23 Startling and Need-to-Know Facts about Rising Star ‘Zendaya’
Her cinematic debut came with Spiderman: Homecoming in 2017, playing the role of “MJ Watson” – an indirect adaptation of Mary-Jane Watson from the comics, Peter Parker’s off-and-on-again squeeze. Zendaya’s on-screen character is named Michelle Jones-Watson, a slight alteration on the source material.
Zendaya enjoys watching the Harry Potter films more often than you would think, being quoted as saying, “People think I’m crazy, but I watch Harry Potter, like, once a day.” [1] BusinessInsider.com
Her heritage is African-Americana, Scottish, and German.
She holds the record for youngest contestant of ‘Dancing with the Stars’, finishing 2nd place in the competition — at just 16 years of age.
Zendaya won an Emmy for her portrayal of “Rue” in the HBO series ‘Euphoria’.
She is a part of the main cast of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune duology, playing the Fremen “Chani Kynes”; future companion and concubine of Paul Atredes – the main character of the story.
