Lupita Nyong'o
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1983-03-01 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Also known as
- Lupita Amondi Nyong'o
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 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
Tagesschau
1952
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Sesame Street
1969
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Viola
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Big Mouth
2017
as Asha (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Human Resources
2022
as Shame Wizard Asha (voice)
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
as Maz Kanata (voice)
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
2023
as Self - Actress
Nature Is Speaking
2015
as Flower
2 Dope Queens
2018
as Self
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
Serengeti
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Shuga
2009
as Ayira
Super Sema
2021
as Sema
Movies (40)
The Wild Robot
2024
as Roz / Rummage (voice)
The Odyssey
2026
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Maz Kanata
Black Panther
2018
as Nakia
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Nakia
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Maz Kanata
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Maz Kanata
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
as Samira
The Jungle Book
2016
as Raksha (voice)
Us
2019
as Adelaide Wilson / Red
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Patsey
The 355
2022
as Khadijah Adiyeme
Non-Stop
2014
as Gwen
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self
Little Monsters
2019
as Miss Caroline
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Queen of Katwe
2016
as Nakku Harriet
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Black Is King
2020
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023
as Self
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
2016
as Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
2017
as Self
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
2022
as Self
The Wild Robot Escapes
as Roz (voice)
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
2019
as Self
Strawweight
Twelfth Night
2025
as Viola
This Is My Africa
2008
as Self
Miss Universe
My Africa
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Jack (Part 1)
2018
as Giant
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o
2019
as Host
Lunik Heist
East River
2009
Worlds Beyond Earth
2020
as Narrator (voice)
MaNyfaCedGod
2017
as Woman
About 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… With 76 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Lupita Nyong'o has appeared in 40 films and 36 TV shows.
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- The Wild Robot (2024) — as Roz / Rummage (voice)
- The Odyssey (2026)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Maz Kanata
- Black Panther (2018) — as Nakia
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — as Nakia
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