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
Raksha
for Raksha in The Jungle Book: Battle for the Pack Part 1
Suggested by s105042
In the lush heart of the jungle, Mowgli, now a spirited teenager, has found a slice of paradise with his adoptive family. The harmony is shattered when hunter rangers, led by the ruthless Samuel Alexander, invade their sanctuary. These hunters, under the guise of animal protection, are abducting creatures to populate shelters in far-off South America. Eve, Samuel’s daughter, is a bright-eyed girl with a passion for the wild. Her curiosity leads her to a shocking discovery: her father and his men are the captors, not the saviors, of the jungle’s inhabitants. Amidst this turmoil, Eve’s path crosses with Mowgli’s, the fabled man-cub, stirring a sense of urgency within her. Bagheera, the wise panther, recognizes the danger lurking in Samuel’s eyes – a reflection of the Gatekeeper who once ensnared him as a cub. He confides in Mowgli, revealing the peril that threatens their freedom. With the fate of the jungle in his hands, Mowgli must lead his family and friends to a new land, a haven where they can thrive without fear. As they embark on this quest for freedom, alliances form, courage is tested, and the very essence of liberty and coexistence hangs in the balance.
