Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress .
Life
Amandla Stenberg's mother is African American, her father is Danish, and her paternal grandmother is an Inuk from Greenland. The meaning of the name "Amandla" comes from the Zulu language and means "strength". The parents were inspired by Miles Davis ' album "Amandla" (1989) to the name.
At the age of four, Stenberg was already in front of the camera in commercials . She took on her first film role in Colombiana in 2011 with Zoë Saldaña in the lead role and played the role of the main character in childhood. A Taste of Romance followed as a television production in 2012 . In March 2012, the science fiction film The Hunger Games - The Hunger Games was released in the cinema, in which she was seen in the role of Rue .
In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
In her free time, Stenberg plays the violin and guitar.
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Why Did I Get Married Too!
- 2011: Colombiana
- 2012: A Taste of Romance (TV movie)
- 2012: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games)
- 2013–2014: Sleepy Hollow (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2014: Rio 2 - Jungle Fever ( Rio 2 , voice of Bia )
- 2015: Mr. Robinson (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2016: As You Are
- 2017: You next to me (Everything, Everything)
- 2018: The Darkest Minds - The survivors (The Darkest Minds)
- 2018: The Hate U Give
- 2018: Where Hands Touch
- 2019: Drunk History (TV series, episodes 6x04)
- 2020: The Eddy (Miniseries, Netflix)
Web links
- Amandla Stenberg in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website (English)
- Amandla Stenberg in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stenberg, Amandla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1998 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |