Amandla Stenberg Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Amandla Stenberg is an American actor, voice actor, activist, and singer. She has played Julie in the French-American 8-episode music drama miniseries The Eddy, Halle Foster in the sitcom Mr. Robinson, Sarah in the drama film As You Are, Macey Irving in the supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow, Rue in the science fiction action film The Hunger Games, Alana Beck in the coming-of-age musical teen drama film Dear Evan Hansen, Ruby Daly in the dystopian superhero film The Darkest Minds, and Maddy Whittier in the romantic drama film Everything, Everything. Moreover, Amandla Stenberg was included in the SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders by Oprah Winfrey in 2016 and was also included in Time‘s list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016

Born Name

Amandla Stenberg

Nick Name

Amandla

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

She announced in 2016 via Instagram that she would be studying filmmaking at New York University Tisch School of the Arts but eventually dropped the plan because she kept booking jobs. Therefore, she ultimately decided to continue with her acting career.

Occupation

Actor, Activist, Voice Actor, Singer

Family

• Father – Tom Stenberg
• Mother – Karen Brailsford (Spiritual Counsellor, Writer)
• Siblings – Amandla has 2 older paternal half-sisters.
• Others – Tage Stenberg (Paternal Grandfather), Ena Stenberg (Paternal Grandmother) (Radio Personality, Singer), Charlie Benjamin Brailsford (Maternal Grandfather), Leola White (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

She has been represented by these agencies –

• United Talent Agency, Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States
• Imprint PR, Public Relations Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States
• One Management (Modeling and Endorsements)

Net Worth

Her net worth had been $2 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 3 in or 160 cm

Weight

56 kg or 123½ pounds

Boyfriend / Girlfriend / Spouse

Amandla Stenberg has dated –

1. Jaden Smith (2014-2015) – From 2014 to 2015, actors Jaden Smith and Amandla Stenberg dated each other.
2. King Princess – She and singer-songwriter King Princess confirmed that they were dating each other in June 2018.

Race / Ethnicity

Multiracial

She has African American ancestry on her mother’s side while she is of Danish descent on her father’s side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Non-binary

Previously, she had stated that she was bisexual and pansexual. She came out as gay in an interview with Wonderland magazine in June 2018.

Distinctive Features

• Big curly hair
• Thick eyebrows

Measurements

33-26-34 in or 84-66-86 cm

Dress Size

8 (US) or 40 (EU)

Brand Endorsements

• As a child actress, she has appeared in numerous commercials such as Kmart, Walmart, McDonald’s, Marshalls Law, GMC SUV, Sutter Health, Buildthedream.org, and many others. Watch the commercial compilation video on YouTube.
• She was also seen in Stella McCartney ‘POP’ fragrance advertisement.
• Amandla has also served as the youth ambassador for the non-profit organization No Kid Hungry.
• In May 2023, Amandla was featured in Calvin Klein‘s Pride campaign for the “This Is Love” collection.

Religion

Judaism

Best Known For

Playing young Cataleya in Colombiana (2011) and Rue in The Hunger Games (2012).

First Film

Amandla debuted with the 2011 French action film Colombiana for her role as Young Cataleya. The older version of the character was played by Zoe Saldana.

First TV Show

Amandla first appeared in the supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow for her role as Macey Irving from 2013 to 2014 in 4 episodes.

Though this was her first TV show, this was not her first television appearance. In 2012, Amandla appeared in a TV movie A Taste of Romance for her role as Taylor.

Personal Trainer

Amandla keeps herself fit by regular yoga. She first started out yoga with her best friend Miabayre in 2014.

Amandla Stenberg Favorite Things

• Food – Japanese candy
• Movie – The Shining (1980)

Source – Standard

Amandla Stenberg Facts

1. Amandla uses both ‘she/her/hers’ and ‘they/their/theirs’ pronouns.
2. Amandla is a gifted musician and can play guitar, drums, and violin. She learned guitar from her dad.
3. She describes herself as non-binary or gender-expansive.
4. Stenberg is an intersectional feminist.
5. In 2015, Ms. Foundation for Women titled her “Feminist of the Year”.
6. In the Zulu language, her first name “Amandla” means “Power”.
7. She was named by her mom after her mom listened to Miles Davis’ 1989 album, “Amandla.”
8. Stenberg likes to do knitting.
9. Her paternal grandmother had Greenlandic Inuit ancestry.
10. At 4, she started doing modeling for Disney for their catalogs.
11. She co-authored a comic book “Niobe: She is Life” with Sebastian Jones released in November 2015.
12. She was described as “one of the most incendiary voices of her generation” by Dazed magazine when it featured her on its Autumn 2015 cover.
13. She has also performed on-stage with singer Zander Hawley as a part of the band Honeywater. She started this in 2013.
14. Beyonce‘s younger sister, Solange Knowles is her style icon.
15. Visit her official website @ amandlastenberg.com.
16. Connect with Amandla on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr.