KAN CHILLiNLES FILMS Lupita Nyong’o : 10 things you need to know about her By Ndeye Sene Mbaye - Nov 25, 2013 7128 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinReddIt Lupita was cast in 12 Years a Slave immediately after her graduation from Yale back in 2012. In fact, she received the script 3 weeks before graduating. Isn’t she lucky?