Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress who started her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. She was born in Mexico City, Mexico where her father was teaching as a professor for El Colegio de Mexico. Lupita grew up in Nairobi, Kenya and spent a majority of formative years as a high schooler in Mexico where she also studied Spanish. She has a degree in Film and Theater studies from Hampshire College.

After graduating from college, she was part of the production team for films like The Namesake and The Constant Gardener. Her performance in the film 12 Years A Slave earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lupita also directed an award-winning documentary and a music video for Wahu’s The Little Things You Do and now she has a net worth of $8 million. With her contributions in the entertainment industry, she definitely is the total package we all don’t deserve.