Amandla Stenberg is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford and Tom Stenberg. Her mother is African-American and her father is Danish. Amandla landed the first of her Disney catalog modeling shoots when she was four years old and has shot numerous national commercials, most notably for McDonald’s with Ronald McDonald, for Walmart with DJ Tony, Anthony Okungbowa from Ellen DeGeneres (LeVar Burton directed), and for Build The Dream. This moving, Boeing – sponsored PSA, which raised funds for a national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., premiered during the weekend of President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009 on Meet the Press. She is best known for her portrayal of young Cataleya in Colombiana and Rue in The Hunger Games.
In addition to on-camera jobs, Amandla has put her sensitive ear to work in voice-over gigs for both film and television. She lent her voice to Rio 2 in the role of Bia, a high-flying feathery spawn of Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway). A gifted musician, she plays the violin, drums and guitar. In 2009, Amandla performed the violin with Los Angeles Unified School District’s Honors Orchestra at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Her involvement with the RockSTAR Music Education program landed her gigs on the guitar and drums at the House of Blues and the Hard Rock Café, as well as a studio session with producer/ engineer Gerry Brown, after her band won RockSTAR’s Battle of the Bands. In 2013 Amandla began performing on the violin and singing harmonies at LA venues with singer/songwriter Zander Hawley. The folk-rock duo, known as Honeywater, released their first EP in August 2015.
Bio:
Name: Amandla Stenberg
Nickname: Amandla
Date of Birth: 23rd October 1998
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA
Place of Residence:Los Angeles, CA
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Body Stats:
Height: 5’6″ / 168 cm
Weight: 110 lbs / 50 kg
Shoe size: 7 / 37.5 (EU)
Dress size: 2 (US)
Bra size: 30B
Measurements: 34-24-33 in / 75-60-72 cm
Ethnicity: African-American
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Social Networks:
Twitter: @amandlastenberg
Facebook: Amandla Stenberg
Instagram: @amandlastenberg
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- Jaden Smith (2014-2015)
Children: –
Awards and Honors:
- 2012 – Teen Choice Awards
- 2013 – Image Award Nomination
- 2013 – Black Reel Nomination
Hobbies and Interests: Reading
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Music: Rihanna, Beyonce
Favorite Perfume: Marc Jacobs Daisie
Favorite Book: Mortal Instruments series
Favorite Sports: Basketball
Favorite Movie: Frozen
Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons
Interesting Facts:
- She likes to knit.
- Paternal grandmother was an Inuit from Greenland.
- Amandla means power in Zulu.
- Variety featured Amandla in its “Up Next” section in the publication’s 2011 Youth Impact Report.
- She loves all kinds of art.
- She comes from a very musical family.
- She is a big fan of Meryl Streep.
- She does gymnastics.
See also:
- Arianny Celeste Height and Weight Stats
- Megan Fox Height and Weight Stats
- Gina Carano Height and Weight Stats
