Lupita Amondi Nyongó just turned 37 and marked the calendar with her friends in Nigeria. The Hollywood star and Star Wars actress, born on 1 st March 1983, had her Instagram post showing her circled with friends and birthday candle lit sparkling with fire.
In the video, she could be seen in some leaf motif printed skirt, whose trim just rested above her knees, and she made some small stunning dance-moves accompanied by a caption comment.
Lupita Nyongó is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Nyong’o was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of one. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
But to mark it all Lupita Nyongó international filmmaker and actress known for her Academy Award-winning role as Patsey in ’12 Years a Slave’ and as Nakia in ‘Black Panther.’
Lupita Nyongó Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | East River | F | Short film |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Patsey | |
2014 | Non-Stop | Gwen Lloyd | |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Maz Kanata | |
2016 | The Jungle Book | Raksha (voice) | |
2016 | Queen of Katwe | Nakku Harriet | |
2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Maz Kanata | |
2018 | Black Panther | Nakia | |
2019 | Little Monsters | Audrey Caroline | |
2019 | Us | Adelaide Wilson / Red | |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Maz Kanata | |
2021 | 355 |
Lupita Nyongó Television Works
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2012 | Shuga | Ayira | 5 episodes |
2017–2018 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Maz Kanata (voice) | 32 episodes |
2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Archive recording; Episode: “A World Between Worlds” | |
2019 | Serengeti | Narrator | Documentary |
2020 | Americanah | Ifemelu | Upcoming miniseries, also executive producer |
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