Victoria Inyama is a Nigerian actress.
Early life and education
Inyama was born in
Enugu State
Enugu State ( ig, Ȯra Enugu) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. T ...
, which is the south-eastern part of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...
speaking people of Nigeria. She obtained her first B.Sc from the
University of Lagos
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in th ...
. She spoke on
Channels TV
Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria. The parent company, Channels Incorporated, was founded in 1992, a year before the Nigerian government deregulated the broadcast medi ...
where she stated during an interview, that she currently is in school studying counseling in the Lewisham Counseling school of London in order for her to be able to aid people mentally.
She has also attended the Greenwich school of management located in London.
Career
In 1990, she started her career. She claimed in an interview that actor Alex Usifo first saw her and helped introduce her to the Nigerian film business.
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Inyama after marrying Godwin Okri, relocated to United Kingdom and this action was detrimental to her acting career as she left the entertainment business and focused on her family.
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Personal life
Inyama was married to Godwin Okri and they have three children together.
Through her social media platform, Inyama revealed her battle with cancer in 2006.
Filmography
* ''Silent Night''
* ''Danger Zone''
* ''Odum''
* ''Love from Above''
* ''Eze Nwanyi''
* ''Glamour Boys''
* ''Iyanga''
* ''Barraccuda ''
References
External links
Victoria Inyama Instagram Page
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Living people
University of Lagos alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Igbo actresses
Nigerian female adult models
21st-century Nigerian actresses
Nigerian film actresses
People from Enugu
20th-century Nigerian actresses