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Quvenzhané Wallis
Actor

Quvenzhané Wallis

28 Aug 2003Born
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Houma, Louisiana, USABirthplace

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).

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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

Wallis is also known for voicing the character Harper in the animated film Trolls (2016); as well as her role as Kyra in the television sitcom Black-ish (2019).

As an author, she has published four children's books, Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg!, A Night Out with Mama, Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants! and Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue!

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Filmography

  1. TBANaya: Legend of the Golden DolphinFilm: Princess Naya (voice)
  2. TBAThe Personal History of Rachel DuPreeFilm
  3. TBAHide and Don't SpeakFilm
  4. 2026TiramisuFilm: Marquia
  5. 2024BreatheFilm: Zora
  6. 2021SwaggerSeries: Crystal Jarrett (18 episodes)
  7. 2021American Horror StoriesSeries: Bianca (1 episode)
  8. 2016TrollsFilm: Harper (voice)
  9. 2015Fathers and DaughtersFilm: Lucy
  10. 2014AnnieFilm: Annie Bennett
  11. 2014black-ishSeries: Kyra (5 episodes)
  12. 2014Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetFilm: Almitra (voice)
  13. 201312 Years a SlaveFilm: Margaret Northup
  14. 2013BoneshakerFilm
  15. 2012Wide-AwakeFilm: The Superhero
  16. 2012Beasts of the Southern WildFilm: Hushpuppy

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