Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Lupita Nyong'o
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.3
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 1267329
IMDb ID: nm2143282
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1983
Age: 42
Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 2026
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q3840847
Also known as
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o • 露琵塔·尼詠歐 • לופיטה ניאנג'ו • לופיטה ניונג'ו • لوپیتا نیونگو
Frequent jobs
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Biography
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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lupita Nyong'o, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Lupita Nyong'o.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Lupita Nyong'o.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lupita Nyong'o.
8.3
The Wild Robot
as Roz / Rummage (voice)
2024 Movie
7.9
12 Years a Slave
as Patsey
2013 Movie
7.4
Black Panther
as Nakia
2018 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Maz Kanata
2015 Movie
7.2
Queen of Katwe
as Nakku Harriet
2016 Movie
7.2
Black Is King
2020 Movie
7.0
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Nakia
2022 Movie
7.0
Us
as Adelaide Wilson / Red
2019 Movie
6.9
The Jungle Book
as Raksha (voice)
2016 Movie
6.8
Non-Stop
as Gwen
2014 Movie
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Maz Kanata
2017 Movie
6.7
A Quiet Place: Day One
as Samira
2024 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lupita Nyong'o.
7.6
Big Mouth
as Asha (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Marvel Studios Legends
as Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited) • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 3 eps
1953 Series
6.8
Tagesschau
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
6.6
Human Resources
as Shame Wizard Asha (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2003 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lupita Nyong'o.
7.4
Black Panther
as Nakia
2018 Movie
7.0
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Nakia
2022 Movie
8.3
The Wild Robot
as Roz / Rummage (voice)
2024 Movie
6.3
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Maz Kanata
2019 Movie
6.8
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Maz Kanata
2017 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Maz Kanata
2015 Movie
6.7
A Quiet Place: Day One
as Samira
2024 Movie
6.9
The Jungle Book
as Raksha (voice)
2016 Movie
Jul 15
The Odyssey
2026 Movie
7.0
Us
as Adelaide Wilson / Red
2019 Movie
7.9
12 Years a Slave
as Patsey
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lupita Nyong'o.
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Viola • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
6.8
Tagesschau
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Asha (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lupita Nyong'o.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lupita Nyong'o.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lupita Nyong'o.
Jul 15
The Odyssey
2026 Movie
7.0
Twelfth Night
as Viola
2025 Movie
8.3
The Wild Robot
as Roz / Rummage (voice)
2024 Movie
6.7
A Quiet Place: Day One
as Samira
2024 Movie
7.1
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2023 Movie
6.3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Self
2023 Movie
7.0
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Nakia
2022 Movie
3.7
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
as Self
2022 Movie
6.0
The 355
as Khadijah Adiyeme
2022 Movie
4.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021 Movie
6.9
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 Movie
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lupita Nyong'o.
4.8
Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever
as Self - Actress • 1 eps
2023 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.6
Human Resources
as Shame Wizard Asha (voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Super Sema
as Sema • 19 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Marvel Studios Legends
as Nakia (archive footage) (uncredited) • 3 eps
2021 Series
5.4
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.8
Serengeti
as Narrator (voice) • 6 eps
2019 Series
5.1
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.5
2 Dope Queens
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Asha (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.1
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
as Maz Kanata (voice) • 32 eps
2017 Series