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Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o’s screen credits include Nakia in Black Panther, Raksha (voice) in The Jungle Book, and Maz Kanata in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.
Born March 1, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico6 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2019Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker2h 22m · Action · AdventureMaz Kanata
- 2018Black Panther2h 15m · Action · AdventureNakia
- 2017Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi2h 32m · Action · AdventureMaz Kanata
- 2016Queen of Katwe2h 4m · DramaNakku Harriet
- 2016The Jungle Book1h 46m · Adventure · FamilyRaksha (voice)
- 2015Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens2h 16m · Action · AdventureMaz Kanata
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- 2026The OdysseyHelen / Clytemnestra
- 2025Twelfth NightViola
- 2024The Wild RobotRoz / Rummage (voice)
- 2024A Quiet Place: Day OneSamira
- 2023Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20Self
- 2023Goodbye JuliaProducer
- 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverSelf
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverNakia
- 202220/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of WakandaSelf
- 2022The 355Khadijah Adiyeme
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2021Who Are You, Charlie Brown?Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Black Is KingActor
- 2020One World: Together at HomeSelf
- 2020Worlds Beyond EarthNarrator (voice)
- 2019Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'oHost
- 2019Beyoncé Presents: Making The GiftSelf
- 2019Little MonstersMiss Caroline
- 2019UsAdelaide Wilson / Red
- 2018My AfricaNarrator (voice)
- 2018Jack (Part 1)Giant
- 2017August 28: A Day in the Life of a PeopleSelf
- 2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf
- 2016Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of DisneySelf
- 2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf
- 2014Non-StopGwen
- 201312 Years a SlavePatsey
- 2009In My GenesDirector · Producer
- 2009East RiverActor
- 2008This Is My AfricaSelf
- Lunik HeistActor
- Miss UniverseActor · Producer
- SerengetiActor
- StrawweightActor
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Maz Kanata
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