Born in New Mexico in 1997, Amber Midthunder was raised in and around the entertainment industry, as the daughter of an actor and a stuntwoman-turned-casting director.
She made her first on-screen performance at the tender age of four in “The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud,” and has been acting ever since, with a number of film and TV credits to her name.
A citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe through her father, Midthunder is one of the most prominent Native American actresses working in Hollywood today.Although perhaps most famous for her breakout role in “Prey,” she’s taken on a variety of different genres, appearing in everything from action blockbusters and police procedurals to indie dramas and television comedies.
The young actress shows no signs of slowing down, either: She is slated to play Princess Yue in the much-anticipated live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and will also star in “Rez Ball,…
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