Quvenzhané Wallis |
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Wallis at 2012 Cannes Film Festival |
Born |
(2003-08-28) August 28, 2003 (age 9)[1]
Houma, Louisiana, USA |
Years active |
2012–present |
Quvenzhané Wallis (pronounced /kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ/; kwuh-VEN-zhuh-nay;[2] born August 28, 2003) is an American child actress. She is known for her leading role as Hushpuppy in the critically acclaimed drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012),[3] for which she became the youngest actress ever to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[4][5]
Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, the daughter of Qulyndreia, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver.[1][6][7] "Quven", the first part of her name, combines her parents' first names, while her mother has stated that zhané means "fairy" in Swahili.[8]
Wallis, at age five, had to lie about her age to audition for her very first acting job—the starring role in Beasts of the Southern Wild—because the minimum age to be considered was six. She eventually beat out some 4,000 contenders for the role of Hushpuppy—the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods bayou squalor of Louisiana.[9] Director Benh Zeitlin told 'The Daily Beast' that when he auditioned Wallis, he immediately realized he'd discovered what he was looking for, and changed the Beasts script to accommodate her strong-willed personality. Her reading ability, loud scream and the skill of burping on command impressed the director and won her the part. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2012 to rave reviews, winning the Grand Jury Prize. In May 2012, Wallis flew to France for the premiere of the film at the Cannes Film Festival. The film received much acclaim and praised Wallis for her outstanding performance and it went on to win the prestigious Caméra d'Or award for Best first Feature Film. On January 10, 2013, at age nine, Wallis became the Academy Awards' all-time youngest nominee for Best Actress and third youngest ever in all categories.[10] However, she was just six during the filming.[11]
She is signed on to star in the upcoming Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave alongside Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Brad Pitt. The film in based on a novel of the same name. In 2013, she will collaborate with Sundance for the second time on a short film called Boneshaker.
- ^ a b Beasts of the Southern Wild press release
- ^ See inogolo:how to pronounce Quvenzhané Wallis.
- ^ Sparktech Software LLC. "Quvenzhané Conquers Hollywood: 20 Questions for the 8-year-old star of Beasts of the Southern Wild — Inside Movies Since 1920". Boxoffice.com. http://www.boxoffice.com/articles/2012-06-quvenzhan-conquers-hollywood-20-questions-for-the-8-year-old-star-of-beasts-of-the-southern-wild. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack". The Times. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film/oscars/article3653450.ece. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "Quvenzhané Wallis v Emmanuelle Riva: Best actress Oscar contested by oldest and youngest ever nominees". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/quvenzhan-wallis-v-emmanuelle-riva--best-actress-oscar-contested-by-oldest-and-youngest-ever-nominees-8446248.html. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ Laura McKnight. "Houma girl to star in independent film". DailyComet.com. http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100513/ARTICLES/100519731. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Quvenzhané. A small force of nature. - Roger Ebert's Journal". Blogs.suntimes.com. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/06/_quvenzhane_a_small_force_of_n.html. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ Deadline, The. "OSCARS Interview: Quvenzhané Wallis". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/oscars-interview-quvenzhane-wallis/. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (June 26, 2012). "Quvenzhane Wallis makes 'Southern Wild' sing". USA TODAY. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-06-27/quvenzhane-wallis-interview-beasts-of-the-southern-wild/55846540/1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Day, Patrick Kevin (January 10, 2013). "Oscar nominations: Quvenzhane Wallis is young but not youngest ever". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscar-nominations-quvenzhane-wallis-20130110,0,726796.story.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (January 10, 2013). "History-making Quvenzhane Wallis: 'This is special'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/10/quvenzhane-wallis-oscar-nomination-history/1823319/.
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Wallis, Quvenzhane |
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Short description |
American actress |
Date of birth |
August 28, 2003 |
Place of birth |
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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