 · as Meesha Sullivan (1991)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Kids' Choice Awards1987 · as Self - Presenter