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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 ...
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- August 28, 2003 (age 20), Houma, Louisiana, U.S.
- 2012–present
Actress. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:59. Breathe (2024) 20 Videos. 99+ Photos. Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, to Qulyndreia (Jackson) Wallis, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver.
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Apr 25, 2024 · 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. Washington was attending as a Best Actor nominee for Flight; Wallis was there as a nominee too — the ...
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.
- August 28, 2003
Apr 29, 2024 · By Deven McClure. Published 4 days ago. Quvenzhané Wallis, who stars in the new post-apocalyptic thriller Breathe alongside Jennifer Hudson, discusses what it was like working on the film. Summary. Breathe is a thriller with a realistic portrayal of a world without oxygen.
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Apr 24, 2024 · April 24, 2024. By Tyler Treese. ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Breathe star Quvenzhané Wallis about the intense thriller, which takes place on an Earth with an uninhabitable...
Quvenzhané Wallis doesn't know a life without movies. The Louisiana native made her acting debut in 2012's Beasts of the Southern Wild , starring as the tough and daring Hushpuppy. For her performance, 9-year-old Wallis was nominated for an Oscar — becoming the youngest Best Actress nominee in Oscars history.
