Nikita Pearl Waligwa (2020), “Queen of Katwe” star

Nikita Pearl Waligwa starred in the 2016 Disney film “Queen of Katwe.” The movie was based on a true story and starred David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyongo. The film follows Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi’s rise as she deals with poverty living in a slum in Kampala, Uganda. The film was notable for the use of teenage non-actors in major roles such as Waligwa as Gloria, a young chess player.