Ivie Okujaye Egboh (born 16 May 1987) is a Nigerian actress,
film producer,
scriptwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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, dancer, singer and activist. In 2009, she participated and won the ''
Amstel Malta Box Office'' (AMBO) reality TV show. She is sometimes called ''little Genevieve'' because she resembles actress
Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (; born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a ...
. She was awarded ''Best Young Actor'' at the
8th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Personal life
She was born in
Benin City to a
Delta State father and an
Edo State mother. She is the last of 5 children. She has often stated that her parents wanted her to study medicine due to the presence of several medical practitioners in her family. She spent the first 10 years of her life in Benin before settling in
Abuja. She had her primary education at Our Ladies of Apostle Private School. She attended
Queen's College, Lagos before studying Economics at
the University of Abuja.
She married Ezie Egboh in 2015.
Career
She had been performing on stage years before her Nollywood debut. According to her, featuring in the Amstel Malta Box Office launched her career and paved the way for her first feature film, ''Alero’s Symphony''.
Filmography
TV Shows
Awards
See also
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List of Nigerian film producers
This is a list of notable Nigerian film producers.
* Abdalla Uba Adamu
* Adegboyega Dosunmu Amororo II
* Adekunle Adejuyigbe
* Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino
* Afro Candy
* Aisha Augie-Kuta
* Akanimo Odon
* Akin Ogungbe
* Remi Abiola
* Toyin Abr ...
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List of Nigerian actors
''This'' is a list of notable Nigerian actors.
Actors
* Ramsey Nouah
* Richard Mofe Damijo
* Osita Iheme
* O. C. Ukeje
* Jim Iyke
* Ebisan Arayi
* Olumide Oworu
* Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
* Bovi
* Olu Jacobs
* Tope Tedela
* Mike Bam ...
References
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21st-century Nigerian actresses
1987 births
Living people
Actresses from Benin City
Nigerian activists
Musicians from Benin City
21st-century Nigerian women singers
Nigerian film producers
University of Abuja alumni
Most Promising Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners
AMVCA Trailblazer Award winners
Nigerian female dancers
Nigerian singers
Nigerian film award winners
Nigerian screenwriters
Queen's College, Lagos alumni
Participants in Nigerian reality television series