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.
76 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 76
Tagesschau
1952
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Conan
2010
Sesame Street
1969
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Hot Ones
2015
Great Performances
1971
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
Tony Awards
1956
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Wild Robot
2024
The Odyssey
2026
Big Mouth
2017
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Oscars
1953
Finding Your Roots
2012
Black Panther
2018
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Lip Sync Battle
2015
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Human Resources
2022
The Jungle Book
2016
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
12 Years a Slave
2013
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Us
2019
Desus & Mero
2019
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
Billy on the Street
2011
Non-Stop
2014
The 355
2022
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
2 Dope Queens
2018
Nature Is Speaking
2015
Serengeti
2019
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2021
Queen of Katwe
2016
Little Monsters
2019
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
One World: Together at Home
2020
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
2016
Shuga
2009
Black Is King
2020
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
2022
Super Sema
2021
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
This Is My Africa
2008
The Wild Robot Escapes
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Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
Twelfth Night
2025
My Africa
2018
Worlds Beyond Earth
2020
Strawweight
—
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o
2019
Miss Universe
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Lunik Heist
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Jack (Part 1)
2018
MaNyfaCedGod
2017
East River
2009
