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Lupita Nyong'o (born March 1, 1983) [1] is a Kenyan–Mexican actress, who portrayed Maz Kanata in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens and in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi through motion capture. She is also known for playing Patsey in the 2013 drama film 12 Years a Slave, Nakia in the...
Following a supporting role in the action-thriller Non-Stop (2014), Nyong'o co-starred in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Force-sensitive space pirate Maz Kanata, a CGI character created using motion capture technology.
- Actress
- Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, 1 March 1983 (age 40), Mexico City, Mexico
- 2005–present
- Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (father)
She was also the lead in MTV's award-winning drama series, Shuga (2009), appeared in the thriller Non-Stop (2014) and had roles in the big-budget films Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016).
- Actress, Producer, Additional Crew
- March 1, 1983
- 4 min
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Dec 12, 2015 · She won an Oscar for her first film, 12 Years a Slave. Now Lupita Nyong’o is back, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She talks aliens, sudden fame and family
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Introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, she is a computer-generated character voiced and performed through motion capture by Lupita Nyong'o. Maz, a former pirate and smuggler, is more than 1,000 years old and manages an interstellar tavern in a castle on the fictional planet Takodana. [2] .
Dec 15, 2015 · December 15, 2015 / 11:47 AM EST / CBS News. Lupita Nyong'o 18 photos. Lupita Nyong'o had no idea she would be joining the Force when she first auditioned with the "Star Wars:...
