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Quvenzhane Wallis

(2003) Actor

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Quvenzhane Wallis is an actor, best known for Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants!.

Quick Facts About Quvenzhane Wallis

Born: August 28, 2003
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Shai & Emmie Star in Dancy Pants!

About Quvenzhane Wallis

Quvenzhané Wallis is an American actress and author. She made her acting debut in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the youngest nominee in the category and the first born in the 21st century. Subsequent credits included Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) and the 2014 remake of the musical Annie, in which her portrayal of the title character was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, as well as a voice role in the animated film Trolls (2016).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Quvenzhane Wallis

My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.

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Animal

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I actually had to learn what an Oscar was.

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Actually

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Everybody loses the thing that made them.

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Death

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I work with my acting coach to help me get into character and do pronunciation drills and tongue twisters to help me…

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Acting

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I'm not gonna name names, but sometimes when reporters are talking, it gets a little boring because I don't have any jokes…

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Any

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As soon as I get home, all I want to eat is seafood.

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Eat

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I loved experiencing city life in New York.

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City

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It was really fun working with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz on set.

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Cameron

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I would read all day if I could.

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All day

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I just keep doing what I'm doing and don't ever give up.

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Doing

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Of course, when strangers see me, they're star-struck because of who I am, but my friends take me as a friend because…

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Am

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I have a puppy purse, and it's named after my doggie named Sammie, who is at home. It's from Poochie and Company.

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After

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Brave men don’t learn from their home.

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Brave

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I want to just be what kids believe in.

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Believe

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I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me…

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Character

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My favorite actor is - I can't believe I'm saying this - is Meagan Good. I've met her in person.

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Actor

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It's kind of good to do things while you're young.

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Good

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The thing that 'Annie' means to me is that it is good to always be strong, and if you have a goal,…

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Again

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[Answering the question 'If you had caused the end of the world, what would you do?'] I would try to fix it.…

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Bed

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I get to meet different directors and different people.

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Cinema

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Um, I don't know, really [about my future.]

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Knows

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I love all the Pixar movies, and I like 'Happy Feet Two.' 'Cause it has a lot of babies.

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Babies

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I want to meet everybody on 'Disney Channel' and 'Disney XD' that are alive.

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Alive

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Nothing else matters except that I have fun, and I'm still having fun.

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Fun

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I feel like I'm five sometimes because I still enjoy myself. I enjoy what I do.

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Because

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