Yara Shahidi has been acting and modeling since she was a child. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney) Shahidi has an incredibly talented family. Her father, Afshin Shahidi ...

Yara Shahidi is that girl when it comes to effortless, elevated style. Without even trying, she reigns as the queen of quiet luxury. Since her early days as the bright and talented Zoey Johnson on ...

Vance and Hasan Minhaj on her new podcast, 'The Optimist Project' Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Kai Byrd (L-R) Yara Shahidi; The Optimist Project Podcast with Yara Shahidi. Yara Shahidi is challenging ...

SiriusXM, in collaboration with 7th Sun Productions, the media company co-founded by Keri and Yara Shahidi, recently announced their new podcast, “The Optimist Project.” Premiering later this ...

Yara Shahidi was born on Feb. 10 ... She and her brothers were modeling and in front of the camera at very young ages; she even landed modeling gigs as a baby. Then, when she was 9 years old ...

She previously contributed E! Online, Hollywood Life and Oscar.com. Yara Shahidi is challenging herself to be an open book when it comes to her upcoming SiriusXM podcast, The Optimist Project.