
Known for
Acting
Born
March 1, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
Mexico City, Mexico
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). 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.
She had her first feature film role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Aca...
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2026
as Helen / Clytemnestra
2025
as Viola
2024
as Roz / Rummage (voice)
2024
as Samira
2023
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Executive Producer
2023
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2022
as Nakia
2022
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2022
as Khadijah Adiyeme
2021
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
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2020
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as Self (archive footage)
2020
2020
as Self