"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, 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.
Selected filmography:
- The Constant Gardener (2005; production assistant)
- The Namesake (2006); production assistant)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Patsey
- Non-Stop (2014) as Gwen Lloyd
- Star Wars (2015–present) as Maz Kanata
- The Force Awakens (2015)
- The Last Jedi (2017)
- Forces of Destiny (web animation series, 2017)
- The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- The Jungle Book (2016) as Raksha (voice only)
- Queen of Katwe (2016) as Nakku
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2018 — present) as Nakia
- Black Panther (2018)
- Black Panther Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Us (2019) as Adelaide and Red
- Serengeti (2019) as the narrator
- Little Monsters (2019) as Miss Caroline
- The 355: (2022) as Khadijah Adiyeme
