Overview
Lupita Nyong’o is a Mexican-Kenyan actor and director whose roles include Nakia in Black Panther (2018). Nyong’o returned as Nakia in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); other credits include The Odyssey (2026) as Clytemnestra and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) as Sam. Nyong’o’s birthplace is Mexico City, and the birth date is March 1, 1983.
Quick Facts
- Known for
- Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Odyssey
- Occupation
- Actor, Director
- Also known as
- Lupita Amondi Nyong’o
- Born
- March 1, 1983 in Mexico City
- Credits listed
- 12 (2013–2026)
Film & Television Credits
- 2026 The Odyssey as Clytemnestra IMDb ↗
- 2024 A Quiet Place: Day One as Sam IMDb ↗
- 2024 The Wild Robot IMDb ↗
- 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Nakia IMDb ↗
- 2022 The 355 IMDb ↗
- 2019 Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as Maz Kanata IMDb ↗
- 2018 Black Panther as Nakia IMDb ↗
- 2017 Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi as Maz Kanata IMDb ↗
- 2016 Queen of Katwe as Harriet Mutesi IMDb ↗
- 2016 The Jungle Book as Raksha IMDb ↗
- 2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens as Maz Kanata IMDb ↗
- 2013 12 Years a Slave as Patsey IMDb ↗
Connections
Family & partners
- Former partner
- Sal Masekela (2016–2023)
- Parent
- Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o
Worked with
- The Odyssey
- Zendaya, Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Robert Pattinson, Elliot Page, James Remar
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya, Martin Freeman, Michaela Coel, Danai Gurira, Becky Lynch, Mabel Cadena