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Lupita Nyong'o
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Biography
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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Oscars
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The Daily Show
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Tony Awards
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Big Mouth
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Finding Your Roots
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Sesame Street
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Lip Sync Battle
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Marvel Studios Legends
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2 Dope Queens
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Human Resources
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Desus & Mero
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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
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Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
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20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Non-Stop
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The Jungle Book
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Black Is King
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Black Panther
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12 Years a Slave
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Lady in the Lake
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The 355
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Little Monsters
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A Quiet Place: Day One
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Us
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