Quvenzhané Wallis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

2003-08-28 (22 years old)

Place of Birth

Houma, Louisiana, USA

Quvenzhané Wallis

Biography

Quvenzhané Wallis (/kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ/ kwə-VEN-zhə-nay; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. In 2012, she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest actress to be nominated in the category, as well as the first actor born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar. She went on to appear in the Steve McQueen film 12 Years a Slave (2013). Wallis starred as Annie Bennett in the 2014 adaptation of Annie, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Wa...

Acting

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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

as Princess Naya (voice)

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Margaret Northup

2014

Annie

as Annie Bennett

2024

Breathe

as Zora

2014

The Prophet

as Almitra (voice)

2016

Lemonade

as Self

2016

Trolls

as Harper (voice)

2012

Wide-Awake

as The Superhero

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