Biography
The Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o is also a filmmaker, having served as the creator, director, editor, and producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary, In My Genes. The documentary follows eight individual Kenyans who have one thing in common: they were born with albinism, a genetic condition that causes a lack of pigmentation. In many parts of Africa, including Kenya, it is a condition that marginalizes, stigmatizes, and even endangers those who have it. Though highly visible in a society that is predominantly black, the reality of living with albinism is invisible to most. Through her intimate portraits, Nyong'o enables us see their challenges, humanity, and everyday triumphs.
Lupita Nyong'o co-starred alongside Liam Neeson, Michelle Dockery and Julianne Moore in the thriller Non-Stop.
A graduate of the Yale School of Drama's acting program, Nyong'o's stage credits include playing 'Perdita' in The Winter's Tale (Yale Repertory Theater), 'Sonya' in Uncle Vanya, 'Katherine' in The Taming of the Shrew, as well as being in the original production of Michael Mitnick's Elijah.
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Actress
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2024 |
A Quiet Place: Day One |
The Wild Robot |
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2022 |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
The 355 |
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2020 |
Black Is King |
2019 |
Little Monsters |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
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Us |
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2018 |
Black Panther |
2017 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
2016 |
Queen of Katwe |
The Jungle Book |
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2015 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
2014 |
Non-Stop |
2013 |
12 Years a Slave |
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2023 |
Big Mouth |
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The International Show (S07E06) |
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2022 |
Human Resources |
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International Creature Convention (S01E07) |
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2021 |
Super Sema |
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2020 |
Americanah |
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Episode 10 (E10) |
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Episode 9 (E09) |
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Episode 8 (E08) |
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2009 |
Shuga |
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2023 |
Marvel Studios: Assembled (series) |
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The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (E14) |
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2021 |
Serengeti (series) - narrator |
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Reckoning - narrator (S02E06) |
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Power - narrator (S02E05) |
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Leadership - narrator (S02E04) |
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Who Are You, Charlie Brown? - narrator |
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2019 |
Serengeti (series) - narrator |
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Rebirth - narrator (S01E06) |
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Exodus - narrator (S01E05) |
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Misfortune - narrator (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o (TV movie) - guide |
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2018 |
My Africa - narrator |
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2016 |
13th - a.f. |
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ILM: The Visual Magic of 'The Force Awakens' |
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Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey |
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2015 |
Unfiltered with Renee Young (series) |
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2020 |
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid: Brown Skin Girl |
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2017 |
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (series) |
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2020 |
Americanah |
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Episode 10 (E10) |
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Episode 9 (E09) |
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Episode 8 (E08) |
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