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Amandla Stenberg

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Amandla Stenberg

Born October 23, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA19 films

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).

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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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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse posterFirst watchSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse20238.4as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People…View film

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The Hunger Games poster7.2The Hunger Games2012The Hate U Give poster8.1The Hate U Give2018Everything, Everything poster7.2Everything, Everything2017The Darkest Minds poster7.0The Darkest Minds2018Rio 2 poster6.5Rio 22014Colombiana poster6.6Colombiana2011Where Hands Touch poster7.9Where Hands Touch2018Bodies Bodies Bodies poster6.1Bodies Bodies Bodies2022

Filmography

19 films as actor
  1. 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-VerseMargo Kess (voice)
  2. 2027Children of Blood and BonePrincess Amari
  3. 2026WildwoodNiamh (voice)
  4. 2024The AcolyteVerosha "Osha" Aniseya / Mae-ho "Mae" Aniseya
  5. 2024OZI: Voice of the ForestJAZZY (voice)
  6. 2023The Melodic Blue: Baby KeemJade
  7. 2023My AnimalJonny
  8. 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMargo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
  9. 2022Bodies Bodies BodiesSophie
  10. 2021Dear Evan HansenAlana Beck
  11. 2018The Hate U GiveStarr Carter
  12. 2018Where Hands TouchLeyna
  13. 2018The Darkest MindsRuby Daly
  14. 2017Everything, EverythingMaddy Whittier
  15. 2016As You AreSarah
  16. 2014Rio 2Bia (voice)
  17. 2012The Hunger GamesRue
  18. 2012A Taste of RomanceTaylor
  19. 2011ColombianaCataleya Restrepo (Age10)