Amandla Stenberg
Acting
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.
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Movies (27)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse2027Margo Kess (voice)
Children of Blood and Bone2027Princess Amari
Wildwood2026(voice)
OZI: Voice of the Forest2024JAZZY
The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem2023Jade
My Animal2023Jonny
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
Bodies Bodies Bodies2022Sophie
My Name Is Andrea2022Wild Child
Dear Evan Hansen2021Alana Beck
This Changes Everything2019Self
The Hate U Give2018Starr Carter
BLKNWS2018BN Editor/Actor
Where Hands Touch2018Leyna
Illegal Civilization 32018Self
The Darkest Minds2018Ruby Daly
Everything, Everything2017Maddy Whittier
With Him / Best to You / Better Numb2017Self
As You Are2016Sarah
Lemonade2016Self- Blue Girls Burn Fast2016Directing
The Yellow Wallpaper2014Directing
Rio 22014Bia (voice)
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games2012Self - Rue
The Hunger Games2012Rue
A Taste of Romance2012Taylor
Colombiana2011Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)
Shows (10)
The Acolyte2024Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya
The Eddy2020Julie
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019Self
Mr. Robinson2015Halle Foster
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014Self
Sleepy Hollow2013Macey Irving
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked2010Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race2009Self - Guest Judge
The Daily Show1996Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards1992Self - Presenter