Amandla Stenberg
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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Acting
Movie
The Hunger Games
as Rue
2012
Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Margo Kess: Spider-Byte (voice)
2023
Movie
Rio 2
as Bia (voice)
2014
Movie
Everything, Everything
as Maddy Whittier
2017
Movie
The Darkest Minds
as Ruby Daly
2018
Movie
Colombiana
as Cataleya Restrepo (Age10)
2011
Movie
The Hate U Give
as Starr Carter
2018
Movie
Bodies Bodies Bodies
as Sophie
2022
TV
Sleepy Hollow
as Macey Irving
2013
TV
The Acolyte
as Mae-ho 'Mae' Aniseya / Verosha 'Osha' Aniseya
2024
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Movie
Where Hands Touch
as Leyna
2018
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Movie
Dear Evan Hansen
as Alana Beck
2021
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
Movie
Lemonade
as Self
2016
Movie
As You Are
as Sarah
2016
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
TV
The Eddy
as Julie
2020
Movie
A Taste of Romance
as Taylor
2012
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
Movie
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019
Movie
My Animal
as Jonny
2023
Movie
OZI: Voice of the Forest
as JAZZY
2024
