She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies from Hampshire College. Nyong'o began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. In , she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series Shuga — Also in , she wrote, produced and directed the documentary In My Genes.

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She attended Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, and, while still a student, she served as a production assistant and an intern on several movies. Her subtly anguished portrayal of Patsey, a young slave woman who is repeatedly raped by her owner played by Michael Fassbender and denigrated by his wife Sarah Paulson , earned critical acclaim. She next was cast in Non-Stop , an action thriller about an air marshal trying to protect passengers amid threats from blackmailers. She then appeared as the bodyguard and former lover of the title character in the acclaimed superhero movie Black Panther Print Cite verified Cite. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.


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The "12 Years a Slave" star, 31, looked effortlessly chic in a big hat, sunglasses and body chain as she walked the shoreline. The Oscar winner, who is in Hawaii to participate in the Maui Film Festival, took to Instagram to share photos from her relaxing trip, writing, "Aloha Hawaii! MauiFilmFestival nofilter. According to PopSugar, Nyong'o is at the Maui Film Festival to accept the rainmaker award for her international success in "12 Years a Slave," as well as for the documentary "In My Genes," which she created, directed and produced in US Edition U.




By Roxy Simons For Mailonline. The actress, 36, was responding to backlash from disability groups, who criticised her for crediting Spasmodic Dysphonia as an inspiration for the strained way she spoke as the character. Discussing how she came up with her character's speech while on The View on Thursday, the Black Panther star explained: 'The voice of Red was a composite of influences and definitely a creation of my imagination. She said factors like the way Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks, as well as her research on 'laryngeal fractures, and vocal cord haemorrhages and [her] own experience with vocal injury' shaped the way she spoke as Red. Controversy: The actress was criticised for crediting Spasmodic Dysphonia as an inspiration for the strained way she spoke as the terrifying character.