KNOWN FOR: She portrayed Rue in The Hunger Games and Madeline Whittier in Everything, Everything and Young Cataleya in Columbiana. At the age of four, Stenberg started doing catalog modeling shoots for Disney. She has appeared in commercials for clients such as Boeing. In 2011, she appeared in her first feature film, Colombiana, as a younger version of Zoe Saldana's character. Her career breakthrough came when she was cast as Rue in the 2012 film The Hunger Games. She voiced Bia in the 2014 animated film Rio 2. Stenberg had a recurring role on season one of Sleepy Hollow. In the summer of 2015, she played series regular Halle Foster on Mr. Robinson. In 2013, Stenberg began performing on the violin and singing harmonies at Los Angeles venues with singer/songwriter Zander Hawley. They released their first EP in August 2015 as the folk-rock duo Honeywater. The magazine Dazed named Stenberg "one of the most incendiary voices of her generation" when it featured her on its Autumn 2015 cover. She was also included in Time's list of Most Influential Teens in both 2015 and 2016, and named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016. Stenberg has spoken publicly on social media about cultural appropriation. Stenberg co-wrote the comic book Niobe: She is Life with Sebastian Jones. The first issue, illustrated by Ashley A. Woods, was published in November 2015. In May 2017 the pair released Niobe: She is Death, the second part of the trilogy. In 2017, she starred in the romantic drama Everything, Everything, directed by Stella Meghie, and co-starring Nick Robinson. She played the lead in Amma Asante's World War II drama Where Hands Touch, and the contemporary-set drama The Hate U Give. She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following films; The World Is Watching: Making The Hunger Games (documentary) as Herself in 2012, As You Are, Lemonade (music video) and The Darkest Minds (2018). She has starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following television show(s)/program(s); A Taste of Romance (TV Film) as Taylor in 2012. She has been nominated for those of the following videos; Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for The Hunger Games in 2012, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for The Hunger Games in 2012 and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Everything, Everything in 2017. She has won those of the following awards; Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Jennifer Lawrence) for The Hunger Games in 2012 and BET Awards for YoungStar Award (Music Video) for Lemonade in 2016.
