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Lupita Nyong'o

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Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o is an actress born on March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico. She is known for Black Panther, 12 Years a Slave and Us. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 1, 1983
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Also known as
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o

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.

Filmography

  1. 2026The Odysseyas Helen / Clytemnestra
  2. 2025Twelfth Nightas Viola
  3. 2024The Wild Robotas Roz / Rummage (voice)
  4. 2024A Quiet Place: Day Oneas Samira
  5. 2023Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20as Self
  6. 2023Goodbye JuliaExecutive producer
  7. 2023Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Foreveras Self - Actress · 1 episode
  8. 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Self
  9. 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Foreveras Nakia
  10. 202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakandaas Self
  11. 2022Human Resourcesas Shame Wizard Asha (voice) · 1 episode
  12. 2022The 355as Khadijah Adiyeme
  13. 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonyas Self
  14. 2021Who Are You, Charlie Brown?as Self - Narrator (voice)
  15. 2021Super Semaas Sema · 19 episodes
  16. 2021Marvel Studios Legendsas Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited) · 3 episodes
  17. 2020Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices1 episode
  18. 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a Kingas Self (archive footage)
  19. 2020Black Is King
  20. 2020One World: Together at Homeas Self
  21. 2020Worlds Beyond Earthas Narrator (voice)
  22. 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeras Maz Kanata
  23. 2019Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'oas Host
  24. 2019Beyoncé Presents: Making The Giftas Self
  25. 2019Little Monstersas Miss Caroline
  26. 2019Serengetias Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
  27. 2019Usas Adelaide Wilson / Red
  28. 2018My Africaas Narrator (voice)
  29. 2018Jack (Part 1)as Giant
  30. 2018Black Pantheras Nakia
  31. 20182 Dope Queensas Self · 1 episode
  32. 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedias Maz Kanata
  33. 2017Big Mouthas Asha (voice) · 1 episode
  34. 2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a Peopleas Self
  35. 2017Star Wars: Forces of Destinyas Maz Kanata (voice) · 32 episodes
  36. 2016Queen of Katweas Nakku Harriet
  37. 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journeyas Self
  38. 2016The Jungle Bookas Raksha (voice)
  39. 2016Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disneyas Self
  40. 2015Star Wars: Greatest Momentsas Self
  41. 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Maz Kanata
  42. 2015Nature Is Speakingas Flower · 1 episode
  43. 2015Lip Sync Battleas Self · 1 episode
  44. 2014Non-Stopas Gwen
  45. 201312 Years a Slaveas Patsey
  46. 2012Finding Your Rootsas Self · 2 episodes
  47. 2011Billy on the Streetas Self · 1 episode
  48. 2009In My GenesDirector · Editor · Executive producer
  49. 2009East River
  50. 2009Shugaas Ayira · 3 episodes
  51. 2008This Is My Africaas Self
  52. 1984Jeopardy!as Self - Clue Presenter · 1 episode
  53. 1971Great Performancesas Viola · 1 episode
  54. 1969Sesame Streetas Self · 1 episode
  55. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 3 episodes