Jonshel Alexander, a onetime child actor who starred in the 2012 film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was killed in a weekend shooting in New Orleans.
Jonshel Alexander, who appeared alongside Quvenzhané Wallis in the Oscar-nominated film, was found shot inside a vehicle Saturday and pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said Alexander and a man were shot inside a vehicle Saturday in New Orleans and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The man, whose name was not released, drove to a hospital for treatment. Director Benh Zeitlin cast Louisiana natives for the lead roles, auditioning more than 4,000 actors before completing the cast. Shelly Alexander said her daughter charmed the filmmakers and came out on top.
Alexander was too old to play the film’s lead role of Hushpuppy, which went to then-6-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis. But Zeitlin said he was captivated by Alexander, describing her as an “absolute one-of-a-kind, unforgettable, force-of-nature human being” and cast her in the supporting role.
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