Quvenzhané Wallis

Quvenzhané Wallis kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ kwəVENzhənay born August 28 2003 is an American actress and author In 2012 she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress becoming the youngest actress to be nominated in the category as well as the first actor born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar She went on to appear in the Steve McQueen film 12 Years a Slave 2013 Wallis starred as Annie Bennett in the 2014 adaptation of Annie for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical Wallis is also known for voicing the character Harper in the animated film Trolls 2016 as well as her role as Kyra in the television sitcom Blackish 2019 As an author she has published four childrens books Shai Emmie Star in Break an Egg A Night Out with Mama Shai Emmie Star in Dancy Pants and Shai Emmie Star in To the Rescue