Quvenzhané Wallis

American actress (born 2003)

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Born: 2003-08-28
Works: 4

Top works

Night Out with Mama
Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants!
Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg!
Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue!

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Acting · Houma, Louisiana, USA

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…

Known for

Breathe — Zora2024
Swagger — Crystal Jarrett2021
American Horror Stories — Bianca2021
Lemonade — Self2016
Trolls — Harper (voice)2016
Fathers and Daughters — Lucy2015
Annie — Annie Bennett2014

Article

Quvenzhané Wallis (/kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ/ kwə-VEN-zhə-nay; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. She made her acting debut in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the youngest nominee in the category and the first born in the 21st century. Subsequent credits included Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) and the 2014 remake of the musical Annie, in which her portrayal of the title character was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as a voice role in the animated film Trolls (2016).

Offscreen, Wallis has published four children's books, Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg! (2017), A Night Out with Mama (2017), Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants! (2018), and Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue! (2018).