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3	Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, comic book writer, and activist who rose to prominence in a [[SmallRoleBigImpact small but impactful role]] as Rue in ''Film/TheHungerGames''. Since then, they've appeared in various films and television shows, like ''Series/SleepyHollow'' and ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'', as well as the movie adaption of ''Film/EverythingEverything''.
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5	In 2015, they co-wrote ''Niobe: She is Life'', a {{comic book}} published by Stranger Comics.
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7	They're also well-known for her political activism on social media, with their video "Don't Cash Crop My Cornrows" -- regarding [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy cultural appropriation]]-- going viral on Website/{{Tumblr}} and other similar sites.
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9	They identify as non-binary, using both "they" and "she" pronouns. While they [[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/01/08/hunger-games-star-comes-out-as-bisexual previously identified as bisexual]], they [[https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2018/06/18/amandla-stenberg-wonderland came out as gay]] in 2018.
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11	!!Bibliography:
12	* ''Niobe: She is Life'' (2015 -- 2016)
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14	!!Selected filmography:
15	* ''Film/{{Colombiana}}'' (2011) as Young Cataleya
16	* ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012) as Rue
17	* ''Series/SleepyHollow'' (2013–2014) as Macey Irving
18	* ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'' (2014) as Bia (voice)
19	* ''Mr. Robinson'' (2015) as Halle Foster
20	* ''Music/{{Lemonade\|2016}}'' (2016) {{as herself}}
21	* ''Film/EverythingEverything'' (2017) as Maddy Whittier
22	* ''Film/TheDarkestMinds'' (2018) as Ruby Daly
23	* ''Literature/TheHateUGive'' (2018) as Starr Carter
24	* ''Film/WhereHandsTouch'' (2018) as Leyna
25	* ''Film/DearEvanHansen'' (2021) as Alana Beck
26	* ''Film/BodiesBodiesBodies'' (2022) as Sophie
27	* ''Film/MyAnimal'' (2023) as Jonny
28	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderverse'' (2023) as Spider-Byte (voice)
29	* ''Series/TheAcolyte'' (2024) as Mae
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31	!!Their career provides tropes of:
32	* QueerCharacterQueerActor:
33	** Sophie in ''Film/BodiesBodiesBodies'' is a lesbian with a girlfriend.
34	** Jonny in ''Film/MyAnimal'' is with a man but later falls for Heather after they meet.
35	* TimeShiftedActor: They played a younger Creator/ZoeSaldana in ''Colombiana''.

Context Creator / AmandlaStenberg