How Zendaya Fell in Love With Spider-Man and Launched a Movie Career
Growing up in Oakland, Calif., Zendaya/">Zendaya knew from an early age that she wanted to be an actress. But her contributions to Hollywood aren’t limited to starring in the Disney Channel sitcom “K.C. Undercover,” where she portrays a savant daughter in a family of spies. She also produces the show, has emerged as a millennial fashion icon, sings, dances (as seen on “Dancing With the Stars”) and manufactures her own line of clothes for young people.Branching out into movies was more daunting. “There were a lot of opportunities that weren’t really what I wanted to do,” says Zendaya, who is 20. “I think a lot of people look at me in a certain way because I’ve been on the Disney Channel a long time.”Indeed, it’s hard out there for a Disney star. Many of them, in a hurry to grow up too fast, crash and burn, while »