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
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.
acting roles newness
There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.
salad-dressing salad dressings
I'm pretty awesome at making salad dressings.
actors reason new-things
I always love to learn new things. That's the reason I like being an actor.
way needs theater
The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.
supportive wish actors
My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our society not accepting my wish to be an actor.
actors kind speak
I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.
drama school phones
I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling.
thinking genius used
Steve McQueen is a genius. And I think that word is overused, but I think with Steve it's rightly used. He's a genius.
drama school years
It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.
makeup worn
Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.
color purple people
I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me.
dream actors wanted
Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity. My dream was in the work that I wanted to do.
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.