Lupita Nyong'o <br />Shares Inspiration for <br />Her Creepy Voice in 'Us' Nyong'o plays the antagonistic 'Tethered' character, The star revealed that she studied <br />people with spasmodic dysphonia to <br />create the voice of her 'Us' character, Red. The neurological disorder, <br />which causes involuntary spasms <br />of the larynx, helped to inspire <br />her character's haunting voice. Lupita Nyong'o, to 'Variety' During her research, Nyong'o <br />discovered that it's "not really <br />understood" why people suffer <br />from the condition, which allowed her to manifest <br />her own interpretations. Lupita Nyong'o, to 'Variety'
