Age: 43
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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress and author. She began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga (2009–2012). In 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes. She then pursued a master's degree in acting from the Yale School of Drama. She had her first feature film role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which she received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She became the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win an Academy Award. She made her Broadway debut as a teenage orphan in the play Eclipsed (2015), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She went on to perform a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019) and a lead voice role as Raksha in The Jungle Book (2016). Her career progressed with her role as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Black Panther (2018) and her starring role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us (2019). In addition to acting, she supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women's and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People. She has also written a children's book named Sulwe (2019), which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller. Also in 2019, she narrated the Discovery Channel docu-series Serengeti, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Narrator. She was named among Africa's "50 Most Powerful Women" by Forbes in 2020. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lupita Nyong'o, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Lupita Nyong'o
Sylvia Cross
for Sylvia Cross in BLUE MIDNIGHT (2031)
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Set in 1950s Los Angeles, Blue Midnight follows Julian Cross a legendary but troubled jazz pianist at the peak of his fame. Julian’s brilliance is matched only by his self-destructive tendencies, stemming from a lifetime of regrets and broken relationships. His world changes when he meets Elliot Reed, a fiery young saxophonist with boundless talent and ambition. Julian takes Elliot under his wing, mentoring him as their jazz band embarks on a historic tour. However, their relationship grows turbulent as Julian’s perfectionism and personal demons clash with Elliot’s drive for innovation and independence. Amidst the chaos, Julian attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter, Sylvia, while grappling with the ghosts of his past, including a failed love affair with singer Lena Fields. The film builds to a climactic performance of Julian’s magnum opus, Blue Midnight, which forces him to confront the cost of his genius. As Julian’s legacy comes full circle, Elliot begins to rise as the next great figure in jazz, carrying forward both the brilliance and the burdens of his mentor.
