Yara Shahidi told ABC7's Hosea Sanders that as an actress of color, the role is a breakthrough opportunity.
'Black-ish' actress Yara Shahidi spoke with ABC7 about playing the first Black Tinker Bell in "Peter Pan and Wendy" on Disney Plus.& Wendy" debuts on Disney+ on Friday.
Yara Shahidi, is best known for starring in "Black-ish" and "Brown-ish." Now, she's spreading her wings as Tinker Bell!"It took a moment for me to even process that, and then from there I was just excited to have an experience that was so different from anything that I've ever done, and I'm sure anything I ever will do," Shahidi said of when she was first approached for the role.
Shahidi also spoke about what the character of Zoe Johnson has meant to her and to the culture at large. "I love me some Zoe. To play a character who's just too human, and at times a little too messy, but always trying, and always looking to get better has been really such a privilege," Shahidi said. "If I were to spend nine years playing one person, it'd be Zoe."
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