Quvenzhané Wallis

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Age: 20, born 28 August 2003

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 4' 11"

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Description: Quvenzhané Wallis (pronounced /kwɛˈvɑːnzæne/; is an American child actress from Houma, Louisiana. She is known for her leading role as Hushpuppy in the critically acclaimed film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012). 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. Director Benh Zeitlin told 'T ... (more)

Tags: Actress (3), Louisiana (1), Cute (1), Child Actor (1), Child Star (1), Annie (1), I Would Do Her (1), Born 2003 (1), Would Love To Watch Her Smoke Cigarettes (1)

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" Hushpuppy - Beasts of the Southern Wild "I hope you die and after you die I'll go to your grave and eat birthday cake all by myself." "

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"Child actress Quvenzhané Wallis goes down in history as the Oscars' youngest ever best actress nominee. She was 9 when she received the nod for her performance in "Beasts of the Southern Wild.""