Peggy Ovire Enoho addressed commonly as Peggy is a Nigerian model, movie producer and actress who won the award for ''“Most Promising Actress Of The Year (English)”'' at the

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2015 edition.

Early life and education

Ovire hails from

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in Delta State, Nigeria. She was born into a family of six children of which she was the last born child of her parents. Ovire was born in

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where she has now been living for the most part of her life. Ovire attended Itire Nursery and Primary School in Surulere and AUD Secondary School which is also situated in

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. Ovire for her post secondary school education enrolled in

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but eventually would complete it at

Ambrose Alli University Ambrose Alli University (AAU) is a state-owned university in Edo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), Ambrose Folorunsho Alli. Initially known as Bendel State University, sub ...

where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Banking and Finance.

Career

Ovire before her debut into the Nigerian movie industry

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, began her career as a model as she described in an interview with

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print media house. She further explained her first ever movie was one produced by Uche Nancy. Ovire’s movie career came into limelight with her role in the TV series titled

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. Ovire claimed the TV series brought her notability and she had become recognizable outside of her home country Nigeria. she was part of the cast crew in Rising Sun alongside Ifeanyi Kalu.

Awards and nominations

*Ovire won the award for Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) at the 2015

Movie production

In addition to being an actress and a model, Ovire is a film producer who has worked on films including Ufuoma, Fool Me Once, and The Other Woman.

Selected filmography and TV series

*'' A Long Night'' *''Royal Switch'' *''Game Changer'' *''

'' ''(TV series)'' *''Playing with Heart'' *''Marry Me Yes or No'' *''The Apple of Discord'' *''Last Engagement'' *''Second Chances''(2014) as Lolade *Ghetto bred *Grey *Loving Ellen *11th thought *A taste of grief *Long shadow *Hell proof *Baby boy *For better for trouble *Rising Sun

References

External links

Peggy Ovire IMDb Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ovire, Peggy Living people 21st-century Nigerian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Delta State Actresses from Lagos State Nigerian film actresses Nigerian television actresses Ambrose Alli University alumni Nigerian film producers Nigerian women film producers Nigerian models Nigerian female adult models