Onyama Laura

Onyama Laura (born Onyama Laura Anyeni; 14 October 1992) is a Cameroonian actress. She won Best Actress at the 2017 Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF), as well as Best Cameroonian actress at the 2016 Ecrans Noirs Film Festival. Laura's first role was in the 2011 film ''Heavy Rain'', with other roles in ''Kiss of Death'' (2016), ''Saving Mbango'' (2020), and others. She is the President of the Limbe Branch of the National Actors' Guild of Cameroon (NAGCAM).

Early life

She was born in Buea General Hospital, in the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, on 14 October 1992. She is the daughter of Onyama Judith. She started her primary school in Buea and later moved to Yaoundé to complete her secondary school, before moving back to Buea to complete a degree in Linguistics at the University of Buea.

Career

Laura developed an interest in acting in 2009 and her first acting appearance was in ''Heavy Rain'' (2011). She has appeared in over a dozen films since then, winning awards in back-to-back years for her appearances in the films ''Kiss of Death'' (2016) and ''Rebel Pilgrim'' (2017).

Selected filmography

* ''Heavy rain'' by Chando Daniel (2011)
* ''Kiss of Death'' by Musing Derrick (2016)
* ''Rebel Pilgrim'' by Chinepoh Cosson (2017)
* ''Ward Zee'' by Itambi Delphine (2018)
* ''Church street'' by Nkanya Nkwai (Short film, 2019)
* ''Saving Mbango'' by Nkanya Nkwai (2020)
* ''The Fisherman's Diary'' by Enah Johnscott (2020)
* ''Dirt Roads'' by Enah Johnscott (2022)
* ''Stripped'' by Enah Johnscott (2022)
* ''A Cry from the Forest'' by Lynno Lovert (2023)

Awards and Recognition

See also

*List of Cameroonian Actors
*Cinema of Cameroon

References

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Living people
Cameroonian film directors
Cameroonian actresses
1992 births
People from Buea
Cameroonian women film directors