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Revision as of 04:02, 20 January 2014
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Lupita Nyong'o (born 1983) is a Kenyan actress and film director. She made her American film debut in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013), as Patsey for which she received critical acclaim. For her role Nyong'o won the Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Personal life
Nyong'o was born in Mexico City.[1][2][3] It is a Kenyan tradition to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents named her Lupita.[4] She is the second of six children.[5]
Nyong'o's parents are Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a politician in Kenya.[6] She is of Luo descent. Her father was the former Kenyan Minister for Medical Services. At the time of Lupita's birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science in Mexico City.[5] In 2013, Peter was elected to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate.[4] In 2012, her cousin, Isis Nyong'o, was named one of Africa's most powerful women by Forbes magazine.[7][8]Her uncle, Aggrey Nyong'o, was a prominent Kenyan physician, who was killed in a road accident in 2002.[9]
Nyong'o moved back to Kenya with her parents when she was less than one year old,[4] when her father was hired as a professor at the University of Nairobi.[5] At age sixteen, her parents sent her back to Mexico for a few months, to learn Spanish.[4]
Nyong'o currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her younger brother, who is a student.[5]
Education and career
Nyong'o attended university in the United States. After graduating from Hampshire College with a degree in film and theatre studies,[10] she worked on the production crew of many films, including Fernando Meirelles's The Constant Gardener, with Ralph Fiennes, and Mira Nair's The Namesake. She starred in the 2008 short film East River, directed by Marc Grey and shot in Brooklyn, New York.[11] She returned to Kenya in 2008 and starred in the Kenyan television series Shuga. In 2009, she wrote, directed, and produced the documentary In My Genes, about the treatment of Kenya's albino population,[5] which played at several film festivals.
She subsequently enrolled in the acting program at the Yale School of Drama.[12] At Yale she appeared in many stage productions, including Gertrude Stein's Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, and Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and The Winter’s Tale.[3]
Nyong'o was cast in 12 Years a Slave immediately after her graduation from Yale in 2012.[13][14] The film was released in 2013 to great critical acclaim. Nyong'o received rave reviews for her performance,[15] and has been nominated for several awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and two Screen Actors Guild Awards including Best Supporting Actress.[16] She will next be featured in Liam Neeson's upcoming film Non-Stop.[5]
In 2014, she was chosen as one of the faces for Miu Miu's Spring 2014 campaign, with Elizabeth Olsen, Elle Fanning and Bella Heathcote.
On January 18, 2014, Lupita won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for her work in the film, 12 Years a Slave.
Filmography
Films
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shuga | Ayira | Miniseries |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17th Hollywood Film Awards | New Hollywood Award | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
| African-American Film Critics Association | Best Breakout Performance | Won | ||
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Austin Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Black Films Critics Circle | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Boston Online Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Central Ohio Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Dallas- Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Hamptons International Film Festival | Breakthrough Performer | Won | ||
| Hollywood Film Festival | New Hollywood Award | Won | ||
| Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Iowa Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| New York Critics Online | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| North Carolina Film Critics | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Online Film Critics Society | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| South Eastern Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| Village Voice Film Poll | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Pending | ||
| Academy Awards | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Pending |
References
- ^ 12 Things to Know About '12 Years a Slave' Breakout Lupita Nyong'o
- ^ "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson". Season 10. Episode 1822. 12Nov2013. CBS.
{{cite episode}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing or empty|series=(help) - ^ a b Bamigboye, Baz. "Fiennes start to a career: Lupita Nyong'o is female star of hottest movie of the year." MailOnline. Retrieved September 6, 2013. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d "Matt LeBlanc, Lupita Nyong'o, The Fray". Jimmy Kimmel Live. January 14, 2014. ABC.
- ^ a b c d e f Williams, Sally (10 January 2014). "Lupita Nyong'o: Interview with a rising star". The Guardian.
- ^ Laura Walubengo, "Interview: A moment with Dorothy Nyong'o", DStv, November 4, 2013.
- ^ "African Women Who Inspire: Isis Nyong'o". AkiliDada. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ Nseheis, Mfonobong. "Africa's Most Successful Women: Isis Nyong'o". Forbes.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ CNN: "Lupita Nyong'o: 10 things to know about the '12 Years a Slave' actress" By Faith Karimi January 16, 2014
- ^ "About the Director". In My Genes. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ^ Christopher Campbell, "Watch ’12 Years a Slave’ Breakout Lupita Nyong'o In Her Film Debut ‘East River’," Film School Rejects, November 3, 2013.
- ^ "Biography for Lupita Nyong'o". Retrieved January 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Obenson, Tamray A. "Alfre Woodard, Lupita Nyong'o Join Cast Of Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave' (We Have Our Patsey!)." Indiewire. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Riley, Jenelle. "Toronto Film Festival: Lupita Nyong’o on ‘12 Years a Slave.’ " Backstage. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ R. Kurt Osenlund, "On the Rise: Lupita Nyong'o, the Awards-Bound Breakout of 12 Years a Slave", Slant, October 16, 2013.
- ^ "Kenyan Actress Lupita Nyong'o Gets Rave Reviews At Hollywood Movie Premiere", Vibe Weekly.
External links
- Living people
- 1983 births
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- Hampshire College alumni
- Kenyan actresses
- Actresses from Mexico City
- 21st-century actresses
- Kenyan expatriates in the United States
- People from Brooklyn
- Luo people
- People of Luo descent
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award winners