Yara Shahidi: Last News

ABC Signature extended its deal with Yara Shahidi and her 7th Sun Production Company to include a partnership with Onyxn Collective.

EXCLUSIVE: Key programming continues for the 20th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) taking place August 5th – 13th.

The Johnsons are back! Fans may have said goodbye to  after its series finale in April, but a new chapter for the fictional family kicks off with season five of its Freeform spinoff, , and ET is exclusively premiering the new chapter's trailer.Franchise star Marcus Scribner has officially joined his TV sister, Yara Shahidi, on the spinoff, reprising his role as Andre Johnson Jr. (aka Junior) as he embarks on his own journey to being «grown,» and we can tell from the trailer that it's going to be a trip.Sibling shenanigans ensue as Junior adapts to leaving behind the «real world» of a 9-5 to attend Cal U, which entails making his connections as a freshman on campus.

It's official, Yara Shahidi is a college graduate.The actress, 22,graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts after beginning her studies at the prestigious Ivy League institution in 2017.Haven taken a gap year during her tenure, Shahidifinished her four-year undergraduate degree studies, all while juggling her busy career in Hollywood, which included starring in the hit ABC sitcoms Black-ish and the spinoff Grown-ish. Family pride: Yara Shahidii, 22, graduated from Harvard University and her parent's marked the milestone occasion by sharing both their love and pride in her achievement on Instagram; her father, Afshin Shahidi, called the graduation a 'beautifully surreal moment'In an interview with Vogue, Shahidi revealed that she focused her studies within the Social Studies & African American departments, with an emphasis on 'Black political thought under a neocolonial landscape.'Before accepting her diploma, the Minnesota native completed a 136-page thesis paper, titled 'I Am a Man: The Emancipation of Humanness from Western Hegemony Through the Lens of Sylvia Wynter, whichexplores the work of the Jamaican writer.

Yara Shahidi is officially a college graduate! The  star graduated from Harvard University on Thursday, and she took her fans along for the ride by sharing photos and videos on social media.The 22-year-old actress' mother, Keri, kicked the celebration off by sharing a video with her daughter on Monday. «Guess where I am, guess who I'm with? Who's about to graduate?» Keri asked in the video before panning to her daughter walking beside her. «Meeeee,» Yara answered, beaming into the camera. "‼️HIP HIP HOORAY‼️" the mother of three captioned the video post. She followed that up with another video the next day, featuring the duo in a car on their way to the baccalaureate.

, after an adventure-packed eight-year run.The episode was filled with emotional goodbyes as Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Dr. Rainbow «Bow» (Tracee Ellis Ross) Johnson decided to move out of their family home.

, after an adventure-packed eight-year run.The episode was filled with emotional goodbyes as Dre (Anthony Anderson) and Dr. Rainbow «Bow» (Tracee Ellis Ross) Johnson decided to move out of their family home.

It's the end of an era for the cast of , but it's also the beginning of a new one for its Freeform spinoff, . ET spoke with the cast on the red carpet of the 39th Annual PaleyFest LA, a bittersweet affair since it's the final one that the family will attend together as a cast. For the stars attending, which include Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin and Jenifer Lewis, it feels as if they came together for the first time just yesterday.For Shahidi — who left the main cast at the end of season 3 to lead  -- the ability to decide on their ending has been «really beautiful.»«It's really beautiful to end this as a celebration.

The 39th Annual PaleyFest LA is a bittersweet one for the cast of ABC's  Although the annual television festival is markedly special this year because it's the first time it's back in person in three years, it's also the final one that the crew will attend together as a cast.When ET spoke with the stars attending the panel on the red carpet on Monday, the crew reflected on seeing their final season air live and how it feels to say goodbye as their eight-year run ends. For many of the cast present, which includes Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin and Jenifer Lewis, it feels as if they came together for the first time just yesterday.«I was here a week ago and I was saying as I was coming down in the elevator, I am having flashbacks to our first PaleyFest as a cast and we did a photo shoot with the ,» Ross said, sharing that she's getting flashbacks of her «teeny little cast members.»And although she's been a bit emotional as the countdown nears an end, the TV mom says it helps that the cast still gets to see one another.  «I think I will miss coming to work every day,» she admitted, adding that she would miss the «chaos» of being around her TV family and their production crew.

Tracee Ellis Ross promises that 's final season was wrapped with 'joy and pride.«ET spoke with the actress on the red carpet of the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, where she opened up about saying goodbye to her TV family — for now. »I think it was doing the whole thing, I was present the whole time," she said when asked how she had processed filming the end of the series and moving forward past the emotional ending. «I enjoyed my eight years.

