Quvenzhané Wallis (born August 28th, 2003) is an American actress and author. In 2012, she starred as Hushpuppy in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the youngest actress ever to be nominated in the category, as well as the first person born in the 21st century nominated for an Oscar, She also starred as Annie Bennett in the 2014 adaptation of Annie, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
The titular star of Annie with several of her orphan friends performed "It's the Hard Knock Life" on Build-A-Bear Workshop's "International Cele-Bear-Ation Clock Tower" float during the 2014 Macy's Parade telecast.