2003 -
Oscar Nominated Actress
"Nothing else matters except that I have fun, and I'm still having fun."- Quvenzhané Wallis
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Recommended Watching:
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- 12 Years a Slave
- Beasts of the Southern Wild featurette
- Virtuosos Award
- Are You Ashamed of Your Name?
- Quvenzhané on the Oscar Nomination
Recommended Reading:
- The Thing About Being A Black Little Girl in the World
- Quvenzhané Wallis Goes Puppy Purse Shopping with Us
- Quvenzhané and the Tweet
- Quvenzhané Covers Entertainment Weekly
- Attacks on Our Young, Gifted and Black
- Say My Name
Because it's impossible to find the video of the reporter from Associated Press deciding to chance Quvenzhané's name to Annie, I'll post this video instead.
"give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right."
-Warsan Shire
