Quvenzhané Wallis

Quvenzhané Wallis

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Quvenzhané Wallis was born on Aug 28, 2003 in USA. Quvenzhané Wallis's big-screen debut came with Beasts of the Southern Wild directed by Benh Zeitlin in 2012. Quvenzhané Wallis is known for Swagger directed by Alex Hall, Sean Anthony Baker stars as Naim Rahaim and O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Isaac 'Ike' Edwards. Quvenzhané Wallis has got 24 awards and 45 nominations so far. The most recent award Quvenzhané Wallis achieved is Young Artist Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Quvenzhané Wallis plays is Swagger - Season 2 which will be released on Oct 29, 2021.

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, at age five, auditioned for her very first acting job, the starring role in Beasts of the Southern Wild, even though the minimum age to be considered was six. She eventually beat out 4,000 others for the role of Hushpuppy, the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana. At that time, she was just six years old during the filming. Wallis is the first African-American child actor and is also the first person born in the 21st century to receive an Academy Award nomination. In May 2014, Wallis was named the face of Armani Junior, Giorgio Armani's line for children and teens. This makes her the first major child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand.

  • Birthday

    Aug 28, 2003
  • Place of Birth

    Houma, Louisiana, USA
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Awards

24 wins & 45 nominations

Young Artist Awards
2015
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
Winner - Young Artist Award
2013
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
Winner - Young Artist Award
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2013
Best Breakthrough Performance
Winner - EDA Female Focus Award
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