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BY Mildred Europa Taylor, 1:00pm December 05, 2019,

Meet the Kenyans who made their mark in Hollywood way before Lupita Nyong’o

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by Mildred Europa Taylor, 1:00pm December 05, 2019,
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Belinda Akinyi Owino

In 2012, the Kenyan actress starred in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. She played a house servant in Candyland Plantation and as a stunt performer. Now making waves in Hollywood, the talented actress, born and bred in Houston, Texas, is famed for films such as Lars the Emo Kid in 2015; 13 Sins in 2014; Doonby in 2013, and 2011’s Blacktino.

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