Q’orianka Kilcher is an American actress, singer, and political activist who was born on February 11, 1990, in Schweigmatt, Schopfheim, Germany. Kilcher's first name, Q'orianka, means "Golden Eagle" in Quechua. She was born to her mother Saskia Kilcher who is a human rights activist of Swiss-German heritage. Kilcher moved with her mother to Kapa'a, Hawaii when she was just two-years-old. After moving to Kapa'a, Kilcher's younger brother was born. Her father was sadly absent for most of her life and she grew up without him. Kilcher soon became inspired by the local Hawaiin culture and started hula dancing when she was just five-years-old. When she was only nine-years-old, she was cast in director Ron Howard's film "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" which has become a holiday classic. She received a full scholarship to the Musician's Institute in Hollywood when she was just twelve.
While at the Musician's Institute she studied vocal performance, music theory, and song-writing. She is also a martial artist with a black belt in Wushu, Kung Fu, and is a certified stunt performer who trained at the National Wushu Training Center and Impact Stunts. She is perhaps most famous for her role as Pocahontas in the 2005 feature film "The New World".
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
