Amandla Stenberg
Amandla Stenberg – 2016 AltaMed Health Services’ Power Up, We Are the Future Gala – Arrivals – Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 23, 1998
Ethnicity:
*father – Danish, Greenlandic/Inuit
*mother – African-American
Amandla Stenberg is an American actor and singer. She has starred in the films The Hunger Games, Everything, Everything and The Darkest Minds.
The word amandla means “power” or “strength” in Zulu.
Amandla’s father, Tom Stenberg, is Danish. Amandla’s mother, Karen Brailsford, is African-American, and is a spiritual counselor and writer. She has stated that Tom’s mother was from Greenland, and is of Inuit ancestry. A picture of Amandla’s father can be seen here. A picture of Amandla with her mother can be seen here. Amandla has also said that she is learning Danish. She is a citizen of the U.S. and Denmark.
Amandla has been described as Jewish on some web sites. This is not accurate. She is not of Jewish heritage.
Amandla’s paternal grandfather was named Tage Stenberg.
Amandla’s paternal grandmother was named Ena. Ena Stenberg was a radio personality and singer. Ena’s father was a missionary in Godthaab. Godthaab was the seat of government for what was then South Greenland, a Danish colony.
Amandla’s maternal grandfather was Charlie Benjamin Brailsford (the son of Willie “Friendly” Brailsford, Sr. and Emma Julia Oliver). Charlie was born in South Carolina. Willie was the son of William Brailsford and Mary Louise Oliver. Emma was the daughter of Charlie/Charles B. Oliver and Rebecca Johnson.
Amandla’s maternal grandmother was named Leola White.
Stenberg in 2011, image via Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com
Sources: http://www.amandlastenberg.com
Amandla responds to questions about casting her, a light-skinned actress, in the film The Hate U Give, 2018 – https://www.popbuzz.com
Genealogy of Amandla Stenberg – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Amandla’s maternal grandfather, Charlie Benjamin Brailsford – https://news.google.com
Obituary of Amandla’s maternal great-grandfather, Willie “Friendly” Brailsford, Sr. – https://news.google.com
Obituary of Amandla’s maternal great-grandmother, Emma Julia (Oliver) Brailsford – http://www.flemingdelaine.com
does amandla have a cusin named kioni murphy?
She is so pretty! I honestly wouldn’t mind if my future daughter ends up looking like her!!!
Oh wow* m South African, wasn’t aware of her name until recently…. I hv a cousin by dat name n I wonda hw she pronounces t. Lol*
She has Greenlandic ancestry as well, via her father’s mother.
Greenlandic? That sounds pretty exotic! I wonder if she (her grandmother) is of Greenlandic native ancestry or only Greenlandic by birth (as in white Danish imperialist?)
You can read the answer in her letter to a fan here:
http://hungergamesweden.blogg.se/2011/april/exklusiv-uttalande-fran-amandla-stenberg-med.html
The site used my suggestion. Awesome! lol
She’s adorable. Loved her in “Colombiana” and can’t wait to see her in “The Hunger Games.” :)