Lupita Nyong’o: At Home with Oprah Winfrey

Oprah's Super Soul

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o discusses her fast rise to fame, colorism and her new children’s book, Sulwe. Sulwe tells the story of a young, dark-skinned girl struggling to discover and embrace her beauty. Lupita talks about winning the Oscar for her performance in “12 Years A Slave,” the $1.3 billion blockbuster Black Panther and her dual role in Jordan Peele’s psychological thriller, Us. Lupita also shares the details behind the explosive New York Times op-ed article she wrote about her alleged sexual harassment from disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.6	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.1	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.1	now.
0:24.8	Repeat a new one-go, struck gold with her first ever feature film performance in the Academy
0:30.2	Award winner for Best Picture 12 Years of Slave. As the unforgettable pat-see, she was the
0:36.9	first black African actress to ever win an Oscar. A string of hit movies followed, including
0:43.6	the Star Wars trilogy, the $1.3 billion blockbuster Black Panther, and playing two leading roles
0:52.6	in Jordan Peel's Psychological Thriller, Us. Vanity Fair just proclaimed LaPita one of the
0:59.1	most powerful black women in film.
1:02.3	Well, I have to say that it feels like you just got shot out of the moon. Does it feel
1:09.5	like you're career just got shot out of the moon? It was like, I think people will maybe
1:15.5	find this strange. This is the first time we've actually had a sit-down interview.
1:20.5	And I remember we all saw you accept the Oscar. So since 12 years of slay, you're the first
1:28.4	black African to win an Oscar, number one. And the first African to win an Oscar for your
1:35.8	first movie. Yes. Yes.
1:38.8	Okay, so since that night, which now was what, five years ago?
1:43.1	2014. 2014.
1:44.6	2014.
1:45.6	Five years, yeah. Then there was Star Wars, and then there was Black Panther, and then
1:51.1	there's Us. We scared the Bajeeza side of it. Has your life now exceeded your own dreams?
1:59.0	That's a good question. I definitely feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be.
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