Ngozi Ezeonu was born on the 23rd of May, 1965 in Nigeria. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. D.O. Ikpelue and they hail from Ogbunike in the Anambra State of Nigeria. Before becoming an actress, Ngozi used to be a journalist in her early days.
It was not an easy walk to stardom or even to become a journalist. To fund her journalism diploma, she had to work as a hair-stylist. Upon completing her diploma, she practised journalism for a short while before deciding that acting is what she wanted to do.
Ngozi transitioned from journalism into acting in the year 1993. Her entry into Nollywood was aided by Zeb Ejiro who saw her potential and gave her a role in her debut film titled Nneka the Pretty Serpent.
It was her first movie, but she managed to land a leading role, and when the movie became a hit, she also became a hotcake in the business.
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Since then, there’s no stopping her, and she has been able to feature in more than 150 movies. She finally got recognition for her talent in 2012 when she was awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in Adesuwa.
Ngozi Ezeonu is an award-winning Nigerian Nollywood actress who is also a TV personality, businesswoman and philanthropist. With more than 150 Nollywood films, she is undeniably one of the best in this industry.
Even though she had established herself to be among the big names in Nollywood, the highlight of her career is the Best Supporting Actress Award during the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2012 for her role in Adesuwa.
The film industry tends to go for young women in their early twenties at the expense of ageing actresses.
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Ngozi Ezeonu is one of the few actresses who has been able to withstand the test of time and remain relevant as well as influential in the Nollywood circles.
She is said to be a humble individual and is a role model not only to upcoming actresses but to other women and girls as well.
The beautiful actress is happily married and a family woman who would put her family first before anything else. Ngozi Ezeonu and her husband Edwin have been married for decades which is another reason she is a role model to younger generations.
The two have stayed strong in love amid separation rumours. Despite being a star, Ngozi has kept her life private, including her marriage. Rarely does she post anything to do with her family, but she has made it known that she is happy in her marriage.
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Ngozi Ezeonu husband pictures reveal that the two are very much in love, and even though challenges may come at the end of the day, it is the will to push on that matters.
Ngozi Ezeonu husband Edwin has done a good job raising a family together with his wife. The couple is blessed to have four children. Her children are all grown-ups and leading their lives independently.
Like their father, they have not shared a lot of information on media platforms maintaining the low-key lifestyle that makes them a humble family. Ngozi’s eldest daughter Ogechukwu went to the Houdegbe North American University, and she celebrates her birthday on the 5th of September.
The elder daughter works at a company called Cregital, where she is a UI & UX designer as well as Front-End developer although her name is not known.
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Ngozi Ezeonu daughters have taken after their mother in beauty, but they do not fancy being actresses. She also has two sons named Chidera and Melveen. Ngozi Ezeonu son, Chidera has finished school while the other is ongoing.
The two are adults and may be looking to start their families someday soon. The youngest is a girl who is probably in her early school years; thus, no other information about her is available.
Being a celebrity comes with its curses, such as multiple internet deaths. Some websites have the habit of killing famous people to get traffic, and this tragedy befell Ngozi in 2014. A hoax alleged that she had died, which was far from the truth.
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It is her mother who had passed away that year, but the actress is alive to this very day. Ngozi Ezeonu movies As an actress, Ngozi has more than 217 credits to her name. She has maintained a habit of appearing in films that do not compromise her values.
She wouldn’t appear in a movie that would require her to go n*de, for instance. Some of the film she has appeared in include: A Better Tomorrow, The Agony of a Sister, Amanda my Village Wife, Days of Gloom, Different Worlds, Echoes of Love, Lionheart, Love Alone, Onye Ndu, Onye Okoso, Pretty Little Thing, Secret Shadows ,Shattered Mirror, The Powerful Baby, Too Much.
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