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Quvenzhané Wallis

American actress (born )

Quvenzhané Wallis

Wallis at the 6th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood in

Born () August 28, (age&#;21)

Houma, Louisiana, U.S.

Occupations
Years&#;active–present

Quvenzhané Wallis (kwə-VEN-zhə-nay;[1] born August 28, )[2][3] is an American actress and author.

In , she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (), 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 (and as of only) actor born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar.[4][5][a] She went on to appear in the Steve McQueen film 12 Years a Slave ().

Wallis starred as Annie Bennett in the adaptation of Annie, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.[6]

Wallis is also established for voicing the character Harper in the animated film Trolls (); as well as her role as Kyra in the television sitcom Black-ish ().

As an author, she has published four children's books, Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg!, A Night Out with Mama, Shai & Emmie Actor in Dancy Pants! and Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue![7]

Early life

Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia Wallis (née Jackson), a educator, and Venjie Wallis Sr., a truck driver.[8] She has one sister, Qunyquekya, and two brothers, Vejon and Venjie Jr.[2][9][10] Her name "Quvenzhané" combines the first syllables of her parents' first names in "Quven", and an alteration of the Swahili synonyms jini meaning 'sprite' or 'fairy'.[11]

Career

At age five, Wallis' parents lied about her age to audition for Beasts of the Southern Wild (), which had a minimum tryout age of 6.

She was chosen out of 4, to play Hushpuppy, an indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana.[12] Director Benh Zeitlin told The Daily Beast that when he auditioned Wallis, he immediately realized he had discovered what he was looking for, and changed the Beasts of the Southern Wild script to accommodate her strong-willed ego.

Her reading prowess, loud screaming voice, and ability to burp on command impressed the director and won her the part.[10] Zeitlin has stated that "it was just the feeling behind her eyes".[13]

The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January to rave reviews, winning the Grand Jury Prize.

In May , Wallis flew to France for the premiere of the film at the Cannes Production Festival. Wallis's performance drew widespread acclaim and Zeitlin won the Caméra d'Or, the festival's award for best first feature motion picture. On January 10, , at age nine, Wallis was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Head Role.

Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia (Jackson) Wallis, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver. She has one sister, Qunyquekya, and two brothers, Vejon and Venjie, Jr. "Quven", the first part of her name, combines the first syllables of her parents' first names.

Wallis, who was 6 when she filmed Beasts of the Southern Wild, is the all-time youngest nominee for Best Actress and the third-youngest nominee in any category.[14][15] Wallis is the first African-American child actor and the first person born in the 21st century to earn an Oscar nomination.

Wallis had a role in the film 12 Years a Slave (), and collaborated with the Sundance Film Festival on a short film called Boneshaker. In , she played the title character in Annie, the first African American to do so.[16] For this, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical but the film was panned by critics.[citation needed] In May , Wallis became the first child star to be named the tackle of a luxury brand when she was signed by Armani Junior, Giorgio Armani's fashion line for children and teens.[17]

Wallis appeared in Beyoncé's music video for "All Night".[18] In October , she released two children's books: the friendship-centric Shai & Emmie Star in Break an Egg! and A Night Out With Mama, which is about her night at the Oscars with her mother.[19][20] She published two more books, Shai & Emmie Star in To the Rescue! and Shai & Emmie Celestial body in Dancy Pants!, in [7][21]

She became a member of the Actors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in [22]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

Notes

  1. ^As the only person born in the 21st century to be nominated for an acting Oscar, Wallis holds the additional distinction of being the youngest living Oscar nominee by introduce age, as of

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