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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amandla Stenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Amandla Stenberg is an American actor and activist who gained early prominence as a child star in major film franchises and later earned critical acclaim for nuanced dramatic roles in film and television.
They are widely recognized for their performance as Rue in The Hunger Games, starring in the drama The Hate U Give, and their role in the mystery film Bodies Bodies Bodies.
They specialize in young adult adaptations, coming-of-age dramas, and genre films, while maintaining a significant public presence as an advocate for LGBTQ youth.