Lupita Nyong’o snaps a portrait to promote her film “Little Monsters” during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Lupita is one of the biggest names in Hollywood, most known for her leading role in the MCU film ‘Black Panther’! She has also starred in big-budget features like ‘Us,’ ’12 Years a Slave, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi.’ Lupita’s very first feature film role was in ’12 Years a Slave,’ and it earned her an Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ in 2014!

Lupita was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1983, grew up in Kenya, attended college at Hampshire College in the United States, and pursued a master’s degree in acting at the Yale School of Drama. In between her bachelor’s and master’s degree, Lupita worked as a production assistant. She also returned to Kenya where she starred in the television series ‘Shuga’ and wrote, produced and directed the documentary ‘In My Genes.’ After graduating from the Yale School of Drama, Lupita starred in ’12 Years a Slave’ and it has been a constant stream of award shows ever since!