Lupita Nyong'o

Birthday: 1983-03-01
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Gender: Female
Drafted: 62
Drafted By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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. 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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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2014 31 12 Years a Slave (2013) Supporting Actress Win 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Strawweight
Miss Universe
Lunik Heist
The Wild Robot Escapes Roz (voice)
2026-07-15 The Odyssey
2025-11-14 Twelfth Night Viola
2024-09-12 The Wild Robot Roz / Rummage (voice)
2024-06-26 A Quiet Place: Day One Samira
2022-11-09 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Nakia
2022-01-05 The 355 Khadijah Adiyeme
2020-07-30 Black Is King
2019-12-18 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Maz Kanata
2019-10-23 Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o Host
2019-08-29 Little Monsters Miss Caroline
2019-03-14 Us Adelaide Wilson / Red
2018-04-19 Jack (Part 1) Giant
2018-02-13 Black Panther Nakia
2017-12-13 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Maz Kanata
2017-08-17 MaNyfaCedGod Woman
2016-09-23 Queen of Katwe Nakku Harriet
2016-04-07 The Jungle Book Raksha (voice)
2015-12-15 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Maz Kanata
2014-02-26 Non-Stop Gwen
2013-10-18 12 Years a Slave Patsey
2009-01-01 East River