Zendaya Opens up About Feeling Limited in Disney Career The 21-year-old actress starred as Rocky Blue alongside Bella Thorne on the Disney Channel sitcom 'Shake It Up,' as well as playing K.C. Cooper in br K.C. Undercover. But she recently revealed that when she left the media company after her final episodes aired earlier this year, she had begun to feel stuck in her role as a TV star and wanted something more. Zendaya, to Marie Claire Zendaya, to Marie Claire Zendaya has since starred in Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Greatest Showman and is always trying to push herself out of her comfort zone.