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Amandla Stenberg
Born (1998-10-23) October 23, 1998 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Websitewww.amandlastenberg.com

Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of young Cataleya in Colombiana and Rue in The Hunger Games.

Early life

Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Karen Brailsford and Tom Stenberg. Her mother is African American,[2] her father is Danish,[3][4] and her paternal grandmother had Greenlandic Inuit ancestry.[5] Her name means "power or strength" in Zulu and Xhosa.

Career

At the age of four, Stenberg started doing catalog modeling shoots for Disney. She has appeared in commercials for clients such as Boeing.[6][7] In 2011, she appeared in her first feature film, Colombiana, as a younger version of Zoe Saldana's character.[8] Her career breakthrough came when she was cast as Rue in the 2012 film The Hunger Games.[9] She voiced Bia in the 2014 animated film Rio 2.[10] Amandla had a recurring role on season one of Sleepy Hollow. In the summer of 2015, she played series regular Halle Foster on Mr. Robinson.

Personal life

Stenberg is involved with No Kid Hungry (Share Our Strength is the umbrella organization), an organization working to end childhood hunger in the United States. She expressed her feelings about hunger, saying, "Food is such a basic human need. And I just know that we can provide for every kid in this country."[11] She also supports Ubuntu, which supports kids from "cradle to career" in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Colombiana Young Cataleya
2012 A Taste of Romance Taylor
2012 The Hunger Games Rue Won – Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Jennifer Lawrence)
Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2012 The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games Herself Documentary
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Rue Archive footage
2014 Rio 2 Bia Voice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Sleepy Hollow Macey Irving 4 episodes
2015 Mr. Robinson Halle Foster 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Biography- Amandla Stenberg". amandlastenberg.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Colombiana in Mexico City". amandlastenberg.com. September 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "Amandla Stenberg: "So excited to be playing Rue in The Hunger Games"". Hunger Games Network. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Martin, Michel (April 3, 2012). "Should Kids See 'The Hunger Games'". NPR. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Svensk Hungerspelen Fansida". Hungergamesweden.blogg.se. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "Up Close with Rue!". People March 28.2-12/
  7. ^ "Amandla's resume". amandlastenberg.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  8. ^ Jevon Phillips (September 23, 2011). "'Hunger Games' star on 'Colombiana' and life on the set". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "'The Hunger Games' Pulls In Rue and Thresh". The Film Stage. April 18, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  10. ^ 20th Century Fox Film (February 22, 2013). "Twentieth Century Fox Animation Announces RIO 2 Casting". Business Wire.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Becca Frucht (March 20, 2012). ""Hunger Games" Amandla Stenberg Kicks Off Our Top 12 Lessons from Panem!". MTV. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

External links

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