Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o
Nyong'o at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born	Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (1983-03-01) March 1, 1983 (age 33) Mexico City, Mexico
Citizenship	Kenyan Mexican
Alma mater	Hampshire College Yale School of Drama
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Parent(s)	Peter Anyang' Nyong'o Dorothy Nyong'o
Relatives	Isis Nyong'o (cousin) Tavia Nyong'o (cousin)
Awards	Full list

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (Kenyan English: [luˈpiːtɑː ˈɲɔːŋɔ], Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋo (ˈɲoŋgo)]; born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.

Nyong'o 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). Also 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. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.

Nyong'o made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the critically acclaimed play Eclipsed (2015), where she received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination for her performance.