Zendaya's name means 'to give thanks to God' in the Bantu language but she was
born and brought up in California. After training with the American Conservatory
Theater in its Shakespearean drama programme, she began her professional career
as a fashion model. She was also an actress in TV advertising and a dancer. Her
big break into acting came in 2009 when she won the role of Rocky Blue in the
Disney TV series 'Shake It Up'. Two years later she released her first single,
'Swag It Out', independently. This was followed in the same year by her first
collaboration with Bella Thorne...