Known for her acting and public image, Stenberg has received several accolades, and was included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016.[2][3]. [31] Also in 2016, Stenberg had auditioned for the role of Shuri in the superhero film Black Panther, however, she walked away because she felt that she was not right for the role. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music. In 2016, she announced in her Instagram account that she would be attending New York University. [15] The film was a critical and financial success,[16][17] and Stenberg's performance was praised. Family Life. Stenberg has stated in interviews that they identify as gender non-binary and pansexual. Stenberg has spent her last few months playing two pivotal athletic film roles --as the reluctant participant in a violent arena game in next year's "Hunger Games" adaptation and as the younger incarnation of Zoe Saldana's avenging heroine in the thriller "Colombiana," which hit theaters in August. Her single, "Let My Baby Stay" was featured in the film Everything, Everything (2018). For her heart-breaking performance, Amandla earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. That same month, she signed on to star in the remake of the 1996 thriller film Fear. Named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for \"power,\" Amandla was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford, a writer, and Tom Stenberg, a businessman. Amandla Stenberg is an American actress and singer. Amandla Stenberg attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2017/2018 on March 7, 2017 in Paris, France. Mother is African-American and father is Danish. Karen Brailsford, Other Works Her other film roles include voicing Bia in Rio 2 (2014), and her starring roles as Ruby in The Darkest Minds (2018) and Leyna in Where Hands Touch (2018). She has an African American mother named Karen Brailsford and a Danish father named Tom Stenberg. [34] In the same year, she starred in the romantic drama Everything, Everything, directed by Stella Meghie,[35][36] and co-starring Nick Robinson. My mom reminds me that all things are possible. Violin, I started in elementary school. For siblings, she has two older half-sisters from her father’s side. Amandla won a Teen Choice Award for their performance with Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games. We live in a world in which we watch other's misfortunes for entertainment. She has starred in the films The Hunger Games, Everything, Everything and The Darkest Minds. They also co-wrote her song "Pussy Is God"3 and "Cheap Queen". “I’m always walking this precarious line of having my actions over-politicized,” she says. Growing up in California, she has an amazing childhood. I think 'The Hunger Games' has a really powerful message about survival, and sacrificing for the ones you love. … Her talk honored the four girls who were killed in the Birmingham church bombing in 1963. Teenage actress Amandla Stenberg has revealed that she has been sexually assaulted on more than one occasion in a powerful new op-ed. Stenberg also has two older half-sisters from her father’s side. Drums actually came when I was in a program called 'Rock Star,' which was really awesome. ... What sweet nostalgia for an era where parents actually discouraged kids from reading all night. Childhood & Early Life Amandla Stenberg was born on 23 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, to Tom Stenberg and Karen Brailsford. The Ms. Foundation for Women named Amandla, along with Rowan Blanchard "Feminist Celebrity of the Year" in 2016.The actor-activist landed a spot on Time magazine's list of the 30 Most Influential Teens in 2015 and 2016; was declared one of W Magazine's Royals in 2017; and was the featured call-out in Forbes 30 Under 30, also in 2017. I just wasn't. She was declared "one of the most incendiary voices of her generation" by Dazed magazine, which featured Amandla on the cover of its Autumn 2015 issue. She received a number of awards and nominations, including a Black Reel Award nomination. Stenberg made her acting debut with the film Colombiana (2011), and had her breakthrough playing Rue in the film The Hunger Games (2012), for which she won a Teen Choice Award. Even though it doesn't have any monsters or crazy fantasy in it, it's such a raw story, and I can really relate to the characters. Amandla Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the child of Karen Brailsford, an African-American spiritual counselor and writer, and Tom Stenberg, who is Danish. 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The 19 … [4][5][6][7] Her paternal grandmother had Greenlandic Inuit ancestry. The actress hails from a small family. Amandla completed her high schooling from Wildwood School. Amandla made her American magazine cover debut with Teen Vogue's February 2016 issue for which she co-directed a trio of videos about black women. [11], At age four, Stenberg started doing catalog modeling shoots for Disney. We were doing a song by the Ramones, so I thought, 'Why not play the drums? A gifted musician, Amandla plays the violin, drums and guitar. She … [54] Her video, "Don't Cash Crop My Cornrows" admonished Kylie Jenner for adopting that traditionally African-American hairstyle. Amandla Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the child of Karen Brailsford, an African-American spiritual counselor and writer, and Tom Stenberg, who is Danish. I've read the 'Mortal Instruments' series; I was obsessed with those. The film was produced by Elysa Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein and stars Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson and follows a young woman named Maddy (Stenberg) who has a serious medical condition that prevents her from leaving her home, and her neighbor Olly (Robinson), who wants to help her experience life and they begin falling in love. She told Variety in 2018: "It was so exhilarating to see it fulfilled by people who should have been a part of it and who deserved it and who were right for it. I feel an almost embarrassing sensation of familiarity looking at her face. From her father’s relationship, she has two half-sisters. Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress and singer.
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