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