Quvenzhané Wallis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Breathe
2024
as Zora
Swagger
2021
as Crystal Jarrett
American Horror Stories
2021
as Bianca
Lemonade
2016
as Self
Trolls
2016
as Harper (voice)
Fathers and Daughters
2015
as Lucy
Annie
2014
as Annie Bennett
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014
as Almitra (voice)
black-ish
2014
as Kyra
The Kitchen
2014
as Self - Annie
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Margaret Northup
Boneshaker
2013
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012
as Hushpuppy
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Superhero
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self