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lupita-ccaWhere did Lupita Nyong’o go to college? Lupita Nyong’o studied at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, where she earned a degree in film and theater studies, and Yale University, where she graduated in 2012 with an MFA. The “12 Years a Slave” star has two pretty impressive diplomas, in other words, and come March 2, she might add an Oscar statue to her trophy cabinet, as she’s up for Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 Academy Awards.

Where did Lupita Nyong’o go to college? Technically speaking, her studies took her to Amherst, Massachusetts—home of Hampshire College—and New Haven, Connecticut, where Yale University was founded in 1701. Lupita Nyong’o studied at Yale’s School of Drama, where she appeared in numerous theatrical productions, building on the acting chops she’d already developed in the 2008 short film “East River,” as well as on the MTV Africa series “Shuga.” She’d also worked on the production crews of numerous films, among them “The Constant Gardener,” so she knows movies inside and out.

The question “where did Lupita Nyong’o go to college?” is one many movie fans are asking in the lead-up to the 86th Academy Awards. Lupita’s academic achievements are just part of what makes her so interesting, as this 30-year-old actress was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, where her father was and is a prominent politician. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o is a member of the Kenyan Senate, while Lupita’s mother, Dorothy, serves as managing director of the African Cancer Foundation.

Ultimately, the question “where did Lupita Nyong’o go to college?” would be immaterial were she not such a talented actress. You can’t teach someone to give the kind of performance she gives as Patsy in “12 Years a Slave,” and from the first time he heard her read for the part, the film’s director, Steve McQueen, knew he had someone special on his hands.

“I said, ‘Oh my God, is she real?’” McQueen told the L.A. Times.

Where Did Lupita Nyong’o Go to College?  was originally published on theurbandaily.com