Lupita Nyong'o
Actress
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| 2024 | Set to star in 'A Quiet Place: Day One' as Sam and voice Roz in 'The Wild Robot' |
| 2024 | Nyong'o was cast in Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic film The Odyssey, set for release in 2026. |
| 2024 | Nyong'o began hosting the podcast Mind Your Own, discussing stories from the African diaspora. |
| 2024 | Nyong'o starred in the horror film A Quiet Place: Day One and voiced a character in the animated film The Wild Robot. |
| 2024 | She took on a voice role in the animated film The Wild Robot, voicing the lead character Roz. |
| August 2024 | Lupita announced that she had recently become a U.S. citizen and planned to vote for Kamala Harris in her first U.S. presidential election. |
| 2023 | Continues voice acting role as Asha in an episode of 'Big Mouth' animated series. |
| 2023 | Lupita Nyong'o voiced Asha in the episode 'The International Show' of the series 'Big Mouth'. |
| 2023 | Nyong'o expressed solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war, signing a letter as part of Artists4Ceasefire urging U.S. President Joe Biden and Congress for an immediate ceasefire. |
| June 2023 | Moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. |
| 2022 | Appeared in spy thriller 'The 355' as Khadijah Adiyeme and reprised her role as Nakia in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' |
| 2022 | Voices Asha in an episode of 'Human Resources' animated series. |
| 2022 | Nyong'o starred in the ensemble spy-thriller The 355 alongside other notable actresses. |
| 2022 | Lupita Nyong'o voiced Asha in the episode 'International Creature Convention' of the series 'Human Resources'. |
| 2022 | Nyong'o reprised her role as Nakia in the sequel to Black Panther. |
| March 28 2022 | Documentary debuted in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel during Women's History Month programming. |
| 2021 | Appears in multiple projects: hosts 'Martha Knows Best', executive produces and voices the lead character Sema in 'Super Sema', and narrates the documentary 'Who Are You, Charlie Brown?' |
| 2021 | She starred in the bilingual radio play adaptation of Romeo & Juliet titled Romeo y Julieta. |
| 2021 | She earned her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for reprising her narration role in Serengeti. |
| 2021 | Lupita Nyong'o appeared as herself in the episode 'Paths' of the show 'Martha Knows Best'. |
| 2021 | Nyong'o provided narration for the Apple TV+ documentary Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, based on the Peanuts creator. |
| 2021 | Nyong'o served as an executive producer and voice actress for the animated series Super Sema, Africa's first kid superhero series. |
| March 18 2021 | Lupita Nyong'o performs in the Off-Broadway radio play 'Romeo Y Julieta' at The Public Theater, playing the role of Julieta, directed by Saheem Ali. |
| March 18 2021 | Lupita Nyong'o played the role of Julieta in 'Romeo Y Julieta', directed by Saheem Ali at The Public Theater, from March 18, 2021 to March 18, 2022. |
| 2020 | Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o received the Television Business International Content Innovation Award for Factual TV Project of the Year. |
| 2020 | Became a board member of The Africa Center. |
| 2020 | Nyong'o was named one of Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women by Forbes. |
| July 2020 | Nyong'o was featured in Beyoncé's musical film Black Is King, which premiered on Disney+. |
| 2019 | Hosts the documentary series 'Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o' and begins narrating the documentary series 'Serengeti'. |
| 2019 | Starred in horror film 'Us' as Adelaide Wilson / Red, and appeared in 'Little Monsters' as Miss Audrey Caroline. Also returned as Maz Kanata in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' |
| 2019 | Nyong'o starred in the horror film Us. |
| 2019 | Nyong'o reprised her role as Maz Kanata in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. |
| 2019 | She hosted the Channel 4 documentary Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o, exploring the history of the Dahomey Amazons. |
| 2019 | Nyong'o received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for narrating two episodes of the docu-series Serengeti. |
| 2019 | Nyong'o wrote a children's book named Sulwe, which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. |
| 2019 | Her dual role in Jordan Peele's horror film Us was critically acclaimed, with Nyong'o earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination and winning an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. |
| 2019 | Nyong'o starred in the horror comedy film Little Monsters, receiving praise for her performance. |
| October 23 2019 | Documentary 'Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong'o' premiered on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom during Black History Month. |
| September 2019 | Nyong'o was named an ambassador for Michael Kors' 'Watch Hunger Stop' campaign. |
| 2018 | Appears in Star Wars Rebels as Maz Kanata through an archive recording in the episode 'A World Between Worlds'. |
| 2018 | Played Nakia in Marvel's 'Black Panther' |
| 2018 | Lupita Nyong'o voiced Maz Kanata in an archive recording for the episode 'A World Between Worlds' of 'Star Wars Rebels'. |
| 2018 | Nyong'o appeared as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther. |
| 2017 | Lupita Nyong'o begins voicing Maz Kanata in Star Wars Forces of Destiny animated series, continuing her involvement in the Star Wars franchise. |
| 2017 | Returned as Maz Kanata in a cameo role in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' |
| 2017 | Nyong'o's father became the Governor of Kisumu County, continuing his influential role in Kenyan politics. |
| 2017 | Lupita Nyong'o voiced the character Maz Kanata in the series 'Star Wars Forces of Destiny' from 2017 to 2018. |
| 2017 | Nyong'o reprised her role as Maz Kanata in Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. |
| October 2017 | In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal, Nyong'o wrote an op-ed for The New York Times revealing her experiences of harassment by Weinstein in 2011, which contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of stories. |
| 2016 | Voiced Raksha in 'The Jungle Book' and starred in 'Queen of Katwe' as Nakku Harriet |
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