How tall is Lupita Nyong'o?

Lupita Nyong'o's listed height is 165 cm (5'5"). She is taller than about 81% of women in Kenya.

Where 165 cm sits among women in Kenya

Taller than about 81% of women in Kenya born in 1983 (average 159.3 cm).

Nyong'o next to her co-stars

Daisy Ridley is 5 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o (170 cm), Star Wars co-star.

Oscar Isaac is 9 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o (174 cm), Star Wars co-star.

Anthony Daniels is 10 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o (175 cm), Star Wars co-star.

About Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o is an actress with Kenyan and Mexican nationality, born on 1 March 1983 in Mexico City. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award and a Daytime Emmy Award, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave in 2013.

Nyong'o was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Eclipsed in 2015. Her other work includes Black Panther and its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the horror films Us and A Quiet Place: Day One, the animated film The Wild Robot and Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. In 2019 she wrote the children's book Sulwe, which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller.

At a listed 165 cm (5'5"), Nyong'o is 5 cm shorter than Daisy Ridley, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), who appeared with her in Star Wars. Oscar Isaac, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), is 9 cm taller, and Anthony Daniels, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), is 10 cm taller. Both also appeared with her in Star Wars.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lupita Nyong'o in feet and inches? Lupita Nyong'o is 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

How tall is Lupita Nyong'o compared to Daisy Ridley? Daisy Ridley is 5 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o: 170 cm (5'7") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Lupita Nyong'o compared to Oscar Isaac? Oscar Isaac is 9 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o: 174 cm (5'9") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Lupita Nyong'o compared to Anthony Daniels? Anthony Daniels is 10 cm taller than Lupita Nyong'o: 175 cm (5'9") vs 165 cm (5'5").

Is Lupita Nyong'o tall for women in Kenya? At 165 cm she is taller than about 81% of women in Kenya born in 1983, whose average height is 159.3 cm.

Sources

• Lupita Nyong'o on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lupita Nyong'o on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Lupita Nyong'o on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.