Yara Shahidi Interview – Black Hollywood Live’s Next

BHL: Next – In this episode Black Hollywood Live host Stacy Ike interviews Yara Shahidi. Yara was destined to be an actress since she was a baby. Her talent can be seen in her portrayal as Murphy’s daughter, as the full-spirited character ‘Olivia’. Olivia takes her father, who is an overworked businessman, on a journey through her imaginary world and shows him valuable lessons along the way. In her free time, Yara loves learning to cook with her Baba (father), baking with her mommy, learning to speak Farsi, traveling with her family, and conducting science experiments (she wants to build a laboratory in her garage one day). Her favorite subject in school is history–she likes to start everyday learning something new. She currently resides in Los Angeles with mother, father, her two younger brothers and her fish, Cleophus. She began her career at six weeks old, working along side her mother in commercials and print ads. Yara can be seen in such camp