Patsey
African-American enslaved woman, written about in 12 Years a Slave / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the unincorporated community, see Patsey, West Virginia. For the given name, see Patsy.
Patsey (c. 1830–after 1863) was an African-American enslaved woman. Solomon Northup wrote about her in his book Twelve Years a Slave, which is the source for most of the information known about her. There have been two adaptations of the book in film, Solomon Northup's Odyssey in 1984 and the better known 12 Years a Slave, in 2013. In the latter Patsey was portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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Born | c. 1830 |
Died | after 1863(1863-00-00) (aged 32–33) |
Known for | Twelve Years a Slave |
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