Shahidi was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota to an Iranian father and an African-American mother. At the age of 4, she moved with her family to California due to her father's work.
She began her career when she was only six years old, in commercials such as McDonald's, Ralph Lauren, Target, GapKids, Disney, Guess Kids.
She will make her film debut in 2009, alongside Eddie Murphy in Imagine That, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination. Then she will play in "Salt" with Angelina Joly and soon alongside Tyler Perry in Alex Cross scheduled for release in 2012.
Title: FURCY (2025) Original title: Furcy, né libre Director: Abd Al Malik Screenwriter: Etienne Comar Year: 2025 Time: 109 mn Country: Type: Biographie, Drame, Distribution: Memento distribution OFFICIAL WEBSITE TRAILER of the film: Furcy Artists: Liya Kebede, Makita Samba, Romain Duris, Ana Girardot, Vincent Macaigne Synopsis: Reunion Island, 1817. Upon his mother’s death, the slave Furcy […]
Title: L’INFILTRÉE (2026) Original title: L’Infiltrée Director: Ahmed Sylla Screenwriter: Daive Cohen Year: 2026 Time: 95 mn Country: Type: Comédie, Distribution: Pan Distribution OFFICIAL WEBSITE TRAILER of the film: L’infiltrée Artists: Ahmed Sylla, Michèle Laroque, Kaaris, Sandra Parfait, Amaury de Crayencour, Ichem Bougheraba, Cindy Bruna,Chantal Ladesou Synopsis: When a clumsy police officer is assigned a […]
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