Trivia

Her father is a Quechua-Huachipaeri, an Indigenous South American from Madre de Dios, Peru. Her mother Saskia is a Swiss national who grew up in Alaska.

Speaks fluent German, Spanish and English.

Popular singer Jewel is her first cousin once removed. Jewel is first cousin of Saskia Genet-Oulicky, the mother of Q'orianka.

Her grandfather, Ray "Pirate" Genet, was an Alaskan mountain-rescue and climbing legend who died in 1979 while making his descent from the summit of Mt. Everest.

Q'orianka translates to "golden eagle" in Quechua, the official language of the Inca Empire and an official language in Peru.

An accomplished Blackbelt Wushu Kung Fu and Stunt performer and has trained at the National Wushu Training Center and Impact Stunts since the age of 12.

She is a speaker at the United Nations on the panel for Indigenous Rights.

In 2004, at age 14, following an extensive international search, she was cast by writer/director Terrence Malick in The New World (2005) opposite Colin Farrell and Christian Bale and emerged into the front ranks of young actors with her portrayal of "Pocahontas".

In September 2006 she became the celebrity teen spokesperson for Thursday's Child, an international charity for children that are anorexic, bulimic, suicidal, runaways, abused, exploited, missing or have problems with drugs, teen pregnancy or STDs.

Q'orianka is a global youth ambassador for Amnesty International, and Amazon Watch and is the Founder of on-Q Initiative, a Enviromental and Human Rights youth organization. She also is a speaker at the United Nations on the Panel on Indigenous human rights and is the voice for several International Indigenous Youth organizations.

She is the world's first teenager driving a Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered car with pure water steam emissions.

Q'orianka has two younger brothers, Xihuaru Kilcher (d.o.b. 2000) and Kainoa Kilcher (d.o.b. 1992). They are both actors.

Teen celebrity spokesperson for Thursday's Child, an international charity for at-risk children.

Appeared twice with Christian Bale in The New World (2005) and Hostiles (2017).

Mother is Saskia Genet-Oulicky.

Won the National Board of Review's best breakthrough performance in 2006 and was the winner of the 2006 Alma Award for Outstanding Actress in a feature film for The New World (2005).

Younger brother, Kainoa Kilcher, had a bit part in The New World (2005).

Older sister of Kainoa Kilcher and Xihuaru Kilcher.

Invited to join the actor's branch of AMPAS in 2018.

Co-starred in the music video for Mat Kearney's "Breathe In, Breathe Out".

She competed in the first season of the new Star Search (1983), hosted by Arsenio Hall, in the Young Singers category. She lost in a preliminary round.