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.
Acted Movies
Director: Chris Sanders
Writers: Chris Sanders,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Boone Storm, Catherine O'Hara, Kit Connor, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, Pedro Pascal, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames,
Director: Simon Kinberg
Writers: Theresa Rebeck,
Cast: Diane Kruger, Edgar Ramírez, Fan Bingbing, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Chastain, John Douglas Thompson, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Sebastian Stan, Sylvester Groth,
Director: Jake Nava
Writers: Beyoncé,
Cast: Adut Akech, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Connie Chiume, Kelly Rowland, Lupita Nyong'o, Moonchild Sanelly, Nandi Madida, Naomi Campbell, Nyaniso Dzedze,
Director: Jordan Peele
Writers: Jordan Peele,
Cast: Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Elisabeth Moss, Evan Alex, Lupita Nyong'o, Noelle Sheldon, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Tim Heidecker, Winston Duke, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,
Director: Ryan Coogler
Writers: Joe Robert Cole,
Cast: Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Sterling K. Brown, Winston Duke,
Director: Rian Johnson
Writers: Rian Johnson,
Cast: Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac,
Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Justin Marks,
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Emjay Anthony, Garry Shandling, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson,
Director: J.J. Abrams
Writers: J.J. Abrams,
Cast: Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac,
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: Ryan Engle,
Cast: Anson Mount, Corey Stoll, Jason Butler Harner, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Lupita Nyong'o, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Omar Metwally, Scoot McNairy,
Director: Steve McQueen
Writers: John Ridley,
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Scoot McNairy,