ZENDAYA – HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS UNDER 30
Written by Ella Melake on March 21, 2025
She started as a backup dancer and child model to making her television debut as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel sitcom Shake it Up and transitioning to K.C Undercover.
Zendaya has shown how versatile she is on screen from Michelle Jones Watson (MJ) in Spiderman where she acted alongside her fiancé Tom Holland to Chani in Dunes with Timothee Chalamet and with such a strong portrayal of an ultra-talented tennis player, Tashi in The Challengers.
Let us not forget her work in the hit series ‘Euphoria’ where she played a drug addicted teen, Rue Bennet and takes us on an epic journey of her battles to sobriety.
Zendaya is clearly one of the most talented female actresses in Hollywood and is now officially the highest paid actress under 30.
At the age of 28, she has been able to renegotiate the terms of her contract for the third season of Euphoria raking in $1M per episode.
Also on the list are some familiar names; Jenna Ortega, Millie Bobby Brown and Sydney Sweeney.
Source: IMDb