- Lupita Nyong’o was born in Mexico and she has a Mexican citizenship
- Growing up in Kenya, Lupita Nyong’o and her siblings had to move with their parents from place to place due to her father’s political work
- Lupita Nyong’o is also film and music video director
- Lupita Nyong’o graduated from Hampshire College with a bachelor’s degree in film and theatre studies
- Lupita Nyong’o attended an all-girls school in Kenya and acted in school plays, with a minor role in Oliver Twist being her first play
- Lupita Nyong’o is the sixth black actress to win an Oscar and the first Kenyan ever to win the prestigious award
- Lupita Nyong’o lives in Brooklyn, USA
- Lupita Nyong’o is fluent in her native Luo, English, Swahili and Spanish
- Lupita Nyong’o ‘s views about herself changed when she saw South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek become successful.
- Lupita Nyong’o ‘s mother is currently the managing director of the Africa Cancer Foundation and her own communications company.
