Lupita Nyong'o

Kenyan-American actress Lupita Nyong'o did not start out as a heroine of action movies or tearful melodramas. The famous girl woke up overnight, playing only a minor role in a drama about the life of slaves.

The biography of the actress is bright and rich. Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born on the first day of spring 1983 in Mexico. The girl's father is a senator, a university professor, worked in the Ministry of Health (according to other sources, he was the Minister of National Development).

Dorothy's mother was engaged in raising children, who soon became six. Peter Nyong'o became interested in politics and championed democratic change in Kenya. Fearing for the life of his family, he moved to Mexico, where he taught political science. The future movie star was born there. The girl's name is derived from the name of the Mexican saint Guadeloupe.

The Nyong'o family soon returned to Kenya. The grown-up Lupita was sent by his father to Mexico City to study Spanish. Taking this opportunity, the girl entered Hampshire College in Massachusetts, received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. The actress speaks Luo, Swahili, Spanish and English.

In the diploma project "In My Genes", Nyong'o acted as a producer and director. After graduating from the university, the girl participated in theatrical performances and assisted in filming, including Rafe Fiennes.

Nyong'o's star flashed on the set of 12 Years of Slavery. In the film, the actress played the slave Patsy, humiliated by the owner of the cotton plantation, played by Michael Fassbender. Also in the cast of the film are Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano. The narrative is based on the memoirs of the free American Solomon Northop. A man in search of work came to Washington and was deceived into slavery.

The film was expected to be a tremendous success: prizes in more than 60 nominations of international associations and awards, from Saturn to Golden Globe. For her supporting actress, Lupita was awarded the Empire, Breakthrough Actor, BAFTA, Oscar, Independent Spirit, Sputnik, Screen Actors Guild awards. Not to mention the numerous awards from the art critics' associations. In the annual ranking of People magazine, the black actress topped the list of beauties in 2014.

In the same year, Lupita Nyong'o joined Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson in the action movie Air Marshal (also called Non-Stop). The detective is a cool mix of mysterious plane deaths, drugs and blackmail.

In 2015, the image of the actress was used to create the humanoid Maz Kanata, a character in the fantasy saga Star Wars. Episode VII. The Force Awakens. " According to the plot of the film, it turns out that Maz Kanata is Han Solo's friend, sympathetic to Chewbacca.

The same heroine appeared in the sequel "Star Wars. Episode VIII. The Last Jedi ”, the 2017 box office leader. While filming the franchise, Nyong'o pioneered motion capture technology. Carrie Fisher appeared in the film as Leia Organa for the last time. Besides her, Harrison Ford, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill also gathered at the site.

In February 2016, Lupita made her Broadway debut in the production of Eclipsed. This is a play about the civil war in West Africa, written by the actress and playwright, the star of the TV series The Walking Dead, Danai Gurira. Danai, like Nyong'o, fled from her homeland - South African Rhodesia. The performance earned Lupita a Tony Award nomination.

The girl gave her voice to the she-wolf Raksha in the Disney film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's stories The Jungle Book. For visual effects, the film with elements of computer animation won an Oscar.

The Oscar-winning actress is not just a model of style and a fashion icon, she is also the face of the Lankom brand. However, the girl considers herself not so attractive. And this is despite the fact that her photos adorn the covers of glossy magazines, her name gets into the ratings with the prefix "the best" and "the best", and she herself defiles on the catwalks, representing world brands.

Among Lupita's close friends were the names of Michael Fassbender and Jared Leto. It was rumored that Michael was not averse to transferring the relationship to a slightly different plane, but after the excitement around the "12 years of slavery", the emotional impulses of the actress also disappeared. But Michael even brought his mother to the Oscar ceremony, which gave reason to talk about the seriousness of feelings.

In turn, when Nyong'o introduced Jared to her mother, the actor from the stage joked about the actress as "his future ex-wife." Rumors flared up with renewed vigor.

Another name on the list of the fallen at the feet of the star is the Canadian-Somali rapper K'Naan (Keinan Abdi Varsame). The actress met her lover's children from a previous marriage. In the spring of 2014, the couple got engaged. But then the lead singer of Thirty Seconds to Mars appeared on the horizon.

Recently, Nyong'o has been laughing at questions from curious people, claiming that the schedule is tightly packed with work projects. In the "Instagram" of the Hollywood star - photos and videos from filming, vacation, family and friends.

The main man in Lupita's life is brother Peter, with whom she lives in New York. The actress's relatives also made a career. Cousin Isis is one of the top 20 most influential business women in Kenya, brother Tavia is the chief culture consultant at New York University. The Nyong'o clan belongs to the Luo people, and the former US President Barack Obama also originates from there.

At the end of 2017, Lupita joined a number of women who had the courage to admit that they were victims of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress said that the producer offered her to enter into an intimate relationship in exchange for success in her film career.

For 2018, the release of the picture based on the comics "Marvel" - "Black Panther" was announced. The film tells the story of the adventures of a black superhero from the country of Wakanda. The plot of the picture covers the period of time after the events of the tape "The First Avenger: Confrontation". Lupita Nyong'o will play the role of Nakia, the friend and bodyguard of the protagonist played by Chadwick Boseman.

2013 - 12 Years a Slave 2014 - Air Marshal 2015 - Star Wars. Episode 7. The Force Awakens "2017 -" Star Wars. Episode 8. The Last Jedi "2018 -" Black Panther "2018 -" Little Monsters "

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Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2021

Lupita Nyong'o 's revenue is $1.5M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lupita Nyong'o and could vary in the range between $705.4K - $1.2M.

Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2020

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Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2019

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Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2018

Lupita Nyong'o 's revenue is $1.8M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lupita Nyong'o and could vary in the range between $636.4K - $1.7M.

Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2017

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Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2016

Lupita Nyong'o 's revenue is $2M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lupita Nyong'o and could vary in the range between $574K - $1.5M.

Lupita Nyong'o Net Worth 2015

Lupita Nyong'o 's revenue is $2M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Lupita Nyong'o and could vary in the range between $690.1K - $1.2M.

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