Amandla Stenberg is an American actress and also a very popular singer, She was born on 23 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, The United States. She made her first debut in the film Colombiana in the year 2011, through which she has gained popularity and offers from other filmmakers. She has also shone in many TV shows like The Eddy, Mr. Robinson, Sleepy Hollow.
Amandla’s parents her father Tom Stenberg and mother Karen Brailsford both
supported her throughout her career and lead her. The movie “Black Girls Rock!” in (2016)- Inc honored Amandla she received the Young, Gifted, and Black Award for her best
performance in the film.
Early Life
]Amandla was born on 23 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. The meaning of Amandla is “power” and Zulu, her mother Karen Brailsford is African-American and
her father Tom Stenberg is Danish. She started her modelling career at the age of four, shooting for Disney, and also that she has appeared in many TV commercials.
Amandla made her first-class debut in the film Colombiana in 2011, playing the character of Zoe Saldana. After the success of Colombiana received many offers and was signed in movies like- The Hunger Games (2012), Everything, Everything (2017) and The Hate U Give (2018). Amandla received a number of awards including the Black Reel Award and was also nominated for many awards.
Professional life
Amandla started her modelling career at the age of four shooting for Disney, and excluding this, she had also appeared in many TV commercials. Both of her parents supported her in achieving her career and she is really very close to them. In 2011, she made her first-class debut by the film Colombiana and satisfying the character of Zoe Saldana.
As soon as the film got tremendous success and she was offered many projects including all the hits- The Hunger Games (2012), Sleepy Hollow(2013), and Mr. Robinson (2015). She also been recognized by others and was also received many awards for her best performances, and in 2018 she received Black Reel Award and was nominated for Teen Choice Award. In 2019, she made up her mind in joining the cast of Netflix, and in 2020, she was cast in the film Dear Evan Hansen.
Records and Awards
- Black Reel Award [Winner]
- Hollywood Breakthrough Award Winner
- Honoree Winner
- Rising Star Award Winner
- BET Award Winner
- AAFCA Award Winner
Facts
- Amandla Stenberg was born on 23 October 1998 in Los
- Angeles, California, U.S.
- She has also worked in TV shows like The Eddy, Sleepy
- Hollow, and Mr. Robinson.
- Her father’s name was Tom Stenberg while that of her
- mother’s name was Karen Brailsford.
- The real meaning of her name “power” and “Zulu”.
- She is Pansexual.
- Amandla was also an Oscar nominee.
- She went to her high school prom with Jaden Smith.
- She’s also an ambassador for No Kid Hungry and was also the
- author of a comic book.
Media Interaction
Amandla Stenberg is a very active member of social media, she has a huge fan following through social media platforms. She keeps in touch with her fans through several platforms and keeps updating them about her professional as well as personal life. Her Instagram id is (@amandlastenberg) and has 2.4 million followers.