Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg's undeniable talent and wisdom beyond her years makes her one of the most recognizable and sought-after artists of her generation.

Stenberg first gained recognition for her role as Rue in Lionsgate's THE HUNGER GAMES with Jennifer Lawrence. After the success of the film, Stenberg earned a Teen Choice Award in 2012 alongside Lawrence for Film Choice Chemistry. She was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a Black Reel Award in 2013 for her performance.

Entering a new genre, Stenberg is the lead of the LucasFilm & Disney+ series The Acolyte part of the legendary Star Wars franchise, set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the main Star Wars films. Stenberg plays both Osha and Mae in the series' twin sisters plagued with opposition and revenge. The series is created by Leslye Headland, and co-stars cast members including Lee Jung-jae, Jodie Turner-Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, and more. The series premiered on June 4th, 2024, hitting 4.8 million views in one day and over 11 million views in 5 days globally on Disney+. It was recently announced that Stenberg was cast in Gina Prince-Blythwood's CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE.

Stenberg first garnered international praise as the star of 20th Century Fox?s 2018 film THE HATE U GIVE, based on the New York Times Best Selling debut novel from Angela Thomas. The story follows a teen girl, Starr (Stenberg), who attends a suburban prep school and must deal with the aftermath of witnessing a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend. The story is inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, with George Tillman Jr. directing and the screenplay by Audrey Wells. Also starring in the film were Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Algee Smith, Common and Issa Rae. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival and earned global accolades, culminating with Stenberg co-presenting at the Academy Awards on behalf of the film, alongside civil rights activist John Lewis.

In 2017, Stenberg starred in EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, an adaptation of the Nicola Yoon book of the same title. The film follows Maddie (Stenberg), who is a teen with a rare disease that causes her to be allergic to almost everything. Directed by Stella Meghi, the film won Choice Drama Movie at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards. For this film Stenberg also won the 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.

Amandla was also featured in The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem, the Amazon Music short-film contextualizing and providing visuals for Baby Keem's debut LP, The Melodic Blue. Stenberg stars as Jade, Keem's apparent love interest in the film, grappling with his reality as he experiences fragmented memories and addictive temptation to the melodic blue. The film harkens back to music videos of the 80's and 90's, where longform visuals were essential to the creative aspect of album presentation.

Stenberg was seen in A24's hit comedy-slasher pic, BODIES BODIES BODIES alongside Maria Bakalova and Rachel Sennott, by Director Halina Reijn. She then co-starred in the queer, werewolf, coming-of-age feature MY ANIMAL, which debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The Paramount film debuted in September of 2023. Stenberg appeared in the film adaptation of DEAR EVAN HANSEN for Universal, based on the 2015 Tony Award winning Broadway musical of the same name. The film also starred Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, and Kaitlyn Dever. Additionally, Stenberg could be seen on the small screen alongside Andre Holland in Netflix's limited series THE EDDY, which follows a jazz club owner, Elliot Udo (Holland), as he deals with the everyday struggles of running a live music venue in Paris.

Other film credits include 20th Century Fox's THE DARKEST MINDS, the WWII drama WHERE HANDS TOUCH (which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival), and AS YOU ARE, which premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and went on to win the Special Jury Award for the 2016 Festival.

In addition to acting, Stenberg has been globally praised for her crusade towards improving society and sparking thoughtful conversation, using social media as a platform to spread social awareness and knowledge. She has shared personal essays on topics such as cultural appropriation, intersectional feminism, mindfulness, biracial identity, police brutality, systemic inequalities, and beauty standards to name a few. DAZED Magazine proclaimed Amandla to be one of the most incendiary voices of her generation when she appeared on the cover of their magazine. In February 2016 Amandla was awarded with the "Young, Gifted & Black" Award at the annual Black Girls Rock! televised awards ceremony on BET. That same year she was invited by Oprah Winfrey to be a speaker at her annual Super Soul Sessions. She also was awarded the YoungStar Award at the 2016 BET Awards. In 2018, Stenberg appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine for their Next Generation Leaders Issue. Stenberg shares her time between New York City and Los Angeles.