Quvenzhané Wallis
☼ Born on 28 December 2003, in Houma, Louisiana, USA
BiographyWallis 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 Southern Wild, even though the minimum age to be considered was six. She eventually beat out 4,000 others for the role of Hushpuppy, the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana. At that time, she was just six years old during the filming. Wallis is 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.
In the role of actor
12 Years a Slave (01/12/2013)
From director Steve McQueen (Shame) comes the historical drama 12 Years a Slave. Based on true events, the film tells the story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man living Saratoga Springs, New York in the 1840s. A skilled violin player, Northup is lured away by two men offering a touring gig in […]
Beasts of the Southern Wild (18/07/2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild focuses on a young girl named Hushpuppy, who lives in a perpetually flooded area of the southern United States nicknamed The Bathtub. She lives with her father Wink and together they must cope with the changing world. The film is told entirely from Hushpuppy’s perspective. As such, the film is just […]