Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Lupita Nyong'o has been cast in an upcoming film adaptation of Trevor Noah's bestselling autobiography, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood.
Nyong'o, who can be seen in Marvel's Black Panther, will star in the film as Noah's mother Patricia who was influential in the Daily Show host's upbringing, Deadline reported. She was shot in the head by Noah's stepfather in 2009 but survived.