Kenya: Lupita Nyong'o Features in Hollywood Movies

Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o is definitely going places with her career as an actress. The former Face of Africa beauty who is a graduate of Yale School of Drama has featured in a couple of impressive Hollywood movies starting off with Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” which stars Hollywood big shots Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Michael Fassbender among others  and happens to be based on a true story. In this movie, Lupita plays the role of Patsey , Master Epps’ (Michael Fassbender) slave.

The movie is set to be released in December 2013.

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