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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 ...
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.
287K Followers, 1,571 Following, 48 Posts - Quvenzhane' Wallis (@iamquvenzhane) on Instagram: "author👩🏽💻//singer🎶//actress🙇🏽♀️//athlete🏀🏐".
Oct 29, 2021 · Wallis, who holds the record for the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee ever (she was 9 when nominated), shoots hoops in the drama — inspired by NBA star Kevin Durant's youth experiences —...
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.
Apr 25, 2024 · Quvenzhané Wallis Is Proud of Making Oscars History — Even If She Can't Remember Doing It (Exclusive) 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 ...
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.
Sep 12, 2014 · Quvenzhané Wallis’s career started with a little fib: that she was 6 years old. It was the minimum age to audition for the lead role in “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” and she was just shy. It...
Feb 2, 2013 · This year, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination, for her performance in Beasts of the Southern Wild ....
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.
