Amandla Stenberg is best remembered for her role in the popular movie Hunger Games starring Jennfifer Lawrence. In the movie, she portrayed the character of Rue which means “power” in the Zulu language. If you recall in the In the second installment of the movie Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Amandla reprised her role. This young American child star also appears as a recurring guest for the TV show, Sleepy Hollow. In the animated film Rio 2, she lent the voice to the character of Rio. But how well do you know this rising American star? Let us get to know more about Amandala by way of interesting trivia and have fun knowing this amiable star, shall we?
Amandla Stenberg has a knack for imitating accents. This talented young American child actress first appeared in the movie Colombiana as the young Cataleya. She was required to speak in Spanish in her role and she passed the test with flying colors as Amandla can easily speak with a Spanish accent. This is not surprising since the young Amandla has a Danish father, Tom Stenberg but was born in Los Angeles and an African-American mother so we can safely assume the young girl is exposed to various cultures and languages that she can easily pick up.
Amandla Stenberg is a well-rounded girl. It is not surprising that many actors also dabbles in other areas that are closely associated with their artistic side like playing musical instruments or in the visual arts. The young Amandkla is no different because she confided to entertainment reporters in one of her interviews that aside from indulging in acting, she also plays the drums, guitar and the violin. She is also crazy about knitting. And when she is tired of playing musical instruments and knitting, she spends a lot of her time behind the computers.
Amandla Stenberg is a big fan of the book Hunger Games. Before the book Hunger Games catch fire that the demand to make a movie version was so big, Amandla had been already a big fan of the book. During a sit down interview with a Hollywood reporter, Amandla revealed she had read the book 6 times that she knows the words verbatim and the moment she heard that it was going to be turned into a movie, she gave her agent a all over the phone and she told the agent that she wants to audition for a role of Rue because she felt that Rue is a lot like her. So when the day of the audition came, she went prepared by putting twigs and leaves around her hair because that’s how she envisioned Rue to be. She narrated that her Mom took her khakis and shirt and rolled it around the yard to gather dust and dirt. She also had pebbles in her pocket and made a wreath of flowers to complete her outfit of the day for the day of the audition.
Amanda Sternberg is a young girl yet she is into fashion. Amandla admitted during an interview that she is very well into fashion and she even chooses here outfit whenever she make a public appearance. She admitted she is crazy about lace, vintage and retro dress because she find it elegant and classic. Are you looking for more entertainment? Go to http://cabletvinternet.s9.com/xfinity-x1-.html to find an interesting new way to access home entertainment.
Entertainment Guide 2015 