Amandla Stenberg Net Worth

Amandla Stenberg's Quotes

• I've read the 'Mortal Instruments' series; I was obsessed with those.
• 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith is one of my favorites. Even though it doesn't have any monsters or crazy fantasy in it, it's such a raw story, and I can really relate to the characters. I think it's a beautiful story.
• Within months after reading the novel 'The Hunger Games,' I went from telling my mom that I could see myself as this character to actually getting the role. My mother reminds me that if I could manifest such an important role just because I wanted it so much, all of my dreams are possible.
• I think 'The Hunger Games' has a really powerful message about survival, and sacrificing for the ones you love. It's almost like a warning for us to not lose touch of our humanity. We live in a world in which we watch other's misfortunes for entertainment.
• I love all kinds of art. I mean, I love sketching and acting and music.

Interesting Facts about Amandla Stenberg

1. Mother is African-American and father is Danish.
2. Once took a ride on the Goodyear Blimp.
3. Paternal grandmother was an Inuit from Greenland.
4. Amandla means power in Zulu.
5. At the dedication ceremony of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 2011, Amandla gave a speech entitled "Reflections on Women of the Civil Rights Movement" with Cicely Tyson. Her talk honored the four girls who were killed in the Birmingham church bombing in 1963.
6. Named #1 Breakout Kid Actor of 2012 by "Entertainment Weekly".
7. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member since 2018.
8. Has two older half-sisters on her father's side.