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Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1983-03-01

Birth Place

Mexico City, Mexico

Movies and TV shows :

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

7.9

Movie
poster

2 Dope Queens

2018

5.6

TV
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

2022

4.9

Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

7.0

Movie
poster

73 Questions

2014

8.7

TV
A Quiet Place: Day One

A Quiet Place: Day One

2024

6.8

Movie
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

2017

1.0

Movie
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

2019

7.8

Movie
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Big Mouth

2017

7.7

TV
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Billy on the Street

2011

6.6

TV
Black Is King

Black Is King

2020

7.3

Movie
Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

7.4

Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

7.1

Movie
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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

2020

5.4

TV
Born a Crime

Born a Crime

0.0

Movie
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

2020

8.1

Movie
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
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Desus & Mero

2019

5.1

TV
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20

2023

6.5

Movie
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney

Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney

2016

7.8

Movie
East River

East River

2009

6.0

Movie
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Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
poster

Finding Your Roots

2012

6.2

TV
poster

Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
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Human Resources

2022

6.6

TV
Jack (Part 1)

Jack (Part 1)

2018

0.0

Movie
poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

5.5

TV
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Lip Sync Battle

2015

6.4

TV
Little Monsters

Little Monsters

2019

6.5

Movie
poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Lunik Heist

Lunik Heist

0.0

Movie
MaNyfaCedGod

MaNyfaCedGod

2017

0.0

Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2023

6.8

Movie
poster

Marvel Studios Legends

2021

7.4

TV
Miss Universe

Miss Universe

0.0

Movie
My Africa

My Africa

2018

7.5

Movie
poster

Nature Is Speaking

2015

8.0

TV
Non-Stop

Non-Stop

2014

6.8

Movie
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

7.0

Movie
Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe

2016

7.2

Movie
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016

7.1

Movie
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Serengeti

2019

7.2

TV
poster

Sesame Street

1969

7.1

TV
poster

Shuga

2009

0.0

TV
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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

2017

5.1

TV
Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015

7.0

Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

7.3

Movie
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017

6.8

Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

6.3

Movie
Strawweight

Strawweight

0.0

Movie
poster

Super Sema

2021

0.0

TV
poster

Tagesschau

1952

6.8

TV
The 355

The 355

2022

6.1

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016

6.9

Movie
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

2026

0.0

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024

8.4

Movie
This Is My Africa

This Is My Africa

2008

0.0

Movie
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Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Us

Us

2019

7.0

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

2023

5.3

TV
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o

Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o

2019

6.0

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

2021

7.0

Movie
Worlds Beyond Earth

Worlds Beyond Earth

2020

8.0

Movie