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Lupita Nyong’o Spent ‘Many Nights’ Crying After Losing Kenyan Accent

Lupita Nyong’o detailed the heartbreaking journey of losing her Kenyon accent over the course of her acting career

For Lupita Nyong’o, fighting off monsters that can hear a person’s every move wasn’t the most difficult part of filming A Quiet Place: Day One. While speaking to Noah, 40, she described the process of suppressing her Kenyan accent, noting that taking the skill outside of the classroom and on to a movie set felt like a “betrayal” for her. After her breakout role in 12 Years a Slave, Nyong’o joined franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel’s Black Panther and A Quiet Place, and is currently voicing the titular character in the animated Wild Robot, which is currently in theaters and available on streaming.

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