Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She was born born March 1, 1983 in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.

Nyong'o 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. Also 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.

Films she starred or featured on:

• Queen of Katwe
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• 12 Years a Slave
• In my Genes
• Black Panther
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