A model and actress from the United States, Yara Sayeh Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000. She rose to prominence for her leading role as Zoey Johnson on the comedy Black-ish (2014–2022) and its spinoff series Grown-ish (2018–present).
In addition to The Sun Is Also a Star, she had the major part in Smallfoot (2018) and Imagine That (2009). She made the list of “The 30 Most Influential Teenagers of 2016” published by Time.
Is Yara Shahidi Arabic?
Keri Salter Shahidi and photographer Afshin Shahidi welcomed Yara Sayeh Shahidi into the world in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Her mother, Keri Salter, is of African-American and Choctaw origin, but her father Afshin is Persian. Afshin was one of Prince’s main photographers up until his passing in 2016.
In addition, Prince saved a hand-signed image of Yara wearing an editing outfit at Paisley Park, which is seen on the VIP Tour. When Yara was 4 years old, the Shahidi family relocated to California for Afshin’s job. She has a younger brother named Ehsan and is the older sister of child model and actor Sayeed Shahidi. Her cousin is the rapper Nas.
