Chinwe Owoh fondly known as “Mummy Chinwe” is a popular Nollywood actress, producer and philanthropist.
She was born in Enugu State in south eastern Nigeria where she had her primary and secondary school certificates respectively.
Chinwe’s actual date of birth is not known. She is very talented and gifted in acting.
Her Acting Career
Chinwe Owoh joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) in 1999 and has since become a household name.
In 2001, she acted in the Nollywood blockbuster movie “Mothering Sunday” which brought her to fame and recognition in Nollywood.
Since then, Chinwe has appeared in over 200 Nollywood movies, some of which include:
• My Heart
• Raging Tigers
• Traditional War
• Black Christmas 2016 – Mummy Why
• 2014 – Dera My Beloved
• 2014 – Dera My Beloved 2
• 2014 – Mary the Hunter
• 2014 – Mary the Hunter 2
• 2014 – Python Queen
• 2014 – For the Love of Money
• 2009 – Nigerian Girls
• 2009 – Nigerian Girls 2
• 2009 – Royal Tears
• 2009 – Royal Tears among many others.
Chinwe Owoh is highly creative and talented Nollywood actress known for good interpretation of roles in movies. She is popular in taking the roles of mother, Queen, Step mother, Grandma and widow in many Nollywood movies. No wonder, she is referred to as the ‘Big Mama’ in Nollywood.
Chinwe Owoh’s roles in Nollywood movies are emotionally laden as she cries a lot in tragedy and sorrowful movies.
People have said that Chinwe is so deeply involved in her roles in movies thereby making it to appear so real. She is currently one of the highest paid actresses in Nigeria.
Chinwe Owoh has acted in several Nollywood movies alongside key players in the industry like Patience Ozokwor, Nkem Owoh, Mercy Johnson, Ken Erics, Destiny Etiko, Rachael Okonkwo, Junior Pope Odunwodo, Chacha Eke, egina Daniels among others.
In her years of acting career, Chinwe Owoh has won several prestigious awards notably as:
• Most Prominent Actress in Nigeria at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
• Best Actress in Nigeria at the City People Entertainment Awards
• Best Actress in a Leading role at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and several others.
Recently, there has been this controversy surrounding Chinwe on who her husband is. Many have argued that Nkem Owoh, the popular Nollywood Actor is her husband.
But the truth is that Chinwe Owoh happens to share the same surname “Owoh” with Nkem, but her husband is not the Veteran Nkem Owoh as is widely claimed in many quarters.
Her Personal Life
Chinwe has been happily married with many children and grand children. She is currently in Enugu state in South Eastern Nigeria with her family.
Her Net Worth
Chinwe Owoh is indeed a prominent Nollywood star, widely rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $1.6 million dollars.