Uche Jombo Rodriguez (born December 28, 1979), is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.

Early life

Uche Jombo was born on December 28, 1979, in

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. She is a graduate of

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and

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from the

University of Calabar The University of Calabar is a public university, public List of universities in Nigeria, university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a ...

and

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from the

Federal University of Technology Minna Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government owned University located in Minna, Nigeria. FUT MINNA specializes in technological education. Offering Bachelor's of Technology, Master's of Technology in various technolog ...

. She was once married to an American named Kenny.

Career

Uche Jombo ventured into the

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movie industry in 1999 in the movie ''Visa to Hell''. As a screenwriter she has written and co-written several movies some of which include: ''The Celebrity, Games Men Play, Girls in the Hood & A Time to Love.'' Jombo went on to produce films such as ''Nollywood Hustlers, Holding Hope'' and her work ''Damage'' which deals with the issue of

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. Jombo is an ambassador for

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. Over 200

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 ...

film(s) added credit to her name, sometimes credited as Uche Jumbo. Her 20 screen play credits of Nollywood classics include ''Games Men Play'', ''Lies Men Tell'', ''Holding Hope'', ''A Mother's Fight'', ''Unconditional'', ''A Time to Love'', ''Be My Wife'', and ''Celebrity''. In 2008, she started executive production of her own films through her Uche Jombo studio's production company. In 2012, she married Kenny Rodriguez and proceeded to directing in 2015 after the birth of her son Matthew. Her directing credits includes ''Lost in Us'', ''How I Saved My Marriage'', and the nollywood box office, true-life drama and Heaven ''on My Mind''. She was among the several celebrities like

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 ...

, Laura Ikeji and some more, to launch GrandLux Cafe located in

Lekki Lekki is a city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the south-east of Lagos, Lagos city. Lekki is a naturally formed peninsula, adjoining to its west Victoria Island (Lagos), Victoria Island and Ikoyi districts of Lagos, with the Atlantic O ...

on the 30th of November 2018.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jombo, Uche Living people Actresses from Abia State Nigerian film directors 20th-century Nigerian actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses University of Calabar alumni 1979 births Federal University of Technology, Minna alumni Nigerian film producers Igbo actresses Nigerian screenwriters Nigerian television personalities