Amandla Stenberg

Named for the Zulu word for power, Amandla Stenberg made her feature film debut in 2010 with "Colombiana," an action-thriller starring Zoe Saldana whose character Amandla plays as a child. The Luc Besson vehicle is quintessential Besson, featuring lots of daring stunts, some of which Amandla performed herself, after training with David Belle, the creator of Parkour. Amandla launched her career as a print model in Disney catalogs when she was four years old. She… (plus)