For star of Secret Mission, Mary Data Uranta, her first foray into Nollywood was unpalatable. When she started out as a green horn, it was not easy finding her feet in the industry because most times she ended up with people who were only interested in taking her to bed rather than exploiting her talent.
In an exclusive chat with The Entertainer, the actress opened up on her ordeal in the hands of film producers and declared that the sexual harassment was so much she decided to take a walk from Nollywood. That decision took her to the UK where she studied at the London School of Arts.
“At a point, sex became a condition for getting movie roles so I just took a walk. There were times when I missed getting roles because I wouldn’t succumb to pressure so I left and did other things including
Nollywood actress, Susan Peters shared some pictures of herself playing the role of a domestic abused woman in a new movie.
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The actress and People Magazine Most Beautiful Woman of 2013 wore this dress with no underwear to the premiere of Iron man 3 in LA yesterday.
Would you wear this?
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The V Monologues return in May! Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Ireti Doyle, Dakore, Kemi Lala, Bimbo Akintola & others hit the stage
This May, The Make it Happen Productions in collaboration with the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), bring the classic V-Monologues, (The Nigerian Story) back on stage.
Telling the story of Nigerian woman and their fight against violence against in the play are Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Ireti Doyle, Dakore, Kemi Lala, Bimbo Akintola, Biola Segun-Williams, Omonor and Rita Edwards.
“The strength of a woman is in her ability to speak up and refuse to be put down. Nigerian women are tired of the violence and we are using the theater and performance tools to pass this message,” said the producer, Kemi Lala Akindoju. “The finest and best female actors in Nigeria have
Araromire is neither good nor evil; for anyone that comes in contact with her shall flourish for seven years and for another seven years that follows, Araromire becomes wrathful, unleashing terror and destruction on whoever has her in custody. While serving at a National Youth Service Corps camp, two friends find a mystical sculpture in an abandoned shrine in the forest, and one of them decides to take the artwork home. Unknown to them, the sculpture is the same from the Yoruba goddess Araromire.
Is the Figurine a story of a love triangle, friendship, loyalty, betrayal? Or is it about the lingering power of curses, whether or not we believe in fate?
The genre is thriller characterized by a strong spiritual theme spiced with a bit of romance. The Figurine is a film you’ll find in my archive
First Movies International paid actress Chika Ike a whooping N5million to shave her hair in a movie where she will play the lead role. They are currently on location and Chika will shave her hair on Monday. Above is the cheque she got last week.
She’s playing Olu Jacob’s youngest wife in the movie. When he dies, she’s made to shave her hair
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Married Nollywood actor, Solomon Akiyesi found himself at the centre of a true life drama on Saturday as Lilian, his wife of about 7 years stormed the Overcomers’ World Outreach, Aguda, Surulere in Lagos where the actor was to be joined with another woman in holy matrimony while his marriage to Lilian subsists.
Street Journal gathered that Lilian who resides with her husband in Port Harcourt got wind of the wedding through some friends but did not believe at first. Her husband reportedly sent in some money to her on Friday on the pretext that he was on location for a film that was being shot in Lagos. Lilian however took the risk of coming to confirm and she got in touch with the police as well as some family members who accompanied her in order to prevent any trouble that might erupt from
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Halle Berry gave a baby bumpin’ view on the red carpet last night in Brazil! (PHOTOS)
It’s not as if this is the first time that we’ve seen the pregnant celeb out since she revealed that she’s expecting her second child (and first with Olivier Martinez). But this certainly the most exciting angle yet!
The actress showed off her growing belly on the red carpet last night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the premiere of her filmThe Call. Halle slipped into a long-sleeved black gown with lace cut-outs, further proving that a pregnant celeb doesn’t have to sacrifice sex appeal.
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On April 8, 2013, the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) organised in honour of the late actor, Justus Esiri, a tribute night at the open space of the O’Jez Bar in the National Stadium, Lagos.
The tribute night had the presence of top Nollywood acts including veteran actors Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Kanayo O Kanayo, Zack Orji, Zik Zulu, Keppy Ekpeyong, Segun Arinze, Femi Ogedengbe, Akeem Rahman, Tunji Bamishgin, Fred Amata, and Racheal Oniga.
Others include Benita Nzeribe, Desmond Elliot, Kelvin Ikeduba, Emem Isong, Ini Edo, Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw, Chioma Chukwuka Akpota, Ifeanyi Dike, Otega, Okey Bakkasi, Teco Benson, Julius Agwu, Okey Bakassi, Mahmood Alli Balogun, Andy Amenechi amongst others.
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Here is another new action drama Nollywood movie to look forward to.. “A Mile From Home” is looking like a movie that would be worth seeing when it hits the cinemas for May 2013.. The movie stars Eric Nwanso, Tope Tedela, Tolu Akinbileje and Alex Ayalogu… Its directed by directed by Eric Aghimien.
About “A Mile From Home”
A student, Jude Odaro gets into a notorious gang in order to get a revenge. He got the revenge but lost his freedom, his future and decides to walk away from home. Jude’s childhood friend in U.K. asked him to help his younger brother, Deba, who just got an admission into the school settle down. While staying with Jude before he could get him place, Deba gets curious about Jude’s weird behavior which gets him between two lines in The gang’s den and Jude
In her words; It had nothing to do with no kids or my job. He didn’t just understand and wasn’t ready to be a real man that will fend for his wife and home. While the marriage lasted I gave it my all, I ensured I didn’t sleep out on location just to keep my home and my job suffered a bit too but he wasn’t just there for me. While we were together, I was practically the bread winner, he was unnecessarily and unfairly suspicious and listens to rumours about my personality, I doubt if he had real love for me because you don’t doubt whom you love.
He wasn’t hardworking at all and he never appreciated my efforts in keeping the home intact financially such that he even turned brutal, there were issues of domestic abuse. It is a bad thing for a man not to be hardworking and unable to fend
People are always talking about how much musicians and footballers earn and it’s expected.
However an intense research conducted shows that female Nigerian actresses aren’t doing to bad for themselves either.
This is a list of the top 15 highest paid actresses per script.
15. Uche Jumbo N450,000
14. Fathia Balogun N500,000
13. Mercy Johnson N600,000
12. Funke Akindele N600-700,000
11. Oge Okoye. N600.000
10. Chioma Chukwuka N700,000
9. Rita Dominic. N1m
8. Ngozi Ezeonu. N1m
7. Joke Silver N1m
6. Stella Damasus. N1m>
5. Kate Henshaw Nuptal N1m
4. Omotola Jolade. N1.5m>
3. Patience Ozonkwo N1.6m
2. Ini Edo N1.8m
1. Genevieve Nnanji N2m
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After winning the best actress award at the just ended African Magic Viewers Choice Awards, the beautiful actress is not relaxing at all, as she is said to have taken a new role for a scary movie. I hear the role is very challenging but the producer reveals it will be a transcendental movie that will be remembered for ages after it finally gets released.
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