Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (/ˌluːˈpiːtə ˈnjoʊŋoʊ/; born March 1, 1983) is an actress and music video director of dual Kenyan and Mexican citizenship. She identifies as Mexican-Kenyan. Nyong'o made her feature film debut in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Patsey, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, among numerous other awards and nominations. She is one of the few actors who has won an Academy Award for their debut performance in a feature film
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