Zendaya's 5 Siblings: All About Her Brothers and Sisters

Mar. 15, 2025

Zendaya and her nieces attend Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids' Choice Awards on March 11, 2017.Photo:Chris Polk/KCA2017/Getty

Chris Polk/KCA2017/Getty

Zendayathinks the world of her three older sisters, Katianna, Annabella and Kaylee, and two older brothers, Austin and Julien.

TheEuphoriastar grew up in Oakland, Calif., with herparents, Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman. While Zendaya is Claire and Kazembe’s only child together, Kazembe welcomed Zendaya’s five older siblings during a previous relationship. TheChallengersstar is also an aunt to her siblings' several children.

Despite their age gap, the Coleman kids have fostered a tight bond — but much like their little sister, Katianna, Annabella, Kaylee, Austin and Julien prefer to keep their private lives out of the limelight. That said, Zendaya loves her siblings’ children unconditionally and never shies away from gushing about her nieces and nephews publicly.

While attending the premiere ofChallengersat Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, Zendaya, who plays a former tennis star and mom in the film, revealed that shelooked to her own family dynamic for inspiration.

“I have many, many little nieces and nephews. So they’re like my borrowed children,” Zendaya told PEOPLE. Plus, being an aunt comes with some major perks, she added. “I get to have fun and then give them back to their parents,” the actress quipped.

The family will be getting even bigger now that Zendaya andTom Hollandare engaged — herSpider-Mancostarproposed in December 2024.

Here’s everything to know about Zendaya’s five siblings: Katianna, Annabella, Kaylee, Austin and Julien.

Zendaya is the youngest of her five siblings

Zendaya poses with her father Kazembe Ajamu Coleman and mother Claire Stoermer at the Q012 Performance Theater October 17, 2013.Bill McCay/WireImage

Bill McCay/WireImage

Zendaya is the youngest of the Coleman brood. TheDuneactress has three older sisters, Katianna, Annabella and Kaylee, and two older brothers, Austin and Julien.

Zendaya looks to her older sister for inspiration

Katianna Coleman with her family at Universal Studios.Zendaya Instagram

Zendaya Instagram

In a 2015 interview withTIME, Zendaya praised her father for his strength and her mom for being a “sheroe,” but noted it’s her older sister who’s had the biggest impact on her youth. “I look up to my big sister and realize the influence she’s had on me and making me a better person,” Zendaya told the outlet. “Having such a big, grounded family, I realized as you get older how important that is.”

Zendaya has a close relationship with her nieces and nephews

Zendaya and her nephews attend the World Premiere of ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ on June 28, 2017.Barry King/Getty

Barry King/Getty

Although her siblings keep a very low profile, Zendaya has spoken openly about her tight bond with her nieces and nephews. She and her niece, Ezenia “Zink,” whose father is Julien, are two peas in a pod. The pair played a game of “Besties Word Association” while getting matching manicures in a video forTeen Vogueback in 2014.

Talking about her “squad” in aComplexinterview, Zendaya shared, “I think the closest person to me is my niece, who’s 20. She lives in L.A. with my sister who’s out here with her two daughters and husband. So I escape to their house all the time. I’ll call her at any time about anything, we’ll go out to dinner for random stuff. We just chill.”

The star also tapped her two younger nephews as her dates to the Los Angeles premiere ofSpider-Man: Homecomingin 2017. One ofher nieces also accompanied herto the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

“Thank you @UniStudios for giving my little niece the best Harry Potter birthday ever! Wish I wasn’t sick so I could go, but I got major auntie points for this one,” shewrote on Instagram.

Zendaya is very protective of her siblings’ children

Zendaya and her niece arrive at the Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids' Choice Awards on March 11, 2017 in Los Angeles.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

When it comes to handling bullies and social media, Zendaya wants to be a role model for her nieces and nephews. “Honestly, I think about my little nieces and my little nephews first,” she toldComplexin 2015. “Because one day they’re going to have Twitter and they’re going to have Instagram, and I’m going to be like, ‘This is how you handle it, kids.’ "

source: people.com