Amandla Stenberg Age, Bio, Family, Body Stats, Dating, Net Worth, Facts

Amandla Stenberg

Who is Amandla Stenberg?

Amandla Stenberg is an American actress who came into the limelight after portraying Rue in The Hunger Games and is also known for her role as Madeline Whittier in Everything, Everything. She has appeared in  Beyoncé’s music video Lemonade in 2016, for which she gained BET Awards for YoungStar Award. She has also starred in the television series Sleepy Hollow as Macey Irving.

Quick Bio

Birth NameAmandla Stenberg
NicknameAmandla
Date of BirthOctober 23, 1998
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Age22 years old
Sun SignScorpio
EthnicityAfrican-American, Danish
ReligionJudaism
Height5 feet 3 inches / 160 cm
Weight56 kg / 123 lbs
Body BuildSlim
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown
SexualityBisexual
ProfessionActress and Singer
NationalityAmerican
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Distinctive FeaturesCurly hair

Family

  • Father – Tom Stenberg (Businessman)
  • Mother – Karen Brailsford (Spiritual counselor and writer)
  • Siblings – She has 2 older half-sisters on her father’s side.

Education

Amandla attended Wildwood School, a private school, in Los Angeles. In 2016, Stenberg announced via Instagram that she would be attending film school at New York University.

Amandla Stenberg Personal Life

Amandla Stenberg was in a relationship with singer Mikaela Mullaney Straus aka King Princess from 2018 to 2019.

She was in a relationship with Jaden Smith in the past.

Professional Statistics

Film Debut

Amandla Stenberg made her feature film debut in 2010, playing younger version of Zoe Saldana‘s character (Cataleya Restrepo) in an action-thriller “Colombiana”.

Television Debut

Amandla was cast in the recurring role of Macey Irving, the daughter of Captain Frank Irving (Orlando Jones), on Fox television series “Sleepy Hollow” from 2013 to 2014.

Famous For

Her portrayal of Rue in “The Hunger Games”, a 2012 dystopian science fiction thriller film, is considered as one of her best works in her acting career. The film was successful in terms of both critical acclaim and earning at the box office. She won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry with Jennifer Lawrence for her work in the film.

She also earned huge appreciation from critics for her role as Maddy Whittier in the romantic drama film “Everything, Everything”. The film had a high success rate which centers around a girl, who, due to an illness, can’t go outside her house, and her neighbor Olly, who wants to help her.

Brand Endorsements

Amandla has done a number of advertisement gigs from her early age. Her first modeling gig was when she posed for Disney’s catalogs at the age of four. She has also appeared in  TV commercials for  Kmart, Walmart, McDonald’s, Marshalls Law, GMC SUV, Sutter Health, Buildthedream.org, among others.

She was made the youth ambassador for non-profit organization No Kid Hungry.

Amandla Stenberg Favorites

  • Food – Japanese candy
  • Movie – The Shining (1980)
  • Style Icon – Solange Knowles (Beyonce‘s younger sister)

Amandla Stenberg Net Worth

Amandla Stenberg has a net worth of $2 million dollars.

Social Media Profiles

Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg Facts

In the Zulu language, her first name “Amandla” means “Power”.

She is a gifted musician, and can play the violin, drums and guitar. Her cover of Mac DeMarco’s “Let My Baby Stay” is featured on the Everything, Everything

Amandla describes herself as non-binary or gender-expansive.

In 2013, Stenberg began performing on the violin and singing harmonies at Los Angeles venues with singer/songwriter Zander Hawley.

She was featured on Dazed’s Autumn 2015 cover and  named her as “one of the most incendiary voices of her generation”.

She was featured in Time’s list of Most Influential Teens in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Amandla co-wrote the comic book “Niobe: She is Life” with Sebastian Jones, which was released in November 2015. They released their second part of the trilogy, “Niobe: She is Death”, in May 2017.

Her paternal grandmother was an Inuit from Greenland.

In 2012, She was named  #1 Breakout Kid Actor by Entertainment Weekly.

In June 2018, she came out as gay in an interview with Wonderland magazine.