Lupita Nyong’o had to lose her Kenyan accent in order to become an American actor and take on different Hollywood roles, and ...

Lupita Nyong’o detailed the heartbreaking journey of losing her Kenyon accent over the course of her acting career ...

The Oscar-winning actress has opened up about adopting an American accent to help her take on different roles in Hollywood.

The Wild Robot' actress spoke on podcast 'What Now with Trevor Noah?' about the challenging decision to lose her Kenyan ...

"I didn’t feel like myself and I cried many nights to sleep," the actress explained, noting that she's now being encouraged ...

Lupita Nyong'o has reflected on losing her Kenyan accent in her pursuit of Hollywood roles, saying the process was so painful she “cried many nights to sleep.” The Oscar-winning actor ...

A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty ...

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One area of performing that she recognized as particularly underdeveloped was her accent work. But diving into that learning process meant getting rid of the Kenyan accent she grew up with.

Lupita Nyong’o described the pain she went through losing her Kenyan accent early in her acting career. "The first permission I gave myself to change my accent or allow my accent to transform ...

NEW YORK -- A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi ...