Quvenzhané Valais

Quvenzhané Wallis [ kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ ] (born August 28, 2003 in Houma , Louisiana ) is an American actress .

Life

Wallis gained fame through her leading role in Benh Zeitlin's feature film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012). In the "drama that alternates between fantasy and reality" she can be seen as a six-year-old girl who is confronted in the remote swamplands of Louisiana with the destruction of her home in a severe storm and the death of her single father (played by amateur actor Dwight Henry ) . Wallis' portrayal of the imaginative and nature-loving " Hushpuppy " earned her not only several awards, but also an Oscar nomination for Best Actress . At nine, she is the youngest nominee in this category in Academy Awards history, beating the previous record for New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes ( Whale Rider ), who was nominated for Best Actress in 2004 at the age of 13.

After her successful screen debut, Wallis received a role again alongside Dwight Henry in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave , which was released in US cinemas in October 2013.

In 2013 filming began on the remake of the classic American musical Annie, in which she played the title role of Annie and played alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz . She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her acting performance in Annie .

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Quvenzhané Wallis played the recurring role of Kyra in the ABC sitcom Black-ish in 2019 . In the spring of 2020 it was announced that they would be playing for Apple TV's drama series Swagger! was committed.

Filmography

• 2012: Beasts of the Southern Wild
• 2013: 12 Years a Slave
• 2014: Annie
• 2014: The Prophet
• 2015: Fathers and Daughters - A whole life (Fathers and Daughters)
• 2016: Trolls (voice only)
• 2019: Black-ish (TV series)

Awards

• 2012: New Hollywood Award for Beasts of the Southern Wild
• 2012: National Board of Review Award for Beasts of the Southern Wild ( Best New Actress )
• 2012: Satellite Award for Beasts of the Southern Wild (Best Young Talent)
• 2012: Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Beasts of the Southern Wild (Best Youth Representation)
• 2013: Young Artist Award for Beasts of the Southern Wild ( Best Actress in a Feature Film )
• 2013: Oscar nomination for Beasts of the Southern Wild (Best Actress)

Web links

• Quvenzhané Wallis in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Pronunciation of Quvenzhané Wallis on inogolo.com
2. ↑ Official press release ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.0 MB) at festival-cannes.fr, p. 8 (accessed on January 10, 2013). 
3. ↑ Buss, Esther: Beasts of the Southern Wild . In: film-dienst 26/2012 (accessed via Munzinger Online ).
4. ↑ Boardman, Madeline: Quvenzhané Wallis & Oscars: 9-Year-Old Is Youngest Best Actress Nominee Ever at huffingtonpost.com, January 10, 2013 (accessed January 10, 2013).
5. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
6. ↑ Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis to guest-star on black-ish: First look ew.com, accessed on August 23, 2020
7. ↑ Quvenzhané Wallis To Star In Apple's Kevin Durant basketball drama 'Swagger' deadline.com, accessed on August 23, 2020