Zendaya
Birth Name: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 1, 1996
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – German, Scottish, Irish, English
Zendaya, also credited as Zendaya Coleman, is an American actress, singer, dancer, and model. She has starred in the films The Greatest Showman, Smallfoot, Malcolm & Marie, and the Spider-Man and Dune franchises; and on television’s Shake It Up, Frenemies, Zapped, K.C. Undercover, and Euphoria.
Her father, Kazembe Ajamu (born Samuel David Coleman), is African-American, from a family from Arkansas. Her mother, Claire Marie (Stoermer), who is white, has German, Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. Her parents are teachers. Her name, Zendaya, comes from the word Tendai/Tendayi, which means “to give thanks” in Shona, a Southwestern African language common in Zimbabwe and southern Zambia.
Zendaya’s paternal grandfather was Robert Lee Coleman (the son of John Coleman and Ruby Taylor). Robert was born in Arkansas.
Zendaya’s paternal grandmother was Mildred Newton (the daughter of Samuel Douglas Newton and Rotella Merritt). Mildred was born in Arkansas. Samuel was the son of Isaac Newton and Readie Lacy. Rotella was the daughter of James Quincy Merritt and Sarah McGuire.
Zendaya’s maternal grandfather was Phillip Hilary Stoermer (the son of Fritz Hillary Stoermer and Marian Elizabeth Peir). Phillip was born in California. Fritz was the son of Henry Stoermer and Etta Tyler Fritz. Marian was the daughter of Alois Henry Peir, whose father was born in Bohemia, and whose mother was born in England, to German parents; and of Kathyrn Gertrude Leahy/Leady.
Zendaya’s maternal grandmother was Daphne Carol Whitelaw (the daughter of Douglas William Walker Whitelaw and Thelma Ray Kelly). Daphne was from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Douglas was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of Harry Tulloch Whitelaw and Agnes Drummond. Thelma was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the daughter of Joseph William Kelly, from Waterloo, Ontario, and whose own parents were Irish; and of Ella Sparling, from Huron, Ontario.
Sources: Video of Zendaya and her parents talking about their ancestry – http://www.usmagazine.com
Genealogy of Zendaya – https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Zendaya (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
Obituary of Zendaya’s maternal grandfather, Phillip Hilary Stoermer – http://nl.newsbank.com
Zendaya’s maternal great-grandfather, Fritz Hillary Stoermer, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Zendaya’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Henry Stoermer, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Zendaya’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Ellen Grandona, on the 1860 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Zendaya’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Etta Tyler Fritz, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
hey omg i luv ui would luv to b on shake it up well to act of course im not a great dancer but and awesome acter my older sister Nikki Wells is a actress , and dancer . I hope we can chat even more u can talk to me on facebook my name is audrealajoyangel on there i know ur busy but still i would really like to hear from u !!!! sooo Please write bac to me oh fyi nice style i dress like u ! xDxDD well ur biggest fan AUDREAWELLS
hey this is audrianna im a big fan i want to be on that show but im not so wish u good luck!!!!!
luv ya peace
take a chill pill god
To Summer, your comment is racist to African Americans. Your facial features are determined by your race they are determined by genetics. All African Americans do not have the same features nor does everyone from any other race. That was a stupid and un-educated comment especially if she is multi-racial.
I don’t even know who this little girl is…
She is from Shake it Up on Disney Channel… Duhhh…
I’m black and Native American and some people think I’m Greek. Weird right? I don’t even know what Greek people look like. Haha
I’m Greek! We have light-ish to olive colored skin and normally dark hair and brown or green eyes.