7.2
Movie
Acting
Amandla Stenberg
- Born
- (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 37 titles
Biography
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
8.3
Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
6.5
Movie
Rio 2
7.2
Movie
Everything, Everything
7.0
Movie
The Darkest Minds
6.7
Movie
Colombiana
8.1
Movie
The Hate U Give
6.1
Movie
Bodies Bodies Bodies
7.4
TV
Sleepy Hollow
5.3
TV
The Acolyte
7.9
Movie
Where Hands Touch
6.2
Movie
Dear Evan Hansen
7.5
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
6.9
Movie
As You Are
5.9
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
6.4
TV
The Eddy
6.5
Movie
A Taste of Romance
4.5
Movie
My Animal
Acting credits 35
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Film | Margo Kess (voice) |
| 2027 | Children of Blood and Bone Film | Princess Amari |
| 2026 | Wildwood Film | Niamh (voice) |
| 2024 | The Acolyte TV | Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya (8 ep) |
| 2024 | OZI: Voice of the Forest Film | JAZZY (voice) |
| 2023 | The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem Film | Jade |
| 2023 | My Animal Film | Jonny |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Film | Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice) |
| 2022 | Bodies Bodies Bodies Film | Sophie |
| 2022 | My Name Is Andrea Film | Wild Child |
| 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen Film | Alana Beck |
| 2020 | The Eddy TV | Julie (8 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | This Changes Everything Film | Self |
| 2018 | The Hate U Give Film | Starr Carter |
| 2018 | BLKNWS Film | BN Editor/Actor |
| 2018 | Where Hands Touch Film | Leyna |
| 2018 | Illegal Civilization 3 Film | Self |
| 2018 | The Darkest Minds Film | Ruby Daly |
| 2017 | Everything, Everything Film | Maddy Whittier |
| 2017 | With Him / Best to You / Better Numb Film | Self |
| 2016 | As You Are Film | Sarah |
| 2016 | Lemonade Film | Self |
| 2015 | Mr. Robinson TV | Halle Foster (6 ep) |
| 2014 | Rio 2 Film | Bia (voice) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow TV | Macey Irving (4 ep) |
| 2012 | The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games Film | Self - Rue |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games Film | Rue |
| 2012 | A Taste of Romance Film | Taylor |
| 2011 | Colombiana Film | Cataleya Restrepo (Age10) |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked TV | Self - Guest Judge (1 ep) |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race TV | Self - Guest Judge (1 ep) |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards TV | Self - Presenter (1 ep) |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | My Animal Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Bodies Bodies Bodies Film | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Blue Girls Burn Fast Film | Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor |
| 2014 | The Yellow Wallpaper Film | Director, Editor, Director of Photography |