Stephanie Okereke Biography
Stephanie Okereke – Linus is a Nigerian actress, film director, and model. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro. Okereke is and actress who has a National honor (Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR), granted to her by the Nigerian government.
Okereke began her career in her teenage years by starring in two Nollywood movies, Compromise 2 and Waterloo in 1997. After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, Okereke released the movie Through the Glass
The actress has won several awards and received numerous nominations in the course of her work. They include the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002.
Stephanie Okereke Age
She was born on 2 October 1982 Ngor Okpala, Imo State, Nigeria, in Africa. She is at the age of 36 years old as of 2018.
Stephanie Okereke Family
The actress was born Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke in Imo State, Nigeria in a family of eight. She is the sixth child of Mary and Chima Okereke. Her parents ensured she got an education as she attended and completed her primary and secondary school education at Delta State. Her university education was at the University of Calabar, in Cross River State, where she graduated with a degree in English and Literary Studies.
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Stephanie Okereke Wedding | Stephanie Okereke Husband | Stephanie Okereke Baby
Stephanie is married to Linus Idahosa. The couple had their wedding in April 2012 in Paris, France, at a private wedding ceremony that was attended by members of her family and scores of Nollywood actresses and actors. They have a child together: a son by the name Maxwell Enosata Linus, born in October 2015.
Stephanie Okereke Net Worth
Okereke is one of the richest and most influential actresses in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of 3.2 million. However, the exact earnings of her salary are not yet revealed.
Stephanie Okereke Career
Okereke sprung onto the Nollywood scene in 1997 with “Compromise II” and then featured in “Waterloo”. A year later she was accepted into the English and Literary Studies Program at the University of Calabar. She decided to pursue school while she put acting on hold. A year later Nollywood came calling again and Stephanie could not resist, she fed her desire to act with Teco Benson’s “Terror”.
After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, Okereke released the movie “Through the Glass” in which she served as director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress. The film received an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay in 2009.
In 2014, she released another movie, “Dry” and again served as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress which won many awards including 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards and 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards best movie overall movie with the prize of a brand new car. Okereke has starred in over 90 movies.
Okereke’s resilience and determination have proven that she will always remain one step ahead and she is arguably one of the most respected actresses in Nollywood. Her desire to evolve is what inspires and drives her in all of her work as an actress and entrepreneur. She was with a string of local and international awards and a burgeoning portfolio of philanthropy and activism, Stephanie is irrepressible and at the top of her game.
Stephanie Okereke Accident
In April 2005, on her way to the African Movie Academy Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Okereke was involved in a serious car accident that left her with burns all over and a broken leg.
Stephanie Okereke Awards
Okereke had received the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010. She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002.
In 2011, she was honored by the Nigerian government with a National honor (Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR). The honour was for her award-winning movie, ‘Dry’ which earned a reputation for its products and focus on the perils of child marriage in Northern Nigeria. 2006 Afro Hollywood Award Best Actress. 2013 Montage Africa Women of Excellence Awards Achievement In drama and entertainment .2015 Bentonville Film Festival, Best Protagonist. ZAFAA Global Awards Best Actress. Best Film, Best Producer, Best Director 2006 DALA awards Face of Nollywood (Fema).
Stephanie Okereke Movies
- Compromise 2
- Waterloo
- Pretender
- Blind Justice
- Aristos
- Emotional Crack
- Genesis of Love
- Private Sin
- Queen Sheba
- The Cross of Love
- Together as One
- Beautiful Faces
- Critical Decision
- Deep Loss
- Diamond Lady: The Business Woman
- Dream Lover
- Eye of the Gods
- In the Name of Love
- Last Girl Standing
- Magic Moment
- Mama-G in America
- Miss Nigeria
- More Than a Woman
- My Mother My Marriage
- Official Romance
- Promise & Fail
- Promise Me Forever
- Right Man for Me
- Sensational Spy
- Strength of a Woman
- To Love Again
- Virgins Night Out
- Working Class Lady
- A Time to Die
- Days of Bondage Lucia
- Guys on the Line
- Lonely Hearts
- Ola… the Morning Sun
- Omalinze
- Price of Ignorance
- Princess of Wealth
- Royal Battle
- Street Fame
- Windfall
- Woman on Top
- Behind the Plot
- Daytime Lovers
- Efficacy
- Shut In
- Sitanda
- The Law Students
- The Preacher
- Upside Down
- A Time to Love
- Governor’s Wife
- Mission to Nowhere
- Hidden Treasure Nadine
- Through the Glass
- Nnenda
- Reloaded
- Dry
- Make Me Fabulous
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