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.
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Filmography
all 70
Movies 41
self 35
TV Shows 29
Voice 6
Producer 3
Narrator 1
Director 1
The Wild Robot (2024)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
Goodbye Julia (2023)
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever (2023)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2023)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda (2022)
Human Resources (2022)
The 355 (2022)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)
Super Sema (2021)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (2020)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Black Is King (2020)
One World: Together at Home (2020)
Worlds Beyond Earth (2020)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (2019)
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift (2019)
Little Monsters (2019)
Serengeti (2019)
Us (2019)
Desus & Mero (2019)
My Africa (2018)
Jack (Part 1) (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
2 Dope Queens (2018)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Big Mouth (2017)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017)
49 ngày 2 (2017)
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
The Jungle Book (2016)
Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special (2016)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Nature Is Speaking (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
73 Questions (2014)
Non-Stop (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
In My Genes (2009)
Shuga (2009)
East River (2009)
This Is My Africa (2008)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
The View (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Sesame Street (1969)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
Tagesschau (1952)
Born a Crime
Untitled Lupita Nyong'o/Rihanna Project
Strawweight
Lady in the Lake
Sulwe
Miss Universe
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1983-03-01 (41 years old)
Birth NameLupita Amondi Nyong'o Buyu
Birth PlaceMexico City, Mexico
RelationshipsSal Masekela (2016-01-01 - 2023-10-01), Joshua Jackson
FatherPeter Anyang' Nyong'o
MotherDorothy Ogada Nyong'o (neé Buyu)
RelativesTavia Nyong'o, Isis Nyong'o
CitizenshipsKenya, Mexico
ResidencesBrooklyn, United States of America
Also Known AsЛупита Нионго, Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, Люпіта Ніонґо, 루피타 뇽오
AwardsBET Award for Best Actress, Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Theatre World Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, OkayAfrica 100 Women
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