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HALLE FOSTER Played By Amandla Stenberg

HALLE FOSTER

Played By Amandla Stenberg

Actor Bio

Amandla Stenberg plays Halle Foster on the NBC comedy "Mr. Robinson."

Stenberg shot to fame in her role as Rue in the box office hit "The Hunger Games," alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. For her performance in "The Hunger Games," Stenberg won a Teen Choice Award in 2012 with Jennifer Lawrence and was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award and a Black Reel Award.

Stenberg made her movie debut in Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too?," followed by a breakout role as the young Cataleya Restrepo (played by Zoe Saldana) in "Colombiana." In 2013, Stenberg had a guest-starring role on Fox's "Sleepy Hollow," and last year, she did voice-over work in "Rio 2," alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway.

In addition to being an actress, Stenberg is a talented musician, playing the violin, drums and guitar.

Her charitable contributions include being a youth ambassador for No Kid Hungry, an organization under Share Our Strength, for which Jeff Bridges serves as spokesperson. She also spends time supporting the Ubuntu Education Fund, which nurtures children in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Stenberg currently resides with her family in Los Angeles.