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Early life and education. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born on 1 March 1983 in Mexico City [2][3][4][5] to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu [6][7] and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a college professor.
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.
Jan 10, 2014 · 1 of 5. CNN — Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o became the new Hollywood “It Girl” after she played the object of cruel affection in the movie, “12 Years a Slave.” Since her role as Patsey in the...
Mar 1, 2022 · At the age of 14, Nyong'o made her professional acting debut as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in a production by the Nairobi-based repertory company Phoenix Players. She worked as a production...
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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...
Mar 5, 2024 · BORN: March 1, 1983. BIRTHPLACE: Mexico City, Mexico. ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Pisces. Early Life. Nyong'o was born in 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico. Her parents, Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o,...
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Apr 14, 2021 · April 14, 2021. “West Side Story,” the greatest work of art derived from “Romeo and Juliet,” understands the role societal division plays in the story.
