Lupita Nyong'o is an Academy Award winning actress, film and music video director of dual Mexican and Kenyan citizenship. After graduating from Hampshire College with a bachelor's degree in film and theatre studies, Nyong'o worked as a production assistant on several Hollywood films. In 2008 she made her acting debut with the short film East River and subsequently starred in the Kenyan television series Shuga . Also in 2009, she wrote, produced and directed the documentary film In My Genes.