Amandla Stenberg

Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress and musician. She began her career as a child actor and received recognition for playing Rue in the action film The Hunger Games (2012). As she grew older, she appeared in the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow (2013–2014) and the romance film Everything, Everything (2017). She received praise for her performance as a teenager witnessing a police shooting in the drama film The Hate U Give (2018). She has since starred in the comedy horror film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) and the Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024) in a dual role.

Outside of acting, Stenberg made her musical debut in 2015, performing as part of the folk rock duo Honeywater. Two years later, she performed the song "Let My Baby Stay" for Everything, Everything. She is also noted for her activism towards LGBTQ youth, and was included on Time's lists of most influential teens in 2015 and 2016.