Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o stars as a mother of four in the new Disney film Queen of Katwe. Based on a real person whose daughter went from the streets of Uganda to becoming a chess champion representing her country, no role had ever crossed the desk of Nyong’o quite like this. In trying to understand the role her mom told her, “When you have a child there is always a piece of you missing… you have taken that piece and it is lodged in someone else.” Plus, find out why she called her mom to thank her!
