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Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg

Birthday: 1998-10-23 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American teen actor. They are best known for their portrayal of young Cataleya in Colombiana and Rue in The Hunger Games. Amandla (which means "power" in Zulu) Stenberg was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 23, 1998. Their mother, Karen Brailsford, is African-American, and their father, Tom Stenberg, is Danish (he was born in Copenhagen). Their paternal grandmother was from Greenland and had Inuit ancestry. At the age of four, Stenberg started doing catalog modeling shoots for Disney. They have appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Kmart, and more. In 2011, they appeared in their first feature film, Colombiana, as a younger version of Zoe Saldana's character. Stenberg's career breakthrough came when they were cast as Rue in the 2012 film, The Hunger Games, based on Suzanne Collins's young adult book. The Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross and also stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Alexander Ludwig and Liam Hemsworth. In February 2012, it was announced that Stenberg would appear in Rio 2 as Bia, one of Blu and Jewel's daughters. In 2016, Amandla stated they prefer they/them pronouns in a Tumblr post.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Bodies Bodies Bodies

as    Sophie

2022
My Name Is Andrea

as    Wild Child

2021
Dear Evan Hansen

as    Alana Beck

2020
The Eddy

as    Julie

2018
Where Hands Touch

as    Leyna

2018
The Darkest Minds

as    Ruby Daly

2018
The Hate U Give

as    Starr Carter

2017
Everything, Everything

as    Maddy Whittier

2017
As You Are

as    Sarah

2016
Lemonade

as    Self

2015
Mr. Robinson

as    Halle Foster

2012
A Taste of Romance

as    Taylor

2011
Colombiana

as    Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)