Amandla Stenberg
Actor
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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As Director
Filmography
The Hunger Games
as Rue 2012
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice) 2023
Everything, Everything
as Maddy Whittier 2017
Rio 2
as Bia (voice) 2014
The Darkest Minds
as Ruby Daly 2018
Colombiana
as Cataleya Restrepo (Age10) 2011
The Hate U Give
as Starr Carter 2018
Bodies Bodies Bodies
as Sophie 2022
Where Hands Touch
as Leyna 2018
Dear Evan Hansen
as Alana Beck 2021
Lemonade
as Self 2016
As You Are
as Sarah 2016
A Taste of Romance
as Taylor 2012
This Changes Everything
as Self 2019
My Animal
as Jonny 2023
Ozi: Voice of the Forest
as Ozi (voice) 2024
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Rue 2012