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Lupita Nyong'o

1983 - Today

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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (US: loo-PEE-tə NYAWNG-oh, Swahili: [luˈpitɑ ˈɲɔŋɔ] , Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋɡo]; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan and Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award with nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, she was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of three. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lupita Nyong'o has received more than 18,627,210 page views. Her biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Lupita Nyong'o is the 4,232nd most popular actor (down from 3,717th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Mexican Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lupita Nyong'o ranks 4,232 out of 13,578. Before her are Pom Klementieff, Sandy Dennis, Antonia San Juan, Vincent Gardenia, Glynn Turman, and Corinne Griffith. After her are Afife Jale, John Ericson, Stina Ekblad, Valeri Zolotukhin, Ray Romano, and Tsai Chin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Lupita Nyong'o ranks 57. Before her are Sébastien Ogier, Darren Young, Louis Garrel, Raul Meireles, Tina Maze, and Amanda Righetti. After her are Tessa Thompson, Eduardo da Silva, Bacary Sagna, Golshifteh Farahani, Jérémy Mathieu, and Mirko Vučinić.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Lupita Nyong'o ranks 227 out of 729. Before her are Luis E. Miramontes (1925), Irma Serrano (1933), Diego Luna (1979), Rodolfo Neri Vela (1952), Juan Álvarez (1790), and Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928). After her are Lucas Alamán (1792), Lola Beltrán (1932), Alfonso Arau (1932), Arturo de Córdova (1908), Juan José Arreola (1921), and Leticia Calderón (1968).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Lupita Nyong'o ranks 47. Before her are Laura Zapata (1956), Rosenda Monteros (1935), Kate del Castillo (1972), Gilbert Roland (1905), Irma Serrano (1933), and Diego Luna (1979). After her are Lola Beltrán (1932), Alfonso Arau (1932), Arturo de Córdova (1908), Leticia Calderón (1968), Lupita Tovar (1910), and Daniela Romo (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Black Panther
Nakia
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Adelaide Wilson / Red
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12 Years a Slave
Patsey
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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