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.
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Credits
- 2024 · The Wild Robot as Roz (voice)
- 2024 · A Quiet Place: Day One as Samira
- 2023 · Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
- 2023 · Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever as Self - Actress
- 2023 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Self
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Nakia
- 2022 · 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda as Self
- 2022 · Human Resources as Shame Wizard Asha (voice)
- 2022 · The 355 as Khadijah Adiyeme
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Who Are You, Charlie Brown? as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Super Sema as Sema
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices as
- 2020 · Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Black Is King as
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Worlds Beyond Earth as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Maz Kanata
- 2019 · Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o as Host
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
- 2019 · Little Monsters as Miss Caroline
- 2019 · Serengeti as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Us as Adelaide Wilson / Red
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · My Africa as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Jack (Part 1) as Giant
- 2018 · Black Panther as Nakia
- 2018 · 2 Dope Queens as Self
- 2017 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Maz Kanata
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Asha (voice)
- 2017 · August 28: A Day in the Life of a People as Self
- 2017 · Star Wars: Forces of Destiny as Maz Kanata (voice)
- 2016 · Queen of Katwe as Nakku Harriet
- 2016 · Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Raksha (voice)
- 2016 · Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special as Self
- 2015 · Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- 2015 · Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Maz Kanata
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Nature Is Speaking as Flower
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Non-Stop as Gwen
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · 12 Years a Slave as Patsey
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · East River as
- 2009 · Shuga as Ayira
- 2008 · This Is My Africa as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1969 · Sesame Street as Herself
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter
- 1952 · Tagesschau as Self
- 2024 · Strawweight as
- 2024 · Born a Crime as Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah
- 2024 · Miss Universe as