Katherine Obiang is a Cameroonian-

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

actress, on-air personality and TV presenter. Initially, she worked as a television presenter for

Nigerian Television Authority The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station. Originally known as Nigerian Television (NTV), it was inaugurated in 1977 with a monopoly on national television broadcasting, after ...

(NTA) on AM Express and also with Nigeria Info 99.3FM. She subsequently started acting and starred in

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

movies and TV series. She featured in the 2017 movie, '' The Women'' and won the

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for the Best Supporting Actress alongside

Kate Henshaw Kate Henshaw, also known as Kate Henshaw-Nuttall (born 19 July 1971), is a Nigerian actress. In 2008 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the movie ''Stronger than Pain''. Early lif ...

and

Omoni Oboli Omoni Oboli (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director, producer and digital filmmaker. She studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine (2009), ''Anchor Baby'' (2 ...

. She has featured alongside other actors in movies such as ''

Lekki Wives ''Lekki Wives'' is a Nigerian television drama series written, produced, and directed by Blessing Effiong Egbe. It stars Katherine Obiang, Kiki Omeili, Keira Hewatch-Peace, Adaora Ukoh and Chinonso Young. It ran for three seasons from 2012 to 2 ...

'', ''

We Don't Live Here Anymore ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' is a 2004 drama film directed by John Curran and starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause, and Naomi Watts. It is based on the short stories ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' and ''Adultery'' by Andre Dubus. S ...

'', and ''

Journey to Self ''Journey to Self'' is a 2012 Nigerian drama film written and produced by Ashionye Michelle Raccah and directed by Tope Oshin, starring Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Akande, Ashionye Michelle Raccah, Katherine Obiang and Tosin Sido. It received a nominat ...

'' amongst others.

Biography

Katherine Obiang was married to Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Nigerian game show) host Frank Edoho. The duo was married for 7 years and had three children. They separated in 2011 and the marriage ended in 2013.

Career

Obiang is an actress, entertainer, on-air personality, and TV presenter. She worked as a TV presenter for

(NTA) on AM Express (morning show) and Nigerian Info 99.3FM. She became more prominent when she featured in the 2012 movie,

, directed by

Tope Oshin Tope Oshin is a Nigerian television and film director, producer and casting director, listed as one of the most influential Nigerians in film in 2019. In 2015 ''Pulse'' magazine named her as one of "9 Nigerian female movie directors you shoul ...

. Afterwards, she has appeared in several Nollywood movies and TV series.

Filmography

* '' The Women'' (2017) as Rose *''

(2018) as Nkem'' * ''Lekki Wives (2012)'' as Uju *''

(2012)'' as Rume *''Love and War'' (2013) as Gina *''Wetin Women Want'' (2018) as Vero *''The Governor (2016) as Joyce'' *''

Heaven's Hell ''Heaven's Hell'' is a 2019 Nigerian psychological drama film, produced and directed by Katung Aduwak; it stars an ensemble cast which includes Nse Ikpe Etim, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Bimbo Akintola, Chet Anekwe, Damilola Adegbite, OC Ukeje, Kalu I ...

(2019)''

as Tara Aliu

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obiang, Katherine Living people Nigerian television presenters Nigerian television actresses Nigerian television personalities 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian women television presenters Year of birth missing (living people)