Yara Sayeh Shahidi (born February 10, 2000) is an American actress, model, and activist. She gained recognition for her starring role as the oldest daughter Zoey Johnson on the sitcom Black-ish and its spin-off series Grown-ish. Her film credits include Smallfoot, and the lead role in The Sun Is Also a Star. Time included her on "The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016" list.
For Nickelodeon, she played Olivia Danielson in Imagine That, and voiced Kendra Wilson in PAW Patrol: The Movie.