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Actress sues Avatar director for 'theft' of facial features for character
Q'orianka Kilcher, a German-born US actress of indigenous Peruvian descent, has filed a lawsuit in California against director James Cameron and Disney, claiming they extracted her facial likeness from a 2005 photograph of her portraying Pocahontas in *The New World* to create the lead Avatar character Neytiri without her consent or compensation. She alleges Cameron acknowledged her as an inspiration in a 2010 signed sketch and a 2025 interview, and is seeking damages, compensation, and a share of the franchise's profits.
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