Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018).




Bio:
Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Salt (2010), Black-ish (2014) and Grown-ish (2018).


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Daughter of Afshin Shahidi, a photographer, and Keri Shahidi, an actress. Her father is Iranian-American. Her mother is African-American.Yara plans to become a historian, specializing in world history, while continuing to pursue her love of acting.Is a first cousin, once removed, of rapper Nas. Yara's maternal great-grandparents, Ella Mae and Charles Rufus Jones, were Nas's maternal grandparents.A student of the martial art form, Tang Soo Do, Yara has earned her black belt.Older sister of actor Sayeed Shahidi.On the NPR podcast "Code Switch," Shahidi described her heritage as "half-black, half-Iranian". She also described the meaning... [Details Intro]