Uche Ogbodo (born 17 May 1986) is a Nigerian

Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

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, and red carpet host. She came into the limelight in 2006 with her debut movie ''Another Bondage'' and has since then acted in other movies like ''Four Sisters'', ''Players'', ''Your Holiness'', ''Your Last Action'', ''Honor My Will'', ''The Laptop, and'' ''Royal Palace''.

Early life

Born in

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to Godwin Ogbodo, and Ada Luisa Ogbodo as the second child in a family of five. Ogbodo spent most of her teenage years in her hometown. She is a graduate of Banking and finance from the

University of Nigeria The University of Nigeria, commonly referred to as UNN, is a federal university located in Nsukka, Enugu State, Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded by Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has thr ...

Career

Ogbodo's journey to

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began following the decision of her father to register her with the

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in Enugu State, and she subsequently acted in other movies such as ''Be My Val, Family Romance, Festac Town, Forces of Nature, Four Sisters''. In 2013 she, won Spotless Actress of the year from

Godfrey Okoye University Godfrey Okoye University (GO University) was founded in 2009 by the Very Reverend Father Professor Dr. Christian Anieke for the Catholic Diocese of Enugu. The university, which got its operational licence on 3 November 2009 from the National Uni ...

and in 2015, she’s wothe Fashion Icon Of Tho Ytar Award, Best Supporting Actress at City the People Entertainment Awards for her role in “Mummy Why and ,"2018 Outstanding Nollywood Actress at the Icon 2018 Awards. In 2011, she was assaulted by Enugu based movie marketers, Amaco Brothers because she supposedly delayed movie production and made them lose money with imminent ban threat and arrest but after investigations by the Actor Guilds of Nigeria, the judgment was placed in her favor.

Personal life

A popular Nigerian article blog
whoiswriter
claims that Uche Ogbodo currently has two kids. She welcomed her first child, Mildred Chinagorom, in 2014 and her second child
Chimsimdiri Lumina Ugwoegbu
in June 9, 2021. She married her second daughter's father Bobby Maris traditionally in her hometown in Enugu state on January 5, 2023.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogbodo, Uche 1986 births Living people Igbo actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film producers Nigerian film actresses Actresses from Enugu State