Amber Midthunder

Amber Midthunder Instagram – Welcome to R29’s series The Come-Up, where rising talent checks in on their way to the top. Today we’re spotlighting Amber Midthunder, who is having a month that even veteran actors can only dream of. 💫⁠
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On March 14, she had not one, but two movies debut — gory action-comedy Novocaine and celebrity cult thriller OPUS — a milestone that still hasn’t registered for the 27-year-old. “I definitely don’t think of myself as somebody who has any celebrity status. Maybe that’s a good thing.”⁠
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What’s really on Midthunder’s mind is the responsibility she carries navigating Hollywood as an Indigenous person. “I constantly think about it, I think it’s impossible not to,” Midthunder says. ⁠
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“Not everybody has to constantly think about the fact that when they’re in a room, maybe they’re the only person who is making an impression for that community. Or what will their community think about this.”⁠
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That kind of inner dialogue with yourself sounds exhausting — and that’s because it is. It’s also very necessary. Across 1,600 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2022, less than a quarter of one percent of all speaking characters were Native Americans.⁠
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At the link in bio, @melissahyang catches up with Amber on her way to stardom 🚀 ⁠
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Writer: @melissahyang⁠
Photographer: @tracythnguyen⁠
Art Direction: @kristineromano⁠
Social Producer: @itsb_likebeyonce | Posted on 20/Mar/2025 00:23:26