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About Lupita Nyong'o
Kenyan actress
Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan actress, known for work in film, television, and theatre. Born Lupita Amondi Nyong’o, she has received an Academy Award, an Actor Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave (2013). Her credits also include the play Eclipsed (2015), which brought her a Tony Award nomination, along with Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), the horror films Us (2019) and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), the animated film The Wild Robot (2024), and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026).
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- “As actors, you become an expert at starting over.”Lupita Nyong'o
- “Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timid…”Lupita Nyong'o
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- “I promised my dad that I'd take care of my mom and sister, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.”Quinn Cook
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Books by Lupita Nyong'o
Sulwe
2021