Amber Midthunder facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Amber Midthunder
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Midthunder in 2019
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| Born | April 26, 1997 Shiprock, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Amber Midthunder (born April 26, 1997) is an American actress. She had regular roles in the FX series Legion and The CW series Roswell, New Mexico, and also appeared on Longmire, Banshee, and Reservation Dogs. In 2022, she starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment and first prequel of the Predator franchise.
Early life
Midthunder's mother Angelique, who is originally from Thailand and of Thai-Chinese ancestry, is a casting director and stunt performer, and her father David is an actor of Hunkpapa Lakota, Sisseton Dakota, and Sahiyaiyeskabi Assiniboine descent; Angelique and David met while working on the 1995 Japanese film East Meets West.
Midthunder is a citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe. She was born on the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico, and eventually returned there after spending much of her childhood in Santa Fe where she attended the Academy for Technology and the Classics and where her mother worked in a casting firm.
Career
Midthunder developed an interest in acting as a child, where she would memorize and recite lines from her favorite shows, but disliked her first experience in the job, leading her to take some time before another performance, even considering a career in make-up, where she worked as an intern, or mixed martial arts, having trained and taught Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Her first credit was in 2008's Sunshine Cleaning. Midthunder proceeded to work in various productions filmed in New Mexico, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue more acting opportunities. She starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment of the Predator franchise. She was widely praised for her performance.
Awards and nominations
In 2022, Midthunder received the Breakthrough Performance Award as part of the Saturn Awards, and a Critics' Choice Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, both for her performance in Prey.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2001 | The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud | Little Girl | ||
| 2002 | Deadly Species | Calusa Tribe | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | Candy Store Girl | ||
| Swing Vote | Female Student #3 | |||
| 2009 | Not Forgotten | Amaya Bishop (young) | ||
| 2014 | Drunktown's Finest | Model #1 | ||
| 2015 | Spare Parts | Nikki | ||
| Bare | Malya | Uncredited | ||
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | Nicole Martinez (Vernon Teller) | ||
| Priceless | Maria | |||
| 2018 | 14 Cameras | Danielle | ||
| 2019 | Only Mine | Julie Dillon | Direct-to-video film | |
| She's Missing | Honey | |||
| 2020 | Centurion: The Dancing Stallion | Elissa Hall | ||
| 2021 | The Marksman | Gas Station Clerk | ||
| The Ice Road | Tantoo | |||
| The Wheel | Albee | Co-producer | ||
| 2022 | Prey | Naru | ||
| 2023 | Dream Scenario | Haley | ||
| 2024 | Rez Ball | Dezbah Weaver | ||
| 2025 | Novocaine | TBA | Filming | |
| TBA | Opus | TBA | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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| 2012–2014 | Longmire | Lilly Stillwater | Episodes: "Pilot", "Miss Cheyenne" | |
| 2014 | Banshee | Lana Cleary | Episodes: "The Warrior Class", "Bloodlines" | |
| 2015 | Dig | Starlet | Episode: "Emma Wilson's Father" | |
| 2016 | The Originals | Kayla McInnis | Episode: "Alone with Everybody" | |
| 2017–2019 | Legion | Kerry Loudermilk | Main role | |
| 2018 | The Misadventures of Psyche & Me | Lizzie | Television miniseries | |
| 2019–2022 | Roswell, New Mexico | Rosa Ortecho | Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–4) | |
| 2021 | Long Gone Gulch | BW | Voice role | |
| 2022 | Reservation Dogs | MissM8tri@rch | Episode: "Decolonativization" | |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Princess Yue | recurring role |
See also
In Spanish: Amber Midthunder para niños
