Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Known for
Acting
Born
October 23, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace
Los 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amandla Stenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Margo Kess (voice)

2027
Children of Blood and Bone poster

Children of Blood and Bone

Movie · as Princess Amari

2026
Wildwood poster

Wildwood

Movie · as Niamh (voice)

2024
OZI: Voice of the Forest poster

OZI: Voice of the Forest

Movie · as JAZZY (voice)

2024
The Acolyte poster

The Acolyte

TV · as Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya · 8 eps

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)

2023
The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem poster

The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem

Movie · as Jade

2023
My Animal poster

My Animal

Movie · as Jonny

2022
My Name Is Andrea poster

My Name Is Andrea

Movie · as Wild Child

2022
Bodies Bodies Bodies poster

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Movie · as Sophie

2021
Dear Evan Hansen poster

Dear Evan Hansen

Movie · as Alana Beck

2020
The Eddy poster

The Eddy

TV · as Julie · 8 eps

2019
This Changes Everything poster

This Changes Everything

Movie · as Self

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Illegal Civilization 3 poster

Illegal Civilization 3

Movie · as Self

2018
Where Hands Touch poster

Where Hands Touch

Movie · as Leyna

2018
The Darkest Minds poster

The Darkest Minds

Movie · as Ruby Daly

2018
The Hate U Give poster

The Hate U Give

Movie · as Starr Carter

2018
BLKNWS poster

BLKNWS

Movie · as BN Editor/Actor

2017
Everything, Everything poster

Everything, Everything

Movie · as Maddy Whittier

2017
With Him / Best to You / Better Numb poster

With Him / Best to You / Better Numb

Movie · as Self

2016
As You Are poster

As You Are

Movie · as Sarah

2016
Lemonade poster

Lemonade

Movie · as Self

2015
Mr. Robinson poster

Mr. Robinson

TV · as Halle Foster · 6 eps

2014
Rio 2 poster

Rio 2

Movie · as Bia (voice)

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2013
Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow

TV · as Macey Irving · 4 eps

2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games poster

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

Movie · as Self - Rue

2012
The Hunger Games poster

The Hunger Games

Movie · as Rue

2012
A Taste of Romance poster

A Taste of Romance

Movie · as Taylor

2011
Colombiana poster

Colombiana

Movie · as Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)

2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked poster

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep