Acting
Lupita Nyong'o
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 Academy Award. She made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the play Eclipsed (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) and a lead voice role as Raksha in The Jungle Book (2016). Her career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and her starring role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us (2019). In addition to acting, she supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women's and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People. She has also written a children's book named Sulwe (2019), which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. Also in 2019, she narrated the Discovery Channel docu-series Serengeti, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator. She was named among Africa's "50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes in 2020. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lupita Nyong'o, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Odyssey
Film · 2026
Twelfth Night
Film · 2025
The Wild Robot
Film · 2024
A Quiet Place: Day One
Film · 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Film · 2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2023
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
Series · 2023
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Film · 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Film · 2022
The 355
Film · 2022
Human Resources
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Film · 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Series · 2021
Super Sema
Series · 2021
Worlds Beyond Earth
Film · 2020
Black Is King
Film · 2020
One World: Together at Home
Film · 2020
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Film · 2020
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Series · 2020
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Film · 2019
Little Monsters
Film · 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Film · 2019
Us
Film · 2019
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o
Film · 2019
Serengeti
Series · 2019
Desus & Mero
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Jack (Part 1)
Film · 2018
Black Panther
Film · 2018
My Africa
Film · 2018
2 Dope Queens
Series · 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Film · 2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Film · 2017
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Series · 2017
Big Mouth
Series · 2017
The Jungle Book
Film · 2016
Queen of Katwe
Film · 2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Film · 2016
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Film · 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film · 2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Film · 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Series · 2015
Nature Is Speaking
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
Non-Stop
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
12 Years a Slave
Film · 2013
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
Billy on the Street
Series · 2011
Conan
Series · 2010
East River
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Shuga
Series · 2009
This Is My Africa
Film · 2008
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The View
Series · 1997
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Jeopardy!
Series · 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Sesame Street
Series · 1969
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Tagesschau
Series · 1952
Strawweight
Film
Miss Universe
Film
Lunik Heist
Film
Serengeti
Film