As an actress, style icon, and all-around it-girl, Zendaya is an A-lister that transcends film genres.

Starting out as a Disney child star, teen recording artist, and Tumblr style inspo within the late 2010s, the actress has grow to be an Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated starlet and high-fashion icon through consistent exertions and skill. She now has two Emmy awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series, is a fixture within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has one Oscar-nominated film under her belt and is busy shooting its sequel. And at just 26, this is unquestionably only the start.

Issa Rae likely put it best when she asked Zendaya directly, “Whenever you get up within the morning and look within the mirror, how hard do you have got to fight the urge to say ‘wow…these other b*tches aren’t even close’?” A sound query we’re still trying to find the reply to, because the actress and producer never ceases to amaze and always raises the bar with each her work and her style!

Take a have a look at the roles that made Zendaya an undeniable superstar.

01

Shake it Up!, 2010-2013

Starring as Rocky Blue on the hit Disney Channel comedy, the young starlet showed off the acting prowess that may turn her into Hollywood’s most coveted It-Girl (and the dance moves that made her a kids’ music star from age 14-17). The show followed two girls with big dreams of becoming skilled dancers that landed their way onto an area Soul-Train-style dance show and juggle their passion and their school and residential lives.

02

K.C. Undercover, 2015-2018

Headlining a second show on Disney Channel before even turning 18, Zendaya starred as a math whiz who gets whisked into the world of governmental espionage when she stumbles across her parents’ secret life as international spies. Recruited by her father (played by Kadeem Hardison) K.C. and her family save the nation by dinnertime every episode, with their friends and neighbors being none the wiser.

03

Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017

Zendaya stamped herself as a bonafide star when she joined the MCU as Peter Parker’s best friend-turned object of affection, MJ Watson. Zendaya’s fresh tackle the character found her as a dry-witted and observant tomboy, completely unconcerned with impressing her peers – and fans loved it across this film and its two additional sequels: Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

04

The Biggest Showman, 2017

Zendaya heightened her profile within the mainstream much more along with her role within the wildly popular musical, The Biggest Showman, chronicling the turn of the century formation of the fashionable concept of the circus by P.T. Barnum. Zendaya starred as pink-haired acrobat and trapeze artist Anne Wheeler, younger sister to Yahya Abdul-Mateen, II and love interest to Zack Efron. Speak about star power!

05

Malcolm & Marie, 2021

Zendaya made waves along with her most adult role yet in Malcolm & Marie, the initially mysterious pandemic project between herself, her Euphoria collaborator Sam Levinson, and John David Washington. Getting into the role of co-producer on a distant secluded set and with a minimal crew in Joshua Tree, CA, she portrayed a recovering drug addict having a relationship-shifting argument along with her boyfriend on one among the most important nights of his profession.

06

Dune, 2021

The sci-fi fantasy flick that was once thought unadaptable to screen pushed Zendaya into her first Oscar-nominated project. On a distant planet within the much more distant future, the starlet starred as Chani, a mysterious woman that the story’s principal character often sees in his dreams.

07

Euphoria, 2019 – Present

The role that made her a 2x Best Actress Emmy-winner! In the event you live under a rock, this HBO hit sees Zendaya as teenage pill-addict Rue Bennett, clashing along with her family and discovering who she is thru intense addiction, depression, and grief, while still attending the eleventh grade. With high drama and high tension, the show had viewers hooked ever since its June 2019 premiere.