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Quvenzhané Wallis is an American actor who works in film, television, and voice acting. Born in Houma, Louisiana, in 2003, she began her work period in 2012. She speaks, writes, and signs in English, which is also her native language.
Wallis has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. She is a citizen of the United States.
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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
- Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet — Almitra (voice)2014
- black-ish — Kyra2014
- The Kitchen — Self - Annie2014
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- Born
- ( 2003-08-28 ) August 28, 2003 (age 22) , Houma, Louisiana , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress author
- Years active
- 2012–present
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- human
- Family name
- Wallis
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houma
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Quvenzhané Wallis 2013.jpg
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- date of birth
- 2003-08-28
- name in native language
- Quvenzhané Wallis
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- 2012-00-00
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- 33638
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- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
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