Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (US: / l uː ˈ p iː t ə ˈ n j ɔː ŋ oʊ / loo-PEE-tə NYAWNG-oh, Swahili: [luˈpitɑ ˈɲɔŋɔ] ⓘ, Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋɡo]; born 1 March 1983) is an actress who has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.

In 2013, she impressed cinema audiences in her film debut, as brutalized slave Patsey in acclaimed director Steve McQueen 's 12 Years a Slave (2013).

Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author. She made her feature debut in Steve McQueen’s Academy Award-winning film 12 Years a Slave .

4 days ago · Lupita Nyong'o comments on the recent 'Black Panther 3' stories about a potential Denzel Washington role and the now-debunked rumor of a Chadwick Boseman recasting.

4 days ago · Lupita Nyong’o attends the Paramount Pictures premiere of “A Quiet Place: Day One” at AMC Lincoln Square on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in New York. ... Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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.'

3 days ago · Lupita Nyong'o, who voices robot Roz in the animated feature, reveals she has been displaced by the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles last month.Speaking with Entertainment Weekly on the ...

Jul 11, 2024 · Best Supporting Actress for Nyong’o was one of the few places left for voters to honor “12 Years,” and so they did. (Along with Best Adapted Screenplay and of course, Best Picture of the...

Oct 14, 2024 · Nyong’o described her first awards experience as “surreal”, particularly surrounding the historical significance of the success 12 Years A Slave had that night in the Dolby Theatre.

Lupita Nyong'o. Actress: 12 Years a Slave. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya.