Yara Shahidi aka Yara Sayeh Shahidi is an American actress and model. In this article, we discuss Yara Shahidi’s siblings and their careers.

Yara is a beautiful young actress. She measures up to 160 cm. His body weight is around 45 kg (99 lb).

She is an American national and believes in the Islamic religion. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius and her ethnicity is African-American, hereditary and Iranian.

Biography of Yara Shahidi

Born February 10, 2000,

Her birthplace is Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, where she grew up. She currently lives in Minnesota, USA.

Yara first attended a local school in Minnesota. After graduating, she attended a local high school. She then began studying at the Dwight Global Online School and graduated in 2017.

She started her studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, USA. She decided to specialize in interdisciplinary sociology and African-American studies.

Yara made her film debut in 2009 in the fantasy comedy Imagine That. Yara was cast as the child – Olivia Danielson – in this Karey Kirkpatrick creation. In Phillip Noyce’s 2010 action thriller Salt, she appeared as Salt’s young neighbor.

She starred as Katie in Gregor Jordan’s thriller Unthinkable in 2010. Yara then appeared in Jim Field Smith’s comedy Butter. She appeared in the film under the name Destiny.

She received several nominations for this role, including the BET Award for YoungStar (2016), the Teen Choice Award for Best Actress in a Television Comedy, and the NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Since then, she has appeared in major TV series like Trollhunters (2016-18), 3Below (2018-19), The Fosters (2014), etc.

She is also a social activist and founder of Eighteen x 18, which she co-founded with Now This. Yara first gained widespread public interest with her role in “Imagine That.”

Since then, she has appeared in famous films like Butter (2011), Smallfoot (2018), The Sun Is Also a Star (2019), Fearless (2020), etc. Yara plays the character of Zoey Johnson in the American sitcom series Black-ish (since 2014) and returns with her role in the spin-off series Grown-ish (since 2018).

As of 2023, Yara Shahidi’s net worth is $2 million.

Yara is currently single. There are also no reports about his previous relationship.

Yara Shahidi’s parents are Afshin and Keri-Salter Shahidi. Yara Shahidi’s father’s name is Afshin Shahidi and he is a photographer by profession.

Her mother’s name is Keri-Salter Shahidi, who is a housewife. Yara grew up in an Islamic family.

Yara Shahidi Siblings: Meet Sayeed and Ehsan Shahidi

She also has two brothers, both younger than her. His brother’s name is: Sayeed Shahidi is an actor by profession and Ehsan Shahidi is a model and actor.

They grew up together in their Minnesota home.