Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. Lupita nyong’o is a kenyan actress who won an academy award for her film debut in 12 years a slave (2013) Her other notable films included star wars The force awakens (2015), queen of katwe (2016), and black panther (2018) Learn more about her life and career. Lupita nyong’o, right, with joe tapper in “twelfth night” at the delacorte theater in manhattan this summer
Richard termine for the new york times She began her career in hollywood as a production assistant Lupita grew up in kenya and pursued her passion for acting, eventually earning a master’s degree in acting from the yale school of drama.
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