Lupita Nyong'o is a Mexican-Kenyan actress and a music video director with an estimated net worth of $500,000. Though she was born in Mexico, the 31-year-old "12 Years A Slave" star was raised in Kenya. She graduated from Hampshire College with a bachelor's degree in film and theater studies and completed a master's degree in acting from Yale School of Drama in 2012.

Although Lupita Nyong'o's net worth is less than a million, she earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Kenyan and Mexican actress to win the award. Her role in Steve McQueen's historical drama, "12 Years A Slave," earned her numerous accolades and nominations from various film boards.

Lupita Nyong'o, who has a $500,000 net worth as listed by The Richest, comes from a highly accomplished family. In 2013, her father was elected to represent Kisumu County in the Kenyan Senate while her mother is the managing director of the Africa Cancer Foundation and her own communications company. Other family members include NYU professor Tavia Nyong'o, pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Omondi Nyong'o, Kenya's leading animator and top technology expert Kwame Nyong'o and media and technology leader Isis Nyong'o, who was named one of Africa's most powerful young women by Forbes magazine.

In 2014, Lupita Nyong'o was named as People magazine's "Most Beautiful Woman" and Glamour's "Woman of the Year." In the same year, she was chosen as one of the faces for Miu Miu, along with Elle Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen and Bella Heathcote. She has also been featured in covers of many magazines.

Lupita Nyong'o speaks three different languages fluently including English, Swahili and Spanish and her native dialect, Luo. Last year, she signed an endorsement deal with Lancôme, which made her a popular name in the industry. Though not yet a millionaire, Lupita Nyong'o's fortune stands at $500,000, Celebrity Net Worth reported.

Meanwhile, Lupita Nyong'o and her net worth value have been recently under scrutiny after her $150,000 fabulous pearl dress she wore at the Oscars was stolen from her room at the London, a luxury hotel just off Sunset Boulevard. According to CNN, detectives were investigating the theft, which was first reported by TMZ.

Lupita Nyong'o's stolen dress, whose 6,000 pearls made headlines during the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, was designed by Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, Time reported.