Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o has found fame and success in Hollywood as an actress. The beautiful Kenyan of Mexican birth is also a model and an environmental and women rights activist.

Early Accomplishments

She joined a repertory troupe in Nairobi called Phoenix Players and made her professional debut in a Romeo and Juliet rendition at age 14.

She worked as a production assistant for a few films made her Hollywood debut in 2008 flick, East River and appeared in Shuga (2009-2012), before earning a master’s degree from Yale.

Best Known For

She has won 43 awards till date, one being an Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave (2013). She also starred in Black Panther (2018), Us (2019) and the 2015 and 2017 installments of Star Wars.

She has appeared on many magazine covers including 4 times on Vogue and in 2014, became the first black celeb to be the face of Lancôme.

Sexual Orientation

Lupita is straight but keeps her romantic affairs as a private issue. The only verified relationship she is known to have been in was with singer, K’Naan in 2013 which lasted for a year.

She is rumored to have dated Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave co-stars) and Jared Leto.

Family

Lupita is the second of the 6 children by Peter and Dorothy Nyong’o, including her brother, Junior. Her influential family includes her professor dad now a senator, her mom being MD of Africa Cancer Foundation and her cousins, Kwame and Isis who is recognized by Forbes magazine.

Religion

Lupita is listed as a Christian which is the most popular religion in her country, Kenya.

Worth To Know

She can communicate in English, Luo, Swahili and Spanish.

Her middle name is Amondi.