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Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has become one of Hollywood's hottest properties.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Lupita Nyong\'o"}
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Nyong'o pictured with "12 Years" star Chiwetel Ejiofor (left) and director Steve McQueen (right) at the movie's European premiere, at the London Film Festival on October 18, 2013.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Lupita Nyong\'o"}HIDE CAPTIONLupita Nyong'oLupita Nyong'oLupita Nyong'oLupita Nyong'oLupita Nyong'o<<<
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As the awards season begins, here are 10 things to know about the statuesque actress with a flashy smile and almost flawless fashion sense.She straddles many worlds: Nyong'o was born in Mexico when her Kenyan parents were in political exile. Her family later returned to Kenya, where she spent most of her childhood. Her first name, she says, is the short version of the word "Guadalupe." She later went to the United States, where she got her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College in Massachusetts, and later graduated from Yale School of Drama in 2012.She has a connection to Obama: Nyong'o is a Luo, the same tribe as President Barack Obama's father.She's multilingual: In addition to English and her native Luo, the actress speaks Spanish, Swahili and conversational Italian.var currExpandable="expand16";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.network='cnnintl';mObj.source='international/2013/11/18/spc-inside-africa-film-festival-london-c.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="D:\Other\ABS\Auto Blog Samurai\data\Rich Network\CNN entertainment\131118174457-spc-inside-africa-film-festival-london-c-00012414-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand16Store=mObj;
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Is Nollywood embracing quality?She's been a star-crossed lover: Her first big acting break came when she was 14 and played Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at a Kenyan theater. "That was amazing ... since before that I had been a village girl at a school show," she tells Arise Entertainment 360. "I just came to life on stage, I just loved it so much."She's also a TV star: Before her big movie debut, Nyong'o was a regular on the Kenyan television series "Shuga." The series, produced by MTV, was a hip portrayal of contemporary Kenyan youth aimed at spreading HIV awareness. It was so popular, it later aired in various African nations.Read: 10 must-see African moviesThis is not her first brush with an international movie: As an undergraduate, Nyong'o worked on the production crew of "The Constant Gardener," starring Ralph Fiennes. The movie, shot in Kenya, became a turning point for her. She has said Fiennes made her realize her passion when he told her to only get into acting if she feels that she can't live without it. "It's not what I wanted to hear, but it's what I needed to hear," she says.She's had her signature crop for years: Before settling for her trademark short hair, Nyong'o went through the usual hustles of finding a hairstyle that works for her. "I got fed up of going to the hair salon. I just wanted less time grooming so that I could get more stuff done." At age 19, she shaved off her hair. "It was so liberating," she says. Why such rave reviews? Nyong'o gives an emotional, raw performance in "12 Years a Slave," a movie set in the pre-Civil War United States. It's a story about Solomon Northup, a free black man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Their tyrannical master has an unhealthy obsession with Patsey, her character. Suicidal, she copes by working harder than everyone else in the cotton fields and forming a close relationship with Solomon.She's nominated for various awards: Her intense role as Patsey has earned her rave reviews and a slew of nominations. They include best supporting actress for the Golden Globes and Critics' Choice movie awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role.You've not seen the last of her: Her next movie, "Non-Stop," features Liam Neeson and comes out on February 28.0Comments »SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/showbiz/african-voices-lupita-nyongo/index.html","title" : "Lupita Nyong\'o: 10 things to know about Hollywood\'s breakout star"});
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