Image of Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o is an actress, film and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. After graduating from Hampshire College with a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies, Nyong'o worked as a production assistant on several Hollywood films. In 2008 she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently starred in the Kenyan television series Shuga (2009). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary film In My Genes. Nyong'o later completed a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama, followed by her first feature film role in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013). Her role in the film was widely acclaimed, earning her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2014, she was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by People.


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
Mar 1, 1983 In Mexico City - Mexico
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the series The View 1997-08-11
Latest Project:
Movie Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 2023-12-14
Known For
Filmography
Movie Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 Self 2023-12-14
Movie The 355 Khadijah Adiyeme 2022-01-05
Movie Black Is King 2020-07-31
Movie One World: Together at Home Self 2020-04-18
Movie Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Self (archive footage) 2020-08-30
Movie Us Adelaide Wilson / Red 2019-03-14
Movie Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift Self 2019-09-06
Movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Maz Kanata 2019-12-18
Movie Black Panther Nakia 2018-02-13
Series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Maz Kanata (voice) 2017-07-03
Movie August 28: A Day in the Life of a People Self 2017-08-26
Movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi Maz Kanata 2017-12-13
Movie The Jungle Book Raksha (voice) 2016-04-07
Movie Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney Self 2016-02-21
Movie Queen of Katwe Nakku Harriet 2016-09-23
Movie Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Self 2016-04-16
Movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens Maz Kanata 2015-12-15
Movie Star Wars: Greatest Moments Self 2015-12-26
Movie Non-Stop Gwen 2014-02-26
Movie 12 Years a Slave Patsey 2013-10-18
Series The View Herself 1997-08-11
Show me another film
Random Artist
Protect yourself from online tracking

Are you sure you want to hide this?