Uganda's Queen of Katwe star Nikita Pearl Waligwa dies aged 15 – BBC News, BBC News
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An actress who starred in the Queen of Katwe, a Disney film about a chess prodigy from a Ugandan slum, has died aged , Ugandan media report.
Nikita Pearl Waligwa had been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
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The 2017 film was based on the true story of Phiona Mutesi, who took up chess aged nine despite not being in school and went on to compete in international tournaments.
It starred Lupita Nyong’o as her mother and David Oyelowo as her chess teacher.
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