[People Profile] All We Know About Nse Ikpe-Etim Biography, Networth, Career, Husband, Education
Nse Ikpe-Etim Biography, Networth, Career, Husband, Education
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Who is Nse Ikpe-Etim?
Nse Ikpe-Etim
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Born |
Nse Ikpe-Etim
21 October 1974 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
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Citizenship | Nigerian |
Alma mater | University of Calabar |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Clifford Sule (m. 2013) |
Awards | 2014Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama. |
Website | http://www.nseikpeetim.com |
Nse Ikpe-Etim (born 21 October 1974) is a Nigerian actress. She came into prominence in 2008 for her role in Reloaded. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 5th and 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in Reloaded and Mr. and Mrs., respectively. In 2014, she won the Best Actress in a Drama award at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for playing “Nse” in Journey to Self. She made mentioned of not being ashamed of her inability to get pregnant.
Early life
Etim was born on 21 October 1974 in Lagos. Etim attended Awa Nursery School and Command Primary School in Kaduna State, from where she then furthered her studies at Louis College, Jos, and the Federal Government Colleges in Jos and Ilorin. She said that her family was often transferred to various regions of Nigeria due to her father’s career with the Central Bank of Nigeria. Etim got her first degree in Theater Arts from the University of Calabar.
Personal life
Etim is the first of six children. In an interview with Toolz, she stated that she’s had Caucasian Godparents. She married her childhood friend Clifford Sule on 14 February 2013 at a Lagos registry. A traditional wedding ceremony followed in her hometown in Akwa Ibom State and Lagos State, respectively, some months after the civil union. She currently resides in London with her husband, a senior lecturer at Middlesex University who frequents Nigeria for film engagements.[14][15][16]
On Friday March 20, 2020, she posted on her Instagram page that she had just returned from the United Kingdom, one of the most hit places by COVID-19, according to the Federal Ministry of Health. She however followed the directives of Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC) to be self-isolated. She received support from colleagues such as Rita Dominic, Chika Ike, Iyabo Ojo amongst others.
Social Media
Did
Nse Ikpe-Etim Remove Her Womb?
Womb Removal
Nse Ikpe-Etim has disclosed that she had womb removal to preserve her life after learning she had adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is a gynecological medical disorder in which the uterus’s muscular wall is breached by the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus (the myometrium).
The Nollywood star made this revelation while addressing an event called “Conversation with Nse” on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos. Mrs. Ikpe-Etim informed the audience that she received the disease’s diagnosis in 2016. She claimed that when the doctor told her that she would need to have her uterus removed in order to live a normal life, she sobbed. Her doctor informed her that she was unable to bear children.
Career
At 18, Etim started acting on stage at the university. Her first television appearance was in the family soap Inheritance. After her graduation from university, she temporarily left the film industry to venture into other endeavors before making a comeback with Emem Isong’s Reloaded alongside Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Ini Edo and Desmond Elliot.
In December 2019, Nse Etim was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalogue, under the Supernova series for humanities, she was interviewed alongside people such as: William Coupon, Bisila Bokoko, and Ade Adekola.
In 2020, she was in the cast of Quam’s Money which is a follow-up to the 2018 film New Money directed by Tope Oshin. The follow-up story follows what happens when a security guard (Quam) suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire. The new cast was led by Falz, Toni Tones, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, and Nse Ikpe-Etim.
February 2021 however had her playing in the lead role alongside Richard Mofe-Damijo and Zainab Balogun in Seyi Babatope movie direction, Fine Wine
Networth
She is estimated to be worth
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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2009 | 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Leading role | Reloaded | Nominated | |
2009 Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year (female) | Nominated | |||
2010 | 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress Film/Short Story | Reloaded | Won | |
2010 Best Of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Leading role | Guilty Pleasures | Nominated | ||
2011 | 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role | Mr. and Mrs. | Won | |
2012 | 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Lead Actress | Nominated | ||
8th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a lead role | Nominated | |||
ZAFAA Awards[29][30] | Best Actress in a supporting role | Kiss and Tell | Nominated | ||
ELOY Awards[31] | Actress of the Year | Phone Swap | Nominated | ||
2012 Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting role | Kiss and Tell | Won | ||
2012 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best lead Actress in an English Movie | Phone Swap | Won | ||
Best Actress in a supporting role | The Search | Nominated | |||
Best kiss in a film | Spellbound | Nominated | |||
17th Africa Film Awards (Afro-Hollywood Awards)[32] | Best Actress in a supporting role | Nominated | |||
2013 | 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards | Best Actress in a Leading role | Mr. and Mrs. | Nominated | |
2013 City People Entertainment Awards[34][35] | Best Actress of the Year | Nominated | |||
2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards[36][37] | Best Actress | Phone Swap | Nominated | ||
2013 Ghana Movie Awards[38][39] | Best African Collaboration | Purple Rose | Nominated | ||
2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a film | Kiss & Tell | Nominated | ||
2014 | 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Drama | Journey to Self | Won | |
2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Nominated | |||
2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Purple Rose | Nominated | ||
Viewers”s Choice female | Nominated | ||||
2015 | 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role (English) | Stolen Water | Won | |
Best Kiss in a Movie | Nominated | ||||
2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress | Stalker | Won | ||
Best On-screen duo | Nominated | ||||
2016 | 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress TV Series/Drama | The Visit | Nominated | |
2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Lead Actress In A Film | Nominated | |||
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress In A Leading Role | Fifty | Nominated | ||
2022 | Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards | Best Actress in A Comedy | Quam’s Money | Nominated |
External References
- ^ Okporu, Rachel (9 April 2021). “‘This is sad’ Reactions as Nse Ikpe-Etim responds to a follower who asked why she sold her womb”. Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ “AMAA Nominees and Winners 2009”. African Movie Academy Award. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim Biography on iMDb”. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ “I’m not ashamed of my inability to bear children – Actress Nse Ikpe-Etim”. Punch Newspapers. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim: Facts You Need To Know About Nollywood Actress”. YeYePikin. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Temitope (21 October 2021). “Actress, Nse Ikpe Etim celebrates at 47”. Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim biography: career, age, movies, marriage”. Nigerian Finder. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ “I wasn’t born to get married”. GistMania. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ “I wasn’t born to get married”. GistMania. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ “2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards”. NotJustOK. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim nominated for ZAFAA awards”. DailyTimes Nigeria. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ Toolz (18 May 2014). “NSE IKPE ETIM ON THE JUICE S02 E07”. Ndani TV. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe-Etim is now Mrs Clifford Sule”. 18 February 2013.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim Husband’s 15year old son”. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ “Nse Ikpe Etim Trad Wedding to hold April 4th”. Retrieved 28 March 2014.