Lupita Nyong'o Mexican Actress Known for Black Panther

Lupita Nyong'o, born 1 March 1983 in Mexico City, is a Mexican actress. She is known for playing Nakia in Black Panther (2018).

Early life

She was born to Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. She studied at Maisha Film Lab, Hampshire College and St. Mary's School.

Career

Records list East River (2008) as her earliest screen credit. In the 2000s, she appeared in Shuga (2009). The 2010s brought 12 Years a Slave (2013, as Patsey) and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015, as Maz Kanata). Her 2020s credits include Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022, as Nakia) and The 355 (2022).

In all, 17 films and 2 TV series appear in her credits from 2008 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (10), followed by adventure (6) and fantasy (5). Of her nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) has the highest, at $2.07 billion. She is also credited as director on In My Genes.

Carrie Fisher appears in three of her listed titles, including Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are John Boyega (three titles) and Gwendoline Christie (two titles). J. J. Abrams directed two of her titles on record. Ryan Coogler is credited as director on two of them. Sulwe is listed among her notable work.

Recognition

Lupita Nyong'o received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2014 for 12 Years a Slave. Further recognition came with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (2014) for 12 Years a Slave and the BET Award for Best Actress (2014) for 12 Years a Slave. She has also been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play in 2016. Her awards record shows 10 wins and 2 nominations.