12 Years a Slave
2013
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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...
6 days ago · Quvenzhané Wallis has a remarkably distinct Hollywood career — as both the first person born in the 21st century to receive an acting Oscar nomination and the youngest-ever Best Actress nominee ...
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.
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 ...
6 days ago · Apr 30, 2024. 9:18 am. Quvenzhané Wallis joins rolling out to discuss her latest role in the post-apocalyptic thriller Breathe. Starring alongside EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson, Wallis discusses ...
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.
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. This makes her the first major child celebrity to be the face of a luxury brand.
