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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.
Quvenzhané Wallis (/ k w ə ˈ v ɛ n ʒ ə n eɪ / kwə-VEN-zhə-nay; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. In 2012, she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress , becoming the youngest actress to be nominated in the ...
Quvenzhané Wallis is an Academy Award-nominated actress whose talents and command of the screen go beyond her young age. Originally from Houma, Louisiana, Quvenzhané got her big break at the age of five when she auditioned for the lead role in “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” where she beat out over four thousand other candidates and went ...
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.
Oct 29, 2021 · Beasts of the Southern Wild Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis is all grown up in her Apple TV+ series Swagger . Wallis, who holds the record for the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee ever (she...
The youngest-ever Best Actress nominee at age 9 for ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild,’ Quvenzhané Wallis says fans tell her, “You look so different now!”.
Apr 25, 2024 · Quvenzhané Wallis was only 9 years old when she attended the Oscars for the first time, which probably explains why her only lasting memories of the night are eating candy and meeting two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington.
Apr 29, 2024 · Screen Rant interviewed Quvenzhané Wallis to discuss the behind-the-scenes moments of Breathe, forming a mother-daughter dynamic with Jennifer Hudson, and her previous work with Beyonce.
Aug 28, 2003 · 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.
