Lupita Nyong'o
Acting
Born: Mar 01, 1983
From: Mexico City, Mexico
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wild Robot | Roz / Rummage (voice) | 2024 | 8.305 |
| A Quiet Place: Day One | Samira | 2024 | 6.651 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Self | 2023 | 6.273 |
| Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | 2023 | 7.1 |
| 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda | Self | 2022 | 3.7 |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Nakia | 2022 | 7.0 |
| The 355 | Khadijah Adiyeme | 2022 | 6.023 |
| 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021 | 4.0 |
| Worlds Beyond Earth | Narrator (voice) | 2020 | 8.0 |
| Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift | Self | 2019 | 7.8 |
| Little Monsters | Miss Caroline | 2019 | 6.5 |
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Maz Kanata | 2019 | 6.272 |
| Us | Adelaide Wilson / Red | 2019 | 6.95 |
| Jack (Part 1) | Giant | 2018 | — |
| Black Panther | Nakia | 2018 | 7.4 |
| My Africa | Narrator (voice) | 2018 | 7.5 |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Maz Kanata | 2017 | 6.755 |
| August 28: A Day in the Life of a People | Self | 2017 | 1.0 |
| The Jungle Book | Raksha (voice) | 2016 | 6.87 |
| Queen of Katwe | Nakku Harriet | 2016 | 7.233 |
| Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey | Self | 2016 | 7.038 |
| Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 2016 | 7.7 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Maz Kanata | 2015 | 7.25 |
| Star Wars: Greatest Moments | Self | 2015 | 7.106 |
| Non-Stop | Gwen | 2014 | 6.8 |
| 12 Years a Slave | Patsey | 2013 | 7.932 |
| East River | 2009 | 6.0 | |
| This Is My Africa | Self | 2008 | — |
| Strawweight | — | ||
| Miss Universe | — | ||
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1983 |
| From | Mexico City, Mexico |