What is Madina Nalwanga?
'''Madina Nalwanga''' (born February 2, 2002)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ugandan-premiere-girls-slum-chess-champ-story-195730837.html | title=Ugandan premiere of girl's slum-to-chess-champ story | first=Michael | last=O'Hagan | date=2016-10-02 | agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] | access-date=2018-02-11 | archive-date=2020-10-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017194058/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ugandan-premiere-girls-slum-chess-champ-story-195730837.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> became famous for her lead role in Disney's [[Queen of Katwe]]. The film depicts the life of [[Phiona Mutesi]], a [[Uganda]]n girl living in a slum in [[Katwe]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/madina-nalwanga/|title=Madina Nalwanga|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en}}</ref> For her role in the film, she won [[Africa Movie Academy Award for Most Promising Actor|most promising actor]] award at 2017 [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in Lagos, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theugandatoday.com/entertainment/2017/07/queen-of-katwe-actress-madina-nalwanga-wins-an-award-at-the-african-movie-academy-awards-2017/ |title=Queen of Katwe Actress Madina Nalwanga wins an award at the African Movie Academy Awards 2017 |website=theugandatoday.com |access-date=2018-02-13 |archive-date=2018-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214145123/http://www.theugandatoday.com/entertainment/2017/07/queen-of-katwe-actress-madina-nalwanga-wins-an-award-at-the-african-movie-academy-awards-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Early life== Born in the poor [[Kampala]]'s slum of [[Katwe]], she spent their childhood selling corn on the streets of Katwe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/90708606|title=How Nyong'o, Oyelowo bonded with their 'Queen of Katwe'|website=amp.usatoday.com|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nalwanga, Madina}} [[Category:2002 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Kampala]] [[Categor