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A provocative drama about a young woman who experiences the most significant change in her life.
- 97 min
- Andrey Andonov
Kit Connor and Lupita Nyong'o Let Loose in the Booth For 'The Wild Robot'. 72 Videos. 99+ Photos. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya.
- January 1, 1
- 1.65 m
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Nyong'o's career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Black Panther (2018) and its sequel (2022) as well as her starring roles in the horror films Us (2019) and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) and a voice role in the animated film The Wild Robot (2024).
- Us. Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss. 21 votes. Us, a horror-thriller, treads the eerie path of doppelgängers. Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) is a woman grappling with a traumatic past, now faced with her worst nightmare: her family's sinister doubles.
- Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o. 25 votes. In the groundbreaking Marvel movie Black Panther, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) grapples with his new role as king of Wakanda, a technologically advanced, unseen African nation.
- The Jungle Book. Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley. 17 votes. The Jungle Book, an adventure-packed movie, features Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a young boy raised by wolves.
- 12 Years a Slave. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch. 24 votes. 12 Years a Slave, a gripping historical drama, follows the life of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York who is abducted and sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War United States.
- From Humble Beginnings
- An Artistic Background Lights A Fire Within
- Redefining Beauty in Hollywood
Lupita Amondi Nyong’o was born to Dorothy and Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o on 1 Mar ch 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico. Both Dorothy and Peter Nyong’o were born and raised in Kenya, but the family happened to be living in Mexico City in 1983 when Lupita (the second of six children) was born. Mr. Nyong’o, a former Minister for Medical Services in Kenya’s gover...
Lupita’s family was extremely artistic, and while growing up, her family gatherings often featured theatrical and musical performances by the children of the family. Her first experience on stage came at the all-girls school she attended as a youth in Kenya. Following that minor role, in Oliver Twist, Lupita got her first professional shot as Julie...
Lupita’s star has been on a straight vertical ascent since her appearance in 12 Years a Slave. In April 2014, she was named People Magazine’s “Most Beautiful Person in the World”. For a woman who credits Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg as inspirations for her professional acting career, winning the award not only helped Lupita challenge the preco...
Mar 17, 2017 · After graduating from Yale, Nyong’o was cast as Patsey in Steve McQueen’s epic film, 12 Years a Slave (2013), an adaptation of the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a New York-born free African-American who was kidnapped in Washington D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery.
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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).
