Ivie Okujaye is a popular Nigerian actress, producer, scriptwriter, dancer, singer and activist.
She was born on the 16th of May 1987, in Benin City. Ivie has a dual citizenship. She is the last of 5 children born to a Delta State father and an Edo State mother.
Ivie’s Educational Background
She had her primary education at Our Ladies of Apostle Private School and Queen’s College, both in Lagos before studying Economics at the University of Abuja.
Ivie’s Career
Prior to her Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) experience, Ivie had been performing on stage, years before her Nollywood debut. According to her, featuring in the Amstel Malta Box Office launched her career and paved the way for her first feature in a movie, Alero Symphony.
In 2009 she participated and won the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality TV show.
Ivie Okujaye starred in another hit movie “The Volunteers”, produced by Desmond Elliot. The movie was very successful and shot in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
She is also a producer and has successfully produced her first movie “Make a Move” which was released in Cinemas. The soundtrack for the movie was also produced by her. It was a movie that sent message of emancipation, and taking a bold step to uplift mankind.
Ivie is a good singer, but revealed that she would be more focused in acting for now. She believes someday, her dream in music would be achieved.
Ivie has starred in several movies, some of which are:
• Dowry
• The Volunteers
• Kamara’s Tree
• Make a Move
• Hotel Magestic
• Burning Brides
• 7 Inch Curve
• How She Left My Brother
• The Black Silhouette
She is beautiful and highly talented actress, known for good interpretation of roles in movies. She is also liberal, accepting any character assigned her in most movies and she plays such roles brilliantly.
She is fondly called little Genevieve of Nollywood because she has true resemblance of actress Genevieve Nnaji and is highly talented. She was awarded Best Young Actress at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Awards and Nominations
Ivie Okujaye is a recipient of several awards and nominations in her years in the entertainment industry so far. They include:
• 2012 Best young actress at the African Movie Academy Awards for her role in a movie Alero Symphony.
• 2013 Trailblazer at the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
• 2010 Nominee for Most Promising Talent at the Best of Nollywood Awards.
• 2014 Nominee for Best Actress in a drama at the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Role Models
Ivie revealed that Kate Henshaw, Lydia Forson, Majid Michael and O.C Ukeje are her role models, who she described as honest, discipline and down to earth celebrities respectively.
She is also a lover of fashion, saying her passion for fashion is all about giving her comfort.
Her Personal life
Ivie Okujaye got married to Ezie Egbo on 17th April, 2015 and the union is blessed with two children.
Ivie Okujaye’s Net Worth
Ivie Okujaye is one of the highly respected and celebrated Nollywood actresses in Nigeria, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $700,000 dollars.
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