When I first laid eyes on Lupita Nyong’o back in 2014 playing Patsy in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave, I knew then she was destined to be a star.
Yale drama school bred, Nyong’o brought soul, nuance and rawness to playing an enslaved woman who endured an obsessed slave master, sexual assault and torture…and did so with dignity.
From there for that iconic role, she went on to win the Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics Choice Award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and her career became to flourish. From films such as Star Wars, Black Panther and Us to BFF Danai Gurira’s Broadway play Eclipsed, the 37-year-old has shown that she has the range an actress on the large screen and stage.
She is a gem.
But she also shines on the red carpet. Ever since she hit the 2015 Golden Globes in that red-caped Calvin Klein gown, she has wowed her fans and proved that she is a fashion force to be reckoned with! So as we celebrate her birthday today (March 1), here are 20 times queen Lupita has stunted and showed out:
Happy Birthday Queen! 20 Times Lupita Nyong’o Shut Down The Red Carpet was originally published on hellobeautiful.com