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Chiagoziem Ugoeze Nwakanma, often referred to as Chy, was born December 19, 1990 in Abia State, Nigeria, to Nigerian parents, Eric Acho Nwakanma and Joy Ezinwanyi Nwakanma. At age 11, she moved to the United States of America.
She is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) with a BFA in Theatre Performance and a minor in Communication. Chiagoziem's stage credits include playing "Viola" in " The Twelfth Night" (UIC theatre), "Pecola" in "The Bluest Eye" (UIC Theatre) and "Kleopatra Maximovna" in "Dying for it" (UIC Theatre).
She moved back to Nigeria in 2015 and that same year landed a lead role that launched her acting career in Nollywood. Chiagoziem made her television debut in Lowladee's TV series " This is it" (2016), where she played the role of a young, naive and clueless wife. Other TV credits include Africa magic (Mnet) hit series "Hustle" as "Lisa", "Life 101" on "Ebonylife TV" as June / Jules and "On the real" as "Salewa".
In 2018, Chiagoziem made her cinema debut as "Kate" in the movie "Disguise"- Actor
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Pascal Atuma is a Canadian/Nigerian actor, screenwriter, film producer, film director, and comedian. Born in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria to a large family of seven, Pascal moved to the United States in 1995 after attending Government College Umuahia and the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria. He initially tried pursuing a career as a civil engineer before switching gears and pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.
In 2002, he graduated from the Kim Dawson Acting College in Dallas, Texas, and dabbled in theater before relocating to Hollywood. With the help of fellow Nigerian writer/producer/director Michael Ajakwe Jr., Pascal made a successful transition into Los Angeles' highly competitive world of entertainment. Under the tutelage of his mentors -- Michael Ajakwe Jr., and his godfather in the business Ayuko Babu, who is the founder and executive director of the Pan African Film Festival -- Pascal has blossomed into a creative and talented professional.
Today, Pascal is a quintuple threat as a comedian-turned-actor, writer, producer and director added to his credits. As a director, he's helmed most of his seven movie productions - that is, "The Trace" (coming soon), "Who Is the Man?" "Okoto the Messenger," "My American Nurse" and its sequel, "My American Nurse 2." His breakout directorial debut, "My American Nurse," premiered in the United States at the 2006 Pan African Film Festival. Its sequel, My American Nurse 2, also premiered at the Pan African Film Festival. As an actor, he's starred in many of his own productions, as well as other Nollywood projects, including "Through the Glass," "The Other Side of Love," "Faithfulness" and "Secret Past."
With each of his projects, Pascal makes the rounds on the film-festival circuit. Five of his films have been official selections of the Pan African Film Festival and four in Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video. "My American Nurse 2," was released into the North American market (USA and Canada) in 2010 and quickly became a top selling African movie in the States and Canada. His other films "Only in America" and "Hurricane in the Rose Garden" were released worldwide by Maverick Entertainment. In 2007, Hurricane in the Rose Garden received an honorable mention in the Pan African Film Festival. Pascal Atuma served as a keynote speaker at UCLA's Fifty Years of African Writing: Novels, Filmmaking, Criticism Seminar on February 14, 2011.- Ashley Nwosu was born on 21 November 1954 in Umuahia-Oboro, Abia State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for A Better Place 2 (2007), Enemies (1998) and A Better Place (2007). He died on 21 April 2011 in Yaba-Lagos, Nigeria.
- Emeka Enyiocha was born on 6 March 1972 in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. He is an actor, known for Domitilla (1996), Family Battle (2005) and Enemies (1998).
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Yemi Alade is a Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress and activist. She won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny" in 2014. She won the MTV African Music Awards for Best female in 2015 and 2016 consecutively and was nominated for Artiste of the Year in 2015, making her to first female to win the MAMAs for Best female consecutively twice and nominated for Artiste of the Year. In 2015, Alade was the first Nigerian female to be nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) for Best African Act. Yemi is also applauded for her creative and overwhelming stage performances, fashion and music videos, She has won The Headies Award for Best Performer twice, 2018 and 2019. The slot was initiated at The Headies 2018 and she was the first artiste to win the category. Alade sings in English, Igbo, Pidgin, Yoruba, French, Swahili and Portuguese- Peter Bunor was born in 1955 in Abia State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Enemies (1998), Domitilla (1996) and Polygamy 2: The Final Clash (2002). He died on 1 May 2015 in Asaba, Delta State.
- Leo Mezie was born on 25 January 1976 in Abia State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Hitler (2007), Never End (2005) and Curse from Beyond (1999). He died on 14 May 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria.
- Prince James Uche was born in 1962 in Abia State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Domitilla (1996), Beyond Pardon (2000) and Eye for Eye (1999). He died on 8 March 2017 in Lagos, Nigeria.