"No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (born 1 March 1983) is a Mexican-Kenyan actress, model, and director from Mexico City, best known for her roles in 12 Years a Slave — for which she won an Academy Award — and as Adelaide and Red in Us. Her performance as Maz Kanata in Star Wars began a relationship with Disney that is ongoing, with her film roles through 2018 being for Disney and Marvel. She's written a children's book titled Sulwe.
Her father, Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, is a politician.
Selected filmography:
- 2005 - The Constant Gardener (production assistant)
- 2006 - The Namesake (production assistant)
- 2013 - 12 Years a Slave as Patsey
- 2014 - Non-Stop (2014) as Gwen Lloyd
- Star Wars as Maz Kanata (voice and motion capture)
- 2015 - The Force Awakens
- 2017 - The Last Jedi
- 2017 - Forces of Destiny (web animation series)
- 2019 - The Rise of Skywalker
- 2016 - The Jungle Book as Raksha (voice only)
- 2016 - Queen of Katwe as Nakku
- Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nakia
- 2018 - Black Panther
- 2022 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- 2019 - Us as Adelaide Wilson and Red
- 2019 - Serengeti as the narrator
- 2019 - Little Monsters as Miss Caroline
- 2022 - The 355 as Khadijah Adiyeme
- 2022 - Human Resources as Asha (voice only)
- 2024 - A Quiet Place: Day One
- 2024 - The Wild Robot as Rozzum Unit 7134 (voice only)
