2.3 2016–2020: Motion capture roles, Black Panther and Us.Nyong'o was named among Africa's "50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes in 2020. Also in 2019, Nyong'o narrated the Discovery Channel docu-series Serengeti, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator. Nyong'o has also written a children's book named Sulwe (2019), which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People.
She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment, working for women's and animal rights. Nyong'o's 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).Īside from acting, Nyong'o supports historic preservation. 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). Nyong'o 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. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's biographical period drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. 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). Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant.
She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from age one. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o ( US: / l uː ˈ p iː t ə ˈ n j ɔː ŋ oʊ/, Kenyan English: ( listen) Spanish: born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress.
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