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Amandla Stenberg

Actor, ProducerBorn October 23, 1998 (26 years)
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 Hallow (2013–2014) and the romance film Everything, Everything (2017).

Stenberg received praise for her performance as a teenager witnessing a police shooting in the drama film The Hate U Give (2018). She achieved further recognition for her roles 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 performed the song "Let My Baby Stay" for Everything, Everything. She is also noted for her activism towards LGBT youth, and was included on Time's lists of most influential teens in 2015 and 2016.

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Known For

  • The Acolyte
  • Bodies Bodies Bodies
  • Everything, Everything
  • The Hate U Give
  • The Darkest Minds
  • Colombiana
  • Where Hands Touch
  • Dear Evan Hansen
  • As You Are
  • My Animal
  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest
  • The Eddy
  • Mr. Robinson
  • The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2027
    Children of Blood and Bone · as Princess Amari
    2026
    Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse · as Margo Kess (voice)
    2024
    The Acolyte (TV Series) · as Mae-Ho 'mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'osha' Aniseya
    2023
    Ozi: Voice of the Forest · as Ozi (voice)
    2023
    2023
    My Animal · as Jonny
    2023
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
    2022
    2021
    Dear Evan Hansen · as Alana Beck
    2021
    Ziwe (TV Series) · as Penny
    2020
    The Eddy (TV Series) · as Julie
    2018
    The Hate U Give · as Starr Carter
    2018
    Where Hands Touch · as Leyna
    2018
    The Darkest Minds · as Ruby Daly
    2017
    Neo Yokio (TV Series) · as Helenist
    2017
    Everything, Everything · as Maddy Whittier
    2016
    As You Are · as Sarah
    2015
    Mr. Robinson (TV Series) · as Halle Foster
    2014
    Rio 2 · as Bia (voice)
    2013
    2013
    Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) · as Macey Irving
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Eckford
    2012
    2012
    Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Rue (archive Footage)
    2011
    A Taste of Romance · as Taylor
    2011
    Colombiana · as Cataleya Restrepo (age10)

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