How Old Is Lupita Nyong'o? Lupita Nyong'o Birthday
Lupita Nyong'o was born on March 1, 1983 and is 41 years old now.
Birthday: March 1, 1983
How Old - Age: 41
Lupita Nyong'o Death Fact Check
Lupita is alive and kicking and is currently 41 years old.
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Is Lupita Nyong'o's father, Peter Anyang Nyong'o, dead or alive?
Lupita Nyong'o's father, Peter Anyang Nyong'o, is still alive and kicking at the age of 78. He is Kenyan and has had a career as a politician, university professor.
Is Lupita Nyong'o's mother, Dorothy Nyong'o, dead or alive?
Lupita Nyong'o's mother, Dorothy Nyong'o, is still alive and kicking. She is Kenyan and has had a career as a public relations consultant, managing director.
Lupita Nyong'o's brother :
- Peter Nyong'o Jr.
Lupita Nyong'o - Biography
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. 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.
Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. Soon after her graduation, she had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award.
Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a college professor. The family had left Kenya in 1980 for a period because of political repression and unrest; Peter's brother, Charles Nyong'o, disappeared after he was thrown off a ferry in 1980.
In addition to acting, Nyong'o supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People.
