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Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Acting1998Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Acting History

2027
2026
Wildwood
as (voice)
2024
The Acolyte
TVas Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya8 eps
2023
My Animal
as Jonny
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race
TVas Self - Guest Judge1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TVas Self - Guest Judge1 eps
My Animal
Executive Producer
2022
My Name Is Andrea
as Wild Child
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Executive Producer
2021
Dear Evan Hansen
as Alana Beck
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
2020
The Eddy
TVas Julie8 eps
The Daily Show
TVas Self2 eps
2018
The Darkest Minds
as Ruby Daly
BLKNWS
as BN Editor/Actor
The Hate U Give
as Starr Carter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
2015
Mr. Robinson
TVas Halle Foster
2014
Rio 2
as Bia (voice)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Director of Photography
2013
Sleepy Hollow
TVas Macey Irving4 eps
2011
Colombiana
as Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/23/1998(27 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA