Simply stunning!
Lupita Nyong'o covers the October issue of Vogue magazine -- her second cover for the publication -- where she opens up about her Kenyan heritage and acting career.
The Oscar-winning actress looks gorgeous, wearing a chic gold metallic dress. Nyong'o finishes her look with smokey eyes and a plum lip.
In the accompanying interview, the "12 Years a Slave" star talks about her love for America and her Kenyan roots.
"I definitely feel there's a lot of America in me," she says. "The idea that you can be self-made is very vibrant in America. You can do anything that you want to do. That spirit pushes you on. But it took me leaving Kenya to really appreciate the glory of the place. Ultimately, I will always be a child of Kenya."
The 32-year-old -- who has already made her mark on Hollywood -- likewise reveals that she's much more into dramas than comedies.
"I'm definitely attracted to more dramatic roles," she confesses. "I like playing characters that stretch me and that allow me to investigate humanity in a different way."
Lupita also reveals it was her studies at Yale that truly defined her as a performer.
"My training at Yale is the core of the actor that I am. Before that I was just going on instinct . . . having my imagination take over. But Yale taught me that it's about giving yourself permission to pretend," she explains.
Clearly, all of her hard work has paid off. Even "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams says he was desperate to work with Lupita after seeing her play her Oscar-winning role.
"We needed a powerful actress to play a powerful character," he tells the mag. "Lupita was someone I'd known a little and was enormously fond of. More important, her performance in '12 Years a Slave' blew my mind, and I was vaguely desperate to work with her."
After her interview, the stunning star took part in Vogue's 73 Questions series, rattling off answers about fashion, her favorite comedy, "Bridemaids," and making a cameo on "Game of Thrones."
She also answered some of our most burning "Star Wars" questions, including Luke versus Han and C3PO versus R2D2. Check out the clip above!
