Uyoyou Adia is a Nollywood actress and a film director. She is known for her roles in ''

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'', '' The Sessions'' and '' Hey You''.

Career

Adia started as an actress in 2013 where she featured in a film titled ''Child, Not Bride''. In 2017, she did an intern with

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and Remi Ibinola. After the internship, she got selected to participate in Homevida, a writing workshop powered by Homevida,

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and

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. Since then, she has written, directed and featured in several films.

Awards and nominations

She is a recipient of The African Films and Arts Festival Award Nomination under the category of Best Emerging Film Makers.

Filmography

* ''Child Not Bride'' * '' Nneka: The Pretty Serpent'' * '' Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story'' * '' The Ghost and the Tout'' * ''

'' * '' The Sessions'' * '' Hey You''

References

20th-century Nigerian actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film actresses Nigerian women film directors Nigerian women film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Nigerian film producers Nigerian film directors Nigerian screenwriters {{Nigeria-film-actor-stub