Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o; born March 1, 1983) is a Mexi-Kenyan actress and filmmaker. She was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth1 March 1983
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
opportunity black way
I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying we don't have work for black women. But right now I don't know what's next. I hope that there are more opportunities to come my way.
calm madness
In the madness, you have to find calm.
fashion art becoming
What's becoming very obvious to me is that fashion is art.
independent awards spirit
I went to the Independent Spirit Awards and won.
capacity cruelty humans
We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty.
hustle-and-bustle kenya nairobi
I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.
salad-dressing salad dressings
I'm pretty awesome at making salad dressings.
acting roles newness
There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.
careers want stories
I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.
red tacos eating
To this day, I love eating steak tacos before going to the red carpets.
integrity character play
I do my best work when I feel conviction to say something through the character I play. Always I want to have integrity and not compromise that.
beautiful mom mother
[My mother] always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point.
acting deeply experience funny learn lend school taught understanding
It's so funny, you go to acting school thinking you're going to learn how to be other people, but really it taught me how to be myself. Because it's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.
exile fighting political politician professor science
My father was a professor of political science and also a young politician fighting for democracy in Kenya, and when things got ugly, he went into political exile in Mexico.