Check out Amandla Stenberg, the actor and singer who slayed as Rue in The Hunger Games. They also had a gig on the TV series Sleepy Hollow as Macy. In 2017, they dropped their debut single “Let My Baby Stay” for the flick Everything, Everything, where they also starred. They went on to kill it in The Hate U Give in 2018.

Amandla started early, appearing in commercials and catalog ads for Disney, McDonald’s, and Kmart when they were just four years old.

They snagged a Teen Choice Award for their performance with Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games. Amandla’s mom is Karen Brailsford. In interviews, Amandla has shared that they identify as gender non-binary and pansexual. They’ve also dated artist Mikaela Straus.
Their film debut was in Colombiana, where they played the young version of Zoe Saldana’s character.

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