Quick Facts
Born:
1998-10-23
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
35 Total Roles
Amandla Stenberg
Acting
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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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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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Known For
The Hunger Games
Rue
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
Everything, Everything
Maddy Whittier
Rio 2
Bia (voice)
The Darkest Minds
Ruby Daly
Colombiana
Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)
The Hate U Give
Starr Carter
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sophie
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse MOVIE | Margo Kess (voice) |
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone MOVIE | Princess Amari |
| 2026 | Wildwood MOVIE | (voice) |
| 2024 | The Acolyte TV | Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya |
| 2024 | OZI: Voice of the Forest MOVIE | JAZZY |
| 2023 | The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem MOVIE | Jade |
| 2023 | My Animal MOVIE | Jonny |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse MOVIE | Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice) |
| 2022 | Bodies Bodies Bodies MOVIE | Sophie |
| 2022 | My Name Is Andrea MOVIE | Wild Child |