Theresa Edem Isemin (born Theresa Edem) is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker. She won the ‘Best Actress in a Feature Film’ award at the Las Vegas Black Film Festival and has been nominated for several awards including the prestigious
African Movie Academy Awards.
Greater success came to her career after the performance on
''Tinsel'', and has since gone on to star in several films and TV series, including ''
Ayamma: Music in the Forest'', ''My Village People'', ''Forbidden'' and ''The Olive''.
Early life and education
Theresa was born in
Uyo
Uyo is the capital city of Akwa Ibom in South South Nigeria. Ibibio is the language spoken in Uyo.
It became the capital on September 23, 1987 when Akwa Ibom was created from the former Cross River State. According to the 2006 Nigerian Cens ...
,
Akwa Ibom State into a family of four children, of which she is the fourth and only girl. She attended primary school and secondary school in Akwa Ibom before heading off to university at the
Federal University of Technology Owerri. She graduated Bs. Tech. in Animal Science and Technology.
In December 2015, Theresa married her friend of many years, Ubong Isemin. The ceremony was held in Uyo.
Career
Theresa started acting professionally in 2012, after completing the 'Acting Course’ at The Royal Arts Academy. Her first major role was in ''After The Proposal'', starring alongside
Uche Jombo,
Anthony Monjaro
Anthony 'Monjaro' Akposheri is a Nigerian actor, model, and filmmaker. He played the role of the flight captain in the 2012 Nigerian thriller disaster film, ''Last Flight To Abuja''. He is a native of Orogun town in Delta State, Nigeria.
Educati ...
,
Patience Ozokwor
Patience Ozokwor, (born 14 September 1958) is a Nigerian veteran musician, fashion designer, gospel singer, and actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress 2012 & 2013 award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. She is known for taking th ...
,
Desmond Elliot and
Belinda Effah. Following that, she has starred in several
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
s,
TV series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...
and
stage plays
A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. The writer of a play is called a playwright.
Plays are performed at a variety of levels, fr ...
, including
''The Antique'',
''Tinsel'' and ''Twenty-Five''. She has also featured in number of
Africa Magic Original Films.
Her cinema debut was in the 2016 epic, ''
Ayamma
Ayamma: Music in the Forest is a 2016 magical fusion cultural film, written by Vivian Chiji, directed by Chris Eneaji, and produced by Emem Isong. The film explores Africa culture richly, exploring the culture of the Ibibio people of Nigeria. I ...
''. she was also in the movie my village people alongside Bovi and Nkem Owoh.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
Stage
Radio
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*https://www.dstv.com/en-ng/news/hotel-majestic-ends-20160114/
*https://royalartsacademy.com.ng/
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I77Gq-y6FDo/
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Mj5JQ4nyJE/
*https://ibakatv.com/a-girl-s-note/
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdbQmL0LCKU/
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5346806/?ref_=nv_sr_5
*http://menagainstgbv.org/
*http://www.mtvshuga.com/ MTV
*http://nigeria.unfpa.org/
*http://youthhubafrica.org/
*https://irokotv.com/
*https://twitter.com/darasenrichards?lang=en/
*https://ibakatv.com/
ibakatv
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21st-century Nigerian actresses
Nigerian film actresses
Nigerian stage actresses
People from Akwa Ibom State
Living people
Actresses from Akwa Ibom State
Nigerian television actresses
1986 births
Nigerian film producers
Nigerian female models
Federal University of Technology Owerri alumni