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Amandla Stenberg

Date of birth: 1998-10-23

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: آماندلا استنبرگ

Amandla Stenberg

Biography

Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for playing Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012). As she grew older, she appeared in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow (2013–2014) and the romance film Everything, Everything (2017). She received praise for her performance as a teenager witnessing a police shooting in the drama film The Hate U Give (2018). She then starred in the comedy horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and the Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024).  Outside of acting, Stenberg made her musical debut in 2015, performing as part of the folk-rock duo Honeywater and performing the song "Let My Baby Stay" for Everything, Everything. She is also noted for her activism towards LGBTQ youth and was included on Time's lists of the most influential teens in 2015 and 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amandla Stenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
4.3

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

2012-08-18

A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the

Colombiana
3.3

Colombiana

2011-07-27

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-

The Hunger Games
3.6

The Hunger Games

2012-03-12

In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4.2

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023-05-31

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulte

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
0

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

2027-06-17

Miles Morales is now a fugitive on the run from every other Spider in the multiverse, and Gwen and h

My Name Is Andrea
1.9

My Name Is Andrea

2022-06-10

A rousing portrait of feminist writer Andrea Dworkin, one of the most controversial and misunderstoo

Rio 2
3.3

Rio 2

2014-03-19

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeir

Illegal Civilization 3
2.5

Illegal Civilization 3

2018-08-25

Features Kevin White, Aramis Hudson, Zach Saraceno, Nico Hiraga, and Olan Prenatt skating, having fu

The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem
2.2

The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem

2023-12-04

Keem's internal battle leads us through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depth

Wildwood
0

Wildwood

2026-10-23

A girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure

My Animal
2.1

My Animal

2023-09-08

Tormented by a hidden family curse, Heather lives in seclusion on the outskirts of a small town. Whe

As You Are
3.5

As You Are

2016-12-08

Set in the early 1990s, "As You Are" is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three te

Lemonade
4.2

Lemonade

2016-04-23

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a pie

Everything, Everything
3.6

Everything, Everything

2017-05-18

A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who

A Taste of Romance
3.2

A Taste of Romance

2012-01-14

Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly

Where Hands Touch
4

Where Hands Touch

2018-09-14

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father,

The Darkest Minds
3.5

The Darkest Minds

2018-07-25

After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed

The Hate U Give
4

The Hate U Give

2018-10-19

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school

This Changes Everything
3

This Changes Everything

2019-06-28

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-kn

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb
0

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

2017-04-03

A short film featuring tracks from Blood Orange's third album Freetown Sound.

BLKNWS
0

BLKNWS

2018-10-10

A conceptual and collaborative approach to contemporary journalism and entrepreneurship. It uses med

Dear Evan Hansen
3.1

Dear Evan Hansen

2021-09-24

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the

Bodies Bodies Bodies
3.1

Bodies Bodies Bodies

2022-08-05

In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a

Children of Blood and Bone
0

Children of Blood and Bone

2027-01-14

Zelie and her older brother Tzain form an alliance with the king’s daughter, Princess Amari, and son