My Take
I've been a fan of Amandla Stenberg since they broke hearts as Rue in The Hunger Games — that performance had genuine emotional weight for someone who was barely a teenager at the time. What impresses me most isn't any single role though; it's the way they've consistently chosen projects that mean something, like Everything, Everything and The Hate U Give, rather than just chasing blockbuster franchises. They won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture in 2019, which feels completely earned. Add in the comics work and the music and you've got someone who refuses to be one-dimensional. Amandla feels like one of the most intentional artists of their generation, and I genuinely can't wait to see where the next chapter takes them.
Overview
Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress and musician. She began her career as a child actor 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).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Amandla Stenberg
- Name (Japanese)
- アマンドラ・ステンバーグ
- Reading
- あまんどら・すてんばーぐ
- Born
- October 23, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / singer / comics creator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2019 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
- 2016 BET YoungStars Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.