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Lupita Nyong’o Says Losing Kenyan Accent for Hollywood Roles ‘Felt Like Betrayal’ and ‘I Cried Many Nights to Sleep’ Not Feeling ‘Like Myself’
Lupita Nyong'o cried herself to sleep for many nights because she had to lose her Kenyan accent for Hollywood roles.
Lupita Nyong’o had to lose her Kenyan accent in order to become an American actor and take on different Hollywood roles, and she said during a recent episode of the “What Now? Nyong’o’s first big break in Hollywood was her Oscar-winning role in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave,” which opened the door to major studio tentpoles such as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (playing Maz Kanata via motion capture) and “Black Panther” (Nakia). She most recently appeared in Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Day One,” and is currently in theaters with her voice-only role in the animated family adventure “The Wild Robot.”
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