Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author. She received the Academy Award® for her feature film debut in Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE and next co-stars alongside Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY.

Stage credits include Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night and The Public Theater’s Romeo y Julieta audio adaptation. She earned a Tony® nomination for her Broadway debut in Eclipsed.

She launched the Foundation for Women’s Health x Lupita Nyong’o Uterine Fibroid Grant and the Make Fibroids Count campaign, which funds research to stimulate the creation of non-invasive or minimally invasive treatments for uterine fibroids.

In 2024, she launched her award-winning original storytelling podcast Mind Your Own.

Recent films include DreamWorks Animation’s THE WILD ROBOT, which earned Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Critics Choice nominations, and box office hit A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE.