Nse Ikpe-Etim

Nse Ikpe-Etim is a Nigerian actor known for work in Nollywood films and television series, including Reloaded, Mr and Mrs, Four Four Forty Four, Shanty Town and A Sunday Affair. Her honours include leading-actress awards at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards and the 2023 Africa Movie Academy Awards.

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About Nse Ikpe-Etim

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Nigeria · Actor

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Also known as: Nse Ikpe Etim
Known for: Nollywood and Nigerian screen acting; Film awards and festival participation
Country: Nigeria

Actor

At a glance

Ikpe-Etim is a Nigerian screen actor whose career is associated with Nollywood.
She has described her role as Omoze in Reloaded as her major breakthrough.
She won the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for Journey to Self and the 2023 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 4-4-44.
In 2018, she served as a fiction-film juror at the 39th Durban International Film Festival.

Background and training

Ikpe-Etim has been described as a native of Akwa Ibom State. She told THISDAY that she holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Calabar, and she told Punch that she worked in banking and at a radio and television station before establishing herself as an actor.

Screen career

Ikpe-Etim identified Reloaded, in which she played Omoze, as her major breakthrough, while a Guardian Nigeria profile documented her role as Susan in Mr and Mrs. Her later screen credits include Four Four Forty Four, also styled 4-4-44 in award coverage, as well as the Netflix productions Shanty Town and A Sunday Affair.

Awards and industry contribution

Her recorded honours include the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for Journey to Self and the 2023 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 4-4-44. Her industry work has also extended beyond acting: in July 2018, she was named to the fiction-film jury of the 39th Durban International Film Festival.

Timeline

2007 In a 2019 interview, Ikpe-Etim said she began her acting career in 2007.
2008 In a 2017 interview, Ikpe-Etim characterized 2008 and Reloaded as her official start while also describing the film as a comeback.
2014 Won the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress for Journey to Self.
2018-07 Named a juror for the fiction-film section of the 39th Durban International Film Festival.
2023-10-29 Won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 4-4-44.

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Biographical facts

Punch described Ikpe-Etim as a native of Akwa Ibom State.
Ikpe-Etim said she holds a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Calabar.
Ikpe-Etim said that before acting she worked in banking and at a radio and television station.
Ikpe-Etim described Reloaded, in which she played Omoze, as her major breakthrough.
A Guardian Nigeria profile reported that she played Susan in Mr and Mrs.
Prime Video credits Ikpe-Etim in Four Four Forty Four, a film identified as 4-4-44 in award coverage.
Netflix credits Ikpe-Etim in the 2023 series Shanty Town and the 2023 film A Sunday Affair.