Who is Euphoria actress and former Disney Star Zendaya?
Zendaya has come a long way from her days on the Disney Channel Series 'Shake It Up'.
She has proven her talent as an actress in various films, and she is currently starring in the HBO series Euphoria.
The native Californian first rose to prominence opposite of in 's dance sitcom Shake It Up - where the pair played best friends from 2010-2013.
Since then she has gained an Instagram following of 84million people and has her own app and clothing line called Daya by Zendaya.
The starlet made history as the youngest woman to win the Emmy Award for Best Actress on September 20, 2020.
Though the show has received quite a bit of fanfare, people have also criticized the show for glorifying teen drug use, pornography, and violence.
The films follow Spider-Man, also known as Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) as he takes on some of the threats to the world.
She also took on the role of Anne Wheeler in The Greatest Showman, which hit UK theaters in January 2018.
In the film she starred alongside Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson and Hugh Jackman.
The Greatest Showman tells the story of P.T Barnum, a showman that created the Barnum and Bailey circus in the mid-1800s.
Most recently, she reprised her role as MJ in Spider-Man: Far From Home and is slated to appear in the Sci-Fi drama Dune in 2021.
She has also lent her voice to the cartoon Smallfoo (2018), which told the tale of a yeti, who believes that "imaginary" humans are real.
The actress has also featured in Beyonce's All Night video and Taylor Swift's Bad Blood music video.
When did she win her Emmy?
On September 20, 2020, Zendaya won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of Rue.
She is the youngest woman to receive the statuette, winning the award at 24 years old.
The starlet smashed the previous age record set last year by Killing Eve star Jodie Comer, who was 26 when she won the same award.
While accepting her trophy, Zendaya .
“I know this feels like a really weird time to be celebrating but I just want to say there is hope in the young people out there," Zendaya said during her live-streamed award speech.
"I know that our TV show doesn’t always feel like a great example of that, but there is hope in our young people."