Spring fling! Hollywood’s A-list style stars stepped out for the opening of the Miss Dior Millefiori Garden Pop-Up and Café in Los Angeles on Friday, March 18, and the event was lush with thousands of flowers — and fabulous fashion! Stylish was there and sipped the signature cocktails and participated in the immersive experiences that will be open to the public through March 27.

, and Freeform has officially renewed the Emmy-nominated series for a fifth season! Along with the renewal news, the network announced that  star Marcus Scribner will join his TV sister, Yara Shahidi, on the spinoff, reprising his role as Andre Johnson Jr. as he embarks on his own journey to being «grown.»Scribner has portrayed the eldest Johnson son throughout the show's seven-season run, which will wrap with the currently airing final season.

Grown-ish will return to Freeform for Season 5 with a familiar face and two new showrunners at the helm.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Black-ish” may be ending, but the series’ creative universe continues: Freeform has ordered a fifth season of spinoff “Grown-ish.” And as “Black-ish” concludes, another one of that long-running series’ cast members is now set to segue over to “Grown-ish”: Marcrus Scribner has officially been added to the show’s cast.Scribner will reprise his role as Andre Johnson Jr., and as the network explains, “he embarks on his own journey to being ‘grown.'” In moving to “Grown-ish,” Scribner joins his TV sister, Yara Shahidi (who plays Zoey), on the show.Also, as part of the Season 5 pickup, playwright/producer Zakiyyah Alexander (“Russian Doll,” “La Brea”) and “Black-ish” executive producer/showrunner Courtney Lilly will take over as co-showrunners. Season 4 showrunner Julie Bean and executive producer Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry are departing the show.

Yara Shahidi and Natalie Portman starred in the Dior Beauty Forever New Generation Foundation campaign to launch the brand's new Forever foundation.Taylor Hill rocked red Gymshark leggings while out and about in West Hollywood. Harry Jowsey went viral on social media after Netflix's Instagram account changed their bio telling their followers to flirt with the star.ABG Entertainment and Talent Resources are teaming up to host the Sports Illustrated The Party x Palm Tree Crew with musical performances by Kygo, Jack Harlow, Frank Walker, David Solomon, DJ Irie more at Century Park in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.

A lot of things are changing for our favorite Cal U crew on , and Yara Shahidi couldn't be more excited for fans to see it come together.«I'm excited because this is where the rubber hits the road, and all of the theoretical learning moments and journeys that these kids have been on have become really important and grounded in the fact that they have to figure out what they're about to do with the rest of their lives,» she shares. «I feel like the pending, looming, cloud of graduation gives this part of the season such interesting stakes because there is no messing around, you know? Zoey's had her time where she dropped out but she's always known that she could go back to school and that's always been a very stable place. And so, the fact that that's about to be pulled out from under her leads to really interesting storylines of having to distill what matters.»The second half of this season premieres on Thursday, and it picks up right where the first half left off.

The Cal U crew is back for the remainder of their senior year, and it looks like the shenanigans are in full swing! Freeform dropped the trailer for part two of 's fourth season, and it picks up exactly where fans left off in the September midseason finale, «You Beat Me to the Punch.»The group of eight (still missing is Halle Bailey's Skye as the actress was filming Disney's live-action adaptation of overseas) must deal with the fallout of the explosive events during the luau. Aaron must take accountability for his volatile actions at the party as Zoey finds herself in a familiar position, caught between Luka and Aaron as she attempts to juggle her love life and career in fashion.

Yara Shahidi, a presenter at the 2021 Emmy Awards Sunday, had asked to be on early so she could make it back on time to attend her Harvard classes.The Grown-ish actress, speaking with Entertainment Tonight at the event, opened up about her busy schedule on the starry night in Los Angeles.'I do fly out tonight to make it to class in time,' she said.

Yara Shahidi didn't want the Emmys to get in the way of her school work. Before heading into Sunday's ceremony, the 21-year-old  actress told ET's Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier why she requested to present an award early in the show.«I do fly out tonight to make it to class in time,» the Harvard student, who presented the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award to 's Brett Goldstein, told ET.

Yara Shahidi's future is looking bright, and it's not just because of the fairy dust! The 21-year-old actress is currently filming the highly anticipated live-action Disney film,. The star landed the iconic role of Tinker Bell in the film and opened up to ET's Katie Krause at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards about the project. «It's been incredible,» Shahidi shared of filming.

Chadwick Boseman continues to be feted following his untimely death and on Sunday, was named the winner of  Best Performance in a Movie at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards. His win for Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was announced by presenter Yara Shahidi who accepted the golden popcorn trophy on his behalf.