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At the age of 14, Nyong'o made her professional acting debut as Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, [6] in a production by the Nairobi-based repertory company Phoenix Players. [ 14 ] [ 16 ] While a member of the Phoenix Players, she also performed in the plays On The Razzle and There Goes The Bride . [ 17 ]
Mar 5, 2024 · Lupita Nyong'o is an international filmmaker and actress known for her Academy Award-winning role as Patsey in '12 Years a Slave' and as Nakia in 'Black Panther.'.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Lupita Amondi Nyong’o (born March 1, 1983) is a deft Kenyan-Mexican actress and television personality. She shines with radiant brilliance within the artistic domain. Her accomplishments have garnered her a notable Oscar award, a crowning achievement that is a testament to her remarkable talents.
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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...
Apr 14, 2021 · Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o is a vivacious, incisive Julieta and Juan Castano an endearingly ardent Romeo in a production directed by Saheem Ali that might have benefited from bolder story...
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Her first role as a professional actor was in a ‘Phoenix Players’ company production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ when she was 14. She continued her education at ‘St. Mary’s School’ in Nairobi and went to college in the US.
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Mar 17, 2017 · Upon returning to Kenya, seventeen-year-old Nyong’o took drama and landed a lead role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, a production by the Nairobi-based company Phoenix Players. Nyong’o attended St. Mary’s School in Nairobi and received her diploma in 2001.
