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Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (; born March 1, 1983) is a Mexican-Kenyan actress and film director.〔(Terra: "Actriz de '12 Years a Slave' presume orgullo mexicano" ). September 8, 2013.〕 She was born in Mexico, but was raised in Kenya. She attended college in the United States, earning a Bachelor's degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College. Nyong'o started in the film industry as a production assistant on several Hollywood films. In 2008, she made her acting debut with the short film ''East River'' and subsequently returned to Kenya to star in the television series ''Shuga'' (2009). In 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary ''In My Genes.''〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=February 17, 2014 )〕 Nyong'o later completed a master's degree in acting in 2012, from the Yale School of Drama. She had her first feature film role as Patsey in Steve McQueen's historical drama ''12 Years a Slave'' (2013), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and received a standing ovation at the ceremony for her performance. Nyong'o is the first Mexican actress and the first Kenyan actress to win an Academy Award.〔List of Mexican Academy Award winners and nominees#Supporting 2〕 In 2014, she was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by ''People'' and "Woman of the Year" by ''Glamour.'' ==Early life== Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=12 Things to Know About '12 Years a Slave' Breakout Lupita Nyong'o )〕 to Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, a college professor turned politician from Kenya. Nyong'o identifies as Mexican-Kenyan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.notimex.com.mx/acciones/verNota.php?clv=82313 )〕 It is a Luo tradition to name a child after the events of the day, so her parents gave her a Spanish name, Lupita (a diminutive of Guadalupe). She is of Luo descent on both sides of her family, and is the second of six children. Her father is a former Minister for Medical Services in the Kenyan government. At the time of her birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science at El Colegio de México in Mexico City,〔 and her family had been living in Mexico for three years. They returned to Kenya in 1983. Lupita dedicated her Critic's Choice Award to the memory of her uncle, Aggrey Nyong'o, a noted pathologist who died in a car accident in 2002.〔(Lupita Nyong'o dedicates award to uncle ) retrieved 3/8/2015〕 Her family was forced to leave Kenya because of political unrest. Another uncle, Charles Nyong'o, was thrown off of a ferry-boat in 1980.〔(Lupita Nyong's father reveals family abuse in Kenya ) retrieved 3/8/2015〕 Nyong'o and her family moved back to their native Kenya when she was less than one year old,〔 as her father was appointed a professor at the University of Nairobi.〔 She grew up primarily in Kenya, and describes her upbringing as "middle class, suburban".〔 When she was sixteen, her parents sent her to Mexico for seven months to learn Spanish.〔 During those seven months, Nyong'o lived in Taxco, Guerrero, and took classes at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's Learning Center for Foreigners.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lupita Nyong'o」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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