Lupita Nyong'o
publication date: Friday, November 19, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: 
Movies
clue: For the last few years (less than twelve), she's been all but a slave to the Disney company, playing an animated wolf in the jungle, an animated smuggler in a galaxy far far away, and a special-forces operative in Wakanda.
explanation: Nyong'o's films include 12 Years a Slave, The Jungle Book, the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and Black Panther. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
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