Amandla Stenberg Biography – Age, Career, Black Panther and Net Worth
Amandla Stenberg is an American actress. She was included in Time‘s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and has received several accolades, including a Teen Choice Award, an NAACP Image Award, and nominations for four Black Reel Awards and a Critics’ Choice Award.
Age
Amandla was born October 23, 1998. She is 23 years old in 2022.
Career
Amandla Stenberg is an American actress known for her supporting role in the science fiction adventure film ‘The Hunger Games’. The film, which was directed by Gary Ross, became a huge success internationally and received multiple awards. It also helped Amanda achieve mainstream fame. Despite not having a background in acting themselves, her parents encouraged her to enter the show business at an early age. She began her career as a child model and eventually made her foray into acting.
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After playing minor roles in a few commercials, TV shows, and films, she got a breakthrough with a role in the film ‘The Hunger Games.’ Following the success of the movie, she went on to act in numerous other film and TV productions. More recently, she played the lead role in the romantic drama film ‘Everything, Everything’ which was a commercial success and grossed nearly three times its budget. She also appeared in famed singer Beyoncé’s music video ‘Lemonade.’ In 2018, she is set to appear in the science fiction thriller ‘The Darkest Mind’ in the lead role. She will also star in the drama film ‘The Hate U Give’.
Black Panther
Speaking at the Next Wave Festival in Toronto that same year, Stenberg elaborated on her reasons for walking away from “Black Panther,” saying:
“These are all dark skin actors playing Africans and I feel like it would have just been off to see me as a bi-racial American with a Nigerian accent just pretending that I’m the same color as everyone else in the movie.”
Relationship
In June of 2018, Amandla came out as gay. Shortly after this announcement, she began a relationship with singer King Princess.
Net Worth
As of 2022, Amandla Stenberg Net Worth is to be roughly $3 Million. She is one of the top rising actresses in the Hollywood Industry