Rita Dominic is a Nigerian actress and movie producer. She is also a goodwill ambassador for the Intra African Trade Fair (IATF), and a co-founder of The Audrey Silva Company (TASC).
Rita Dominic was born on the 12th of July 1975 to the royal Nwaturuocha family of Aboh Mbaise local government area in Imo State. Her full names are Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha, and she is the last of four children of her parents.
Rita’s late parents were both medical practitioners. Her father was a medical doctor while her mother was a nursing officer.
Rita Dominic attended the Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria for her secondary education. Afterwards, she had her undergraduate studies at the University of Port Harcourt, where she studied Theatre Arts and graduated with a BA (Honours) Degree in 1999.
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Although most celebrities would want to show their life of affluence to the public, Rita Dominic keeps her properties private. So far so good, we know she has just a car – Mercedes ML 350 4matic, and an apartment in a high-brow part of Lagos.
As a child, Rita participated in school plays, and children television shows in Imo State, where she was living at the time. She starred in her first movie – A Time to Kill in 1998. Thus far, Rita Dominic has starred in over 100 Nollywood movie productions.
Children of Terror, Prisoner of Love, Unforgettable, To Love a Thief, Working Class Lady, True Romance, Sweet Love, Singles & Married, Nights of Riot, Love Temple among others.
Nominations of Rita Dominic
- Nominee for the Best Actress Leading Role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards – 2009
- Best of Nollywood Awards nominated her for the Best Actress Leading role (English) – 2010
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Actress lead role – 2012
- Ghana Movie Awards nominated her for the Best Actress – Africa Collaboration – 2013
- Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards nominee for the Best Actress Lead Role – 2013
- 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards nominee for the Best Actress in a Leading Role – 2013
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role – 2014
- ELOY Awards nominee for Movie Actress of the Year – 2014
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Actress of the year (Nollywood) – 2015
- Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards nominee for the Best Movie Comedy – 2015
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Supporting Actress – 2016
- Africa Movie Academy Awards nominee for Best Actress in Leading Role – 2017
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominee for Best Lead Actress in a Film – 2017
Awards
- Outstanding Actress by the City Peoples Awards – 2004
- Best Actress by Kalasha Film Festival and Television Awards Kenya – 2012
- 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role – 2012
- Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Actress in Supporting role English film – 2013
- Nollywood Movies Awards for Best Actress in lead role – 2013
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Actress in Lead Role film – 2013
- Africa International Film Festival for Special Jury Mention Award – 2013
- Eloy Awards for the Female Producer of the Year – 2013
- Nollywood Week Paris Film Festival awarded The Meeting as the Best Film – 2014
- Best of Nollywood Awards awarded her as the Best Supporting Actress English Film – 2014
- Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards for the Best Actress Lead Role – 2014
- Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards for Best Actress in A Comedy – 2015
- The Meeting was named the Best Movie Comedy by the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards – 2015
- Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards as the Best Actress – Drama/TV Series – 2017
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