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Feb 18, 2013 · Quvenzhane Wallis was just 5 years old when she auditioned for a role in the Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild, and 6 when she shot the movie. Now, at age 9, she is the youngest ...
Dec 3, 2014 · There's Something About Quvenzhanè. Roller skates, pizza, math class and an Oscar nomination: the life of an 11-year-old movie star. Quvenzhané Wallis, who takes the lead in ‘‘Annie ...
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- Nicholas Haramis
Aug 28, 2003 · Quvenzhané 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 ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Quvenzhané Wallis, an Oscar nominee at 9, took a not entirely voluntary break from acting after her early success. The now-20-year-old Breathe star explained to E! News why it was for the best.
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- Natalie Finn
Aug 28, 2003 · Birthday: Aug 28, 2003. Birthplace: Houma, Louisiana, USA. Her world-weary eyes and baby face belied the rich dichotomies that made then six-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis such an arresting and ...
Jun 22, 2012 · She is the small, determined center of Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild," which opens July 6 and seems destined for a Best Picture nomination from the Academy. Quvenzhané Wallis was six when she filmed the role. She and all of the other actors were non-professionals. Incredible. I interviewed Quvenzhané, her co-star Dwight Henry and her director Benh Zeitlin during their Chicago ...
Quvenzhané Wallis. Actress: Beasts of the Southern Wild. 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.
