Okawa Shaznay is a

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actress from Cameroon and the first from her country to successfully break into

with her role in the blockbuster movie

Iyore ''Iyore'' (English: ''The Return: A Life after Life'') is a 2014 Nigerian drama film set in the Benin Kingdom, directed by Frank Rajah Arase. It stars Rita Dominic, Joseph Benjamin, Okawa Shaznay, Paul Obazele, Bukky Wright and Yemi Blaq. Befo ...

; starring alongside

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and Joseph Benjamin. Okawa Shaznay has also gained more prominence with her leading role in the 2016 hit TV series Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose. She won the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) award for TV Actress of the year in 2016 for her role in Delilah.

Early life and background

Okawa Shaznay was born in Cameroon. She began her secondary school education in Presbyterian Secondary School Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon. Shaznay later moved to the

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, where she graduated with a

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from

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Career

She also starred in the 2016 released movie project "REFUGEES" which was filmed in Ghana in 2012 and completed in Atlanta USA towards the later months of 2013.

Early life and background

Career

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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