Yara Shahidi

Yara Sayeh Shahidi is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child, appearing in the films Imagine That, Butter and Alex Cross. Shahidi gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off series Grown-ish.

Guest Appearances

November 21, 2024

We’re sharing a new podcast with you on the I Weigh feed. Host Yara Shahidi sits down with incredible changemakers to unlock their secrets to conquering life, love, career, and everything in between with unwavering confidence and hope.

February 24, 2015

Extremely talented actress and youngest guest in OMFG! history, Yara Shahidi, joins Deanna & Emily to talk about her hit ABC show Black-ish, what she’s currently crocheting, and her obsession with detective podcasts. She also tells us about her experience winning a NAACP award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, sings *NSYNC’s “Gone” in Spanish, and has some of the best life advice we’ve heard yet.