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
Lupita Nyong'o quotes about
accepted girls
I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.
life
Being a part of '12 Years a Slave' has been one of the most profound experiences of my life.
Every single laundromat, grocery store, everything is called 'Lupita' in Mexico.
believe magical
There is something about acting that's mysterious and magical because there is only so much I can do to prepare, and then I have to just let go and breathe and believe that it will come through.
defining describing grew majority people
I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing someone, you don't start out with 'he's black, he's white.'
best feeling felt grad instrument reasons school tools yale
One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off of instinct, but sometimes that is not reliable. When you're not feeling it, what do you do? So, going to grad school was about getting the tools to just use my instrument to the best of my ability.
looked people raised saw time watched
I was raised in Kenya, and I always wanted to be an actor from when I was really, really little, but the first time I thought it was something that I could make a career of was when I watched 'The Color Purple.' I think I was nine, maybe, and I saw people that looked like me - Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah.
famous grew limelight relationship
I grew up in the limelight and being the child of someone famous. So my relationship with fame is not bedazzled.
conscious life
My conscious life has all been in Kenya, and it's my point of reference. But going back to Mexico was very formative.
high production shakespeare
My father used to act in high school. He was in a production of 'Othello;' I don't know who he played, but it wasn't Othello. He would talk about it, though, and read Shakespeare to me.
appreciate art opportunity
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
people perhaps privileged
I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence.
academy beyond deeply fellow performance recognized steve thrilled
I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees.
lunchtime school spin stories talked uniform wore
My mother talked about the stories I used to spin as a child of three, before I started school. I would tell this story about what school I went to and what uniform I wore and who I talked to at lunchtime and what I ate, and my mother was like, 'This girl does not even go to school.'