Lupita Nyong'o

Birthday:

03/01/1983

Place of birth:

Mexico City, Mexico:

Biography:

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress and author. She began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). In 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. She had her first feature film role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. She made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the play Eclipsed (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) and a lead voice role as Raksha in The Jungle Book (2016). Her career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and her starring role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us (2019). In addition to acting, she supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women's and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People. She has also written a children's book named Sulwe (2019), which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. Also in 2019, she narrated the Discovery Channel docu-series Serengeti, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator. She was named among Africa's "50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes in 2020. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lupita Nyong'o, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.



Credits

The Wild Robot (2024)
Roz (voice)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Sammy
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023)
Self
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Nakia
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)
Self
The 355 (2022)
Khadijah Adiyeme
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Self
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Black Is King (2020)
One World: Together at Home (2020)
Self
Worlds Beyond Earth (2020)
Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Maz Kanata
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019)
Host
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift (2019)
Self
Little Monsters (2019)
Miss Caroline
Us (2019)
Adelaide Wilson / Red
My Africa (2018)
Herself (voice)
Jack (Part 1) (2018)
Giant
Black Panther (2018)
Nakia
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Maz Kanata
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
Self
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Nakku Harriet
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
Self
The Jungle Book (2016)
Raksha (voice)
Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special (2016)
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Maz Kanata
Non-Stop (2014)
Gwen
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Patsey
East River (2009)
This Is My Africa (2008)
Self
Born a Crime ()
Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah
Strawweight ()
Miss Universe ()
Goodbye Julia (2023)
Executive Producer
In My Genes (2009)
Director
In My Genes (2009)
Executive Producer
In My Genes (2009)
Editor
In My Genes (2009)
Publicist
In My Genes (2009)
Sound Editor
Born a Crime ()
Producer
Sulwe ()
Book
Sulwe ()
Producer
Miss Universe ()
Producer