# The best Lupita Nyong'o movies

From her Oscar-winning debut in 12 Years a Slave to Us, Black Panther and A Quiet Place: Day One: Lupita Nyong'o's best films according to Collider and Screen Rant.

- 42 votes · 11 items
- Apr 19, 2025 · boxoffice_atlanta
- https://even.best/en/l/4491/the-best-lupita-nyong-o-movies

## Top 11

1. **12 Years a Slave (2013)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Steve McQueen. Patsey. Oscar for best supporting actress in her first feature.
2. **A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Michael Sarnoski. Sam, a terminally ill poet in New York on the day of the invasion.
3. **Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — J. J. Abrams. Maz Kanata, through motion capture.
4. **Black Panther (2018)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Ryan Coogler. Nakia, the Wakandan spy.
5. **Us (2019)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Jordan Peele. Adelaide and her double, Red.
6. **Queen of Katwe (2016)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Mira Nair. Harriet, mother of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi.
7. **Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Ryan Coogler. Nakia returns after Chadwick Boseman's death.
8. **Non-Stop (2014)** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Jaume Collet-Serra. Gwen, a flight attendant, with Liam Neeson.
9. **The Jungle Book (2016)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Jon Favreau. The voice of Raksha, Mowgli's wolf mother.
10. **The 355 (2022)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Simon Kinberg. Khadijah, an MI6 computer specialist.
11. **Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Rian Johnson. Maz Kanata again.

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