Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress and singer. She[a] was included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016,[2][3] and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and nominations for four Black Reel Awards and a Critics' Choice Award.
Stenberg began acting as a child in the film Colombiana (2011). She had her breakthrough playing Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012), and went on to play Macey Irving in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow (2013–2014) and Halle Foster in the sitcom Mr. Robinson (2015). As an adult, her roles as Maddy Whittier in the romance film Everything, Everything (2017) and Starr Carter in the drama film The Hate U Give (2018) helped her rise to prominence. She has played Ruby in the science fiction film The Darkest Minds (2018), Alana Beck in the musical film Dear Evan Hansen (2021), Sophie in the comedy horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), and voiced Margo Kess / Spider-Byte in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
Stenberg has been recognized for her outspoken views, particularly towards her activism for LGBT youth, which has received significant media coverage. She made her musical debut as part of the folk rock duo Honeywater, formed in 2015, and performed the song "Let My Baby Stay" for Everything, Everything.
^Martin Howden (July 27, 2012). Hunger Games A-Z. Kings Road Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 9781782190240. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^"The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015". Time. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^"The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2016". Time. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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