Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 28, 2003
Place of Birth
Houma, Louisiana, USA
Credits
18 titles
Quvenzhané Wallis
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). 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!
Known For
Filmography
Breathe
Zora
Swagger
Crystal Jarrett
American Horror Stories
Bianca
Trolls
Harper (voice)
Lemonade
Self
Fathers and Daughters
Lucy
Annie
Annie Bennett
black-ish
Kyra
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Almitra (voice)
The Kitchen
Self - Annie
12 Years a Slave
Margaret Northup
Boneshaker
Wide-Awake
The Superhero
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Hushpuppy
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Princess Naya (voice)
Hide and Don't Speak
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree