Amandla Stenberg — PICS

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Amandla Stenberg

Amandla StenbergChelsea Lauren/WWD/Shutterstock

Amandla Stenberg is an American actress and singer. She pursued acting at a very young age, landing her first Disney catalog modeling shoots when she was only four. She followed it up with numerous national commercial appearances, before landing her first film role in 2011’s Colombiana, appearing as the younger version of Zoe Saldana’s characters. Her breakthrough came in 2012’s The Hunger Games, when she was cast as the character Rue. She reprised the role in the 2013 sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. She is also known for her role in The Hate U Give in which she played Starr Carter. Although she may only be in her early 20s, Amandla was included in Time’s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and she was included in Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.

Amandla’s name means “power or strength” in Zulu. She is involved in the Share Our Strength charity, working to end childhood hunger in the United States. She is a love of books, fashion and knitting. She is good friends with Kiernan Shipka and Jaden Smith, going to prom with him in May 2015. Scroll through the gallery above for more pics of Amandla. 

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Amandla at ‘The Eddy’ Premiere

Amandla at ‘The Eddy’ PremiereDenis Makarenko/Shutterstock

Amandla Stenberg rocks a black ‘fit with elbow-length gloves and chunky necklaces at ‘The Eddy’ premiere. They looked incredible at the event, which was part of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, in February 2020.

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Amandla At The LACMA Art and Film Gala

Amandla At The LACMA Art and Film GalaMatt Baron/Shutterstock

Amandla Stenberg attended the LACMA Art and Film Gala in November 2019. They walked the red carpet in a stunning gold top, and blue hair!

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Amandla Stenberg At A Miu Miu Show

Amandla Stenberg At A Miu Miu ShowSwan Gallet/WWD/Shutterstock

Amandla Stenberg sits in the the front row at the Miu Miu show. She looked stunning at the Paris Fashion Week event in March 2019.

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Amandla At The 2019 Academy Awards

Amandla At The 2019 Academy AwardsDavid Fisher/Shutterstock

Amandla Stenberg wears a dress with stunning, intricate detailing on the red carpet at the 91st Annual Academy Awards in February 2019.

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