Every Zendaya Fan Will Want To Make Sure They've Seen Her In All Of These Roles She's Played So Far
If you love Zendaya and her many talents, then you'll appreciate this full list of roles that she's played in her career.
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You might know Zendaya from her time on the most recent 'Euphoria' or you might know her from her days on 'Shake It Up.' Either way, you've probably seen her somewhere, playing in some film.
Zendaya has built a substantial career for herself through mostly film, as her talents are acting, singing, dancing, and everything in between. She began her career with breakout roles on Disney Channel and then expanded to the big screen.
She's played major roles in 'Spiderman: No Way Home' and 'Malcolm & Marie.' Not only has Zendaya taken off from her Disney days, but she's gone into voice acting and she's still booked and busy.
She's done voice acting in films such as 'Space Jam: The New Legacy' and 'Duck Duck Goose.' Overall, she's a well-rounded and talented person.
We really can't wait to see what else Zendaya does in her career because she's been the new hot thing for a while now and it doesn't look like that's changing anytime soon. She's currently filming the second season of 'Dune' so we can expect to see her on the screen again soon.
Let's look into the history of Zendaya's acting career from the start of it on Disney Channel, to starring in HBO's 'Euphoria.'
1. "Shake It Up"
Zendaya's career started off with her co-leading role on "Shake It Up" playing Rocky Blue. She played alongside Bella Thorne in this Disney television show for three years from 2010 to 2013.
Image Source: Everett Collection2. "Pixie Hollow Games"
Zendaya's first role voice acting was in "Pixie Hollow Games" as the garden fairy Fern. She played this role in 2011 and ultimately opened up voice acting for her as well as on-screen acting.
Image Source: Everett Collection3. "Frenemies"
Zendaya's next big role was in "Frenemies" in 2012 as she played alongside Bella Thorne again in this Disney film.
Image Source: Everett Collection4. "Super Buddies"
Disney's "Super Buddies" is an adorable film about dogs, but Zendaya actually voices a pony named Lollipop. She played this role in 2013 as a debut feature for the last of the Air Bud franchise.
5. "Zapped"
Zendaya played in "Zapped" in 2014 and played a leading role, which was Zoey Stevens in the movie.
Image Source: Everett Collection6. "K.C. Undercover"
Zendaya's next big role landed when she played K.C. in Disney's "K.C. Undercover." She played this goofy leading role from 2015 to 2018.
Image Source: Everett Collection7. "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
Zendaya played MJ who was a friend in Peter Parker's friend group. She played this role in 2017.
8. "The Greatest Showman"
Zendaya played a trapeze artist in "The Great Showman" in 2017. Though the film wasn't based on her that doesn't steer away from her amazing acting skills.
Image Source: Everett Collection9. "Duck Duck Goose"
"Duck Duck Goose" was a hit as a family movie and this was another step in the voice acting part of Zendaya's career. She voiced the duck Chi in 2018.
Image Source: Everett Collection10. "Smallfoot"
"Smallfoot" was yet another voice acting opportunity for Zendaya in 2018.
Image Source: Everett Collection11. "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
Zendaya takes on another huge role in "Spider-Man: Far From Home" in 2019. She and Peter Parker get close and she eventually plays a huge role in the movie.
Image Source: Everett Collection12. "Euphoria"
Zendaya started filming in 2019 for "Euphoria" in which she plays a huge leading role for the HBO series. She's currently still filming and actively playing this role, which has become quite popular.
Image Source: HBO13. "The OA"
In 2019 Zendaya played a small three episode role on "The OA" as a gamer named Fola Uzaki,
Image Source: Netflix14. Spider-Man: No Way Home"
Zendaya appears in yet another Spider-Man movie by playing alongside Peter Parker in the recent "Spider-Man: No Way Home" movie in 2021.
Image Source: Everett Collection15. "Space Jam: A New Legacy"
Zendaya voices Lola Bunny In "Space Jam: A New Legacy" in 2021.
Image Source: Everett Collection16. "Malcolm & Marie"
Zendaya played alongside John Washington in this romantic film in 2021. She and creator Sam Levinson wanted to create a feature film, so Zendaya co-produced it with John, while Sam directed.
Image Source: Everett Collection17. "Dune"
Zendaya's role in "Dune" isn't as continuous in this series, but it doesn't make it any less impressive. She's currently still filming for this series since 2021.
If you weren't a Zendaya fan before, then you probably are now. Zendaya has definitely come very far from her Disney Channel days and she's doing great things by starring in many films while keeping her horizons broad with voice acting.
She's been nonstop her whole career and it shows because she's thriving.