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
The Grand Mother
for The Grand Mother in Star Wars: Dark Horizons
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After the disastrous mission to Peridea, the remaining Jedi struggle to escape the Far Galaxy while being hunted by powerful Dathomirian witches, who bring unrelenting darkness to the planet. Their ultimate goal is not only freedom but to serve their enigmatic master, Abeloth, now inhabiting Darth Talon’s body. Abeloth seeks the Skywalker descendants—Kira, Jaina, and Ben—believing they alone can end the Jedi Order. Amid the chaos, many Jedi fall, and Luke Skywalker discovers the Dathomirian witches’ true power surpasses all he previously encountered. The Jedi uncover ancient temples revealing forgotten knowledge of the Force, Sith, and Jedi, reshaping their understanding forever. Meanwhile, the galaxy plunges into panic as Coruscant reels without Jedi guidance. Syndicates unite under Rotta, heir to his father’s empire, expanding the Hutt Clan into a Galactic Criminal Empire. With the New Republic struggling to respond, the remaining Jedi face a critical choice: intervene to stop the spreading chaos or preserve their freedom while the galaxy risks collapse.
