| Intro | Egyptian-born nigerian actress and model |
| Is | Actor |
| From | Egypt |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
Makida Moka is an Egyptian-born Nigerian actress and model. She starred as Monye in the 2014 TV series Gidi Up, and played a rape victim in Emem Isong’s 2015 picture Code of Silence. As a model she is a brand ambassador for Frankie and Co.
Early life and career
Moka was born in Cairo, Egypt to a Nigerian mother and father of Nigerian descent from the Caribbean. She attended primary and secondary school education in Lagos, and then enrolled at the University of Benin. She had aspirations to become a geologist, working for an oil company. Despite not being tall, she fell into modelling, when she won the inaugural “Face of Sleek Nigeria” competition in 2009.
She has received attention in African media outlets for her fashion sense. As a model she is a brand ambassador for Frankie and Co.
Rise to fame
Winning the Face of Sleek Nigeria competition definitely propelled her into the modelling industry, It helped her make a name for herself in the modelling industry in Nigeria.
Film career
In 2015 Moka portrayed a gang-rape victim in Code of Silence, who is raped by a local politician and his aide. She found shooting the picture an “intense” experience, which traumatised her to the point that she was often in tears after scenes were cut.