Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress best known for her role as Patsey in the powerful 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and became the first Kenyan and first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. She was born as Lupita Amondi Nyong’o in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy and Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o. She was raised in Kenya.
Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 1 March 1983
Birth Place: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birth Name: Lupita Amondi Nyong’o
Nickname: Lupita
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Occupation: Actress
Nationality: Lupita Amondi Nyong’o
Race/Ethnicity: Luo Kenyan
Religion: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Lupita Nyong’o Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 112 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 51 kg
Height in Feet: 5′ 5″
Height in Meters: 1.65 m
Body Measurements: 34-24-36 in (87-61-91 cm)
Breast Size: 34 inches (87 cm)
Waist Size: 24 inches (61 cm)
Hips Size: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 34A
Feet/Shoe Size: 8.5 (US)
Dress Size: 6 (US)
Lupita Nyong’o Family Details:
Father: Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o
Mother: Dorothy Nyong’o
Spouse: Not yet
Children: No
Siblings: Esperanza Nyong’o (Sister), Peter Nyong’o (Brother)
Others: Isis Nyong’o (Cousin); Tavia Nyong’o (Cousin)
Lupita Nyong’o Education:
She earned her bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
She then attended and graduated from Yale School of Drama.
Lupita Nyong’o Facts:
*She belongs to Luo descent.
*She is fluent in Luo, English, Swahili and Spanish.
*One of People magazine’s Most Beautiful People in the World (2014).
*Follow her on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.