Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o is an international filmmaker and actress known for her Academy Award-winning role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave and her role as Nakia in Black Panther. Nyong'o is also the first Kenyan actress to be nominated for and to win an Academy Award. She is famous for her roles on MTV's TV series Shuga and in the films Non-Stop, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens and The Jungle Book. Nyong'o has also starred in Us, The 355, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and A Quiet Place: Day One. She is set to launch her podcast Mind Your Own in September 2024. Nyong'o can next be seen starring in the film The Wild Robot, which releases in theaters in September 2024.