Quvenzhané Wallis | Annie

Born August 28, 2003, Quvenzhané Wallis’ first stint in the entertainment industry was through her role in 2012’s Beasts of the Southern Wild. For her nomination in this film, she also takes credit for being the youngest actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Not long after, Wallis had the chance to star in the modern take on the beloved musical, Annie.

Like every musical, both on-screen and onstage, Annie has plenty of song and dance segments to entertain audiences. With that said, it comes as no surprise Wallis had a body double to cover for her – perhaps for the movie’s more complicated sequences. Despite being a couple of years older than the actress, Wallis’ stand-in undoubtedly looks the part, and the two even spend some time off-camera practicing their moves together. Safe to say that upon watching, it would be hard to tell which shots have the actress and which ones have her double.

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