Who is Yara Shahidi? What is Yara Shahidi Net Worth in 2023?

By Gilbert E. On Jan 13, 2023

Yara Shahidi Net Worth: Yara Shahidi is an American actress, model, and activist, who has a net worth of $2 million as of 2023. She is one of the rising actresses in the Hollywood film industry who archived so much fame in a short period.

Shahidi rose to prominence after appearing as the eldest daughter of Zoey Johnson in the ABC sitcom television series Black-ish. The spin-off series “Grown-ish” helped the actress gain more attention in the entertainment industry. She established herself as a leading lady in the film and drama industries at a young age.

Yara Shahidi Early Life

Yara Sayeh Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Afshin Shahidi, her father, is a photographer, and her mother, Keri-Salter Shahidi, is a housewife. Sayeed Shahidi, Shahidi’s younger brother, is also an actor and model, and she has two younger brothers, Sayeed and Ehsan. In addition, Nas, the famous rapper, is their second cousin.

Her mother’s ancestry is African-American, and her father’s ancestry is Iranian. Yara’s entire family relocated to California for better opportunities when she was only four years old.

Moving on to her education, she enrolled in Dwight Global Online School, where she graduated in 2017. The following year, Yara enrolled at Harvard University, intending to major in Interdisciplinary Sociology and African American Studies.

Yara Shahidi Net Worth

Yara Shahidi’s net worth is estimated to be around $2 million US in 2023. She is a prominent young voice and activist known for her charitable work and organisations.

Michelle Obama, the former first lady, was caught up in her activism. Teen Vogue also allowed her to interview Hillary Clinton in 2017. Yara Shahidi was chosen as one of fifteen women to appear on the cover of British Vogue’s September 2019 issue. The actress has made a lot of money from her roles in films, TV shows, and other projects.

Aside from films, Shahidi has received a lot of attention in magazines and commercials, such as being on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia in 2018. The actress used her talent to make enough money in the entertainment industry and became extremely successful. Yara Shahidi’s annual salary exceeds $600,000.

Yara Shahidi Career

At the age of 6, Yara Shahidi started her career as a model by appearing in several commercials for some prominent companies including, Ralph Lauren, McDonald’s, Target, GapKids, Guess Kids, Disney, The Children’s Place, etc. In 2007, she made her first TV show appearance as a guest role of Kandace West in the HBO comedy-television series Entourage, in an episode titled No Cannes Do.

In 2009, Yara Shahidi got a chance to make her film debut in the comedy movie Imagine That where she played the character of Olivia Danielson starring legendary star Eddie Murphy. The actress got nominated for the Young Artist Award for her outstanding performance in the film. In 2010, she was cast in Angelina Jolie’s action thriller film ‘Salt’.

In 2012, Yara portrayed President Johnson’s daughter, Chloe Johnson, in the sitcom television series The First Family. Yara Shahidi’s breakthrough moment in her career came in 2014, when she began playing the role of Zoey Johnson in ABC’s prime-time comedy series Black-ish, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy.’

She later received worldwide acclaim for her performance in the television series Grown-ish. The actress received a Young Stars Award in 2017 for her performance in Black-ish, as well as a nomination for a Young Artist Award for her debut film Imagine That, among many others.

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