Zendaya is going from Disney star to a box-office wonder.
She was only 14-years-old when she landed her first on-screen role on Disney Channel. Since then, the dancer, singer, and actress has written a book, designed her own shoe line, and joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
As if that wasn't enough, the 19-year-old is an activist and feminist, fighting for equality and diversity.
Meet the next Marvel phenom below:
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born September 1, 1996 and grew up in Oakland, California.
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She was introduced to theater and acting as a young child because her mother was the house manager at the California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda.
Source: Diablo Magazine
She quickly got into dancing and was in a hip-hop troupe when she was only 8 years old.
Source: W Magazine
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