Lupita Nyong'o
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting77
movieThe Odyssey
2026
Helen / Clytemnestra
movieThe Wild Robot
2024
Roz / Rummage (voice)
tvVoices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
Self - Actress
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvHuman Resources
2022
Shame Wizard Asha (voice)
movieThe 355
2022
Khadijah Adiyeme
movieWho Are You, Charlie Brown?
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvSuper Sema
2021
Sema
tvMarvel Studios Legends
2021
Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieWorlds Beyond Earth
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieLittle Monsters
2019
Miss Caroline
tvSerengeti
2019
Narrator (voice)
movieUs
2019
Adelaide Wilson / Red
tvDesus & Mero
2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
movieMy Africa
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieStar Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Maz Kanata
tvBig Mouth
2017
Asha (voice)
tvStar Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
Maz Kanata (voice)
movieQueen of Katwe
2016
Nakku Harriet
movieThe Jungle Book
2016
Raksha (voice)
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Maz Kanata
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvNature Is Speaking
2015
Flower
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvConan
2010
Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvShuga
2009
Ayira
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvTagesschau
1952
Self
Production3
movieGoodbye Julia
2023
Executive Producer
movieIn My Genes
2009
Executive Producer, Publicist
movieMiss Universe
Producer
Crew1
Directing1
movieIn My Genes
2009
Director
Editing1
movieIn My Genes
2009
Editor
Sound1
movieIn My Genes
2009
Sound Editor