Amandla Stenberg
Biography
Amandla Stenberg, born October 23, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress who began working as a child. They gained early recognition portraying Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012). Subsequent television work includes the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow from 2013 to 2014. Stenberg appeared in the romance film Everything, Everything (2017) and earned praise for a leading role in the drama The Hate U Give (2018), in which they played a teenager witnessing a police shooting. They starred in the comedy‑horror Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and have been announced as part of the cast of the Star Wars series The Acolyte, slated for 2024.
Career overview
Amandla Stenberg, born on October 23 1998 in Los Angeles, California, began acting as a child and first gained widespread recognition for portraying Rue in the 2012 action film The Hunger Games. Following that breakout role, they appeared in the supernatural television series Sleepy Hollow during its 2013–2014 run. Stenberg continued to build a varied filmography with the 2017 romance film Everything, Everything, and earned critical praise for their portrayal of a teenager who witnesses a police shooting in the 2018 drama The Hate U Give. Their subsequent work includes a lead role in the 2022 comedy‑horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies, and they are slated to join the Star Wars franchise as part of the upcoming series The Acolyte, scheduled for release in 2024.
Throughout their career, Stenberg has moved between genre‑spanning projects, demonstrating a range that encompasses action, supernatural television, romance, socially conscious drama, and horror‑comedy. Their early entry into the industry and continued presence in high‑profile productions have established them as a notable figure in contemporary American cinema and television.
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- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) as Margo Kess (voice)
- Children of Blood and Bone (2027) as Princess Amari
- Wildwood (2026) as (voice)
- The Acolyte (2024) as Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya
- OZI: Voice of the Forest (2024) as JAZZY
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
- My Animal (2023) as Jonny
- My Animal (2023) Executive Producer
- The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem (2023) as Jade
- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) as Sophie
- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Executive Producer
- My Name Is Andrea (2022) as Wild Child
- Dear Evan Hansen (2021) as Alana Beck
- The Eddy (2020) as Julie
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- This Changes Everything (2019) as Self
- The Darkest Minds (2018) as Ruby Daly
- The Hate U Give (2018) as Starr Carter
- Where Hands Touch (2018) as Leyna
- Illegal Civilization 3 (2018) as Self
- BLKNWS (2018) as BN Editor/Actor
- Everything, Everything (2017) as Maddy Whittier
- With Him / Best to You / Better Numb (2017) as Self
- Lemonade (2016) as Self
- As You Are (2016) as Sarah
- Blue Girls Burn Fast (2016) Producer
- Blue Girls Burn Fast (2016) Director
- Blue Girls Burn Fast (2016) Director of Photography
- Blue Girls Burn Fast (2016) Writer
- Blue Girls Burn Fast (2016) Editor
- Mr. Robinson (2015) as Halle Foster
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Rio 2 (2014) as Bia (voice)
- The Yellow Wallpaper (2014) Director
- The Yellow Wallpaper (2014) Editor
- The Yellow Wallpaper (2014) Director of Photography
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) as Macey Irving
- The Hunger Games (2012) as Rue
- A Taste of Romance (2012) as Taylor
- The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012) as Self - Rue
- Colombiana (2011) as Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) as Self - Guest Judge
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter