Odera Olivia Orji

Nigerian actress, film director and producer

  • Actress
  • film director
  • film producer
Years active2012–presentNotable workJemeji, Obsession, History of Chicken, Knockout Blessing, Love and Pain, Soole, Dark Sides, Situationship, More than Enough, DesertedAwardsBest Nollywood movies awards, 2018

Odera Olivia Orji // ⓘ is a Nigerian actress, film director and producer.[1][2][3]

Career

Odera Olivia Orji's acting career started after starring in the 2012 film " Last flight to Abuja". Her career came into the limelight after she starred as the character " Peace" in the MNET Africa television series Jemeji.[4][5] She has also starred in several movies, including Obsession, The Father, Blue, Fifty, Kayanmata, Bedroom Points, and Just a Fling.[6] In 2018, she was nominated for the Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Kiss in a movie alongside Mawuli Gavor.[7]

Other work fields

Olivia serves as media and creative associate at Eureka Media Services and Assistant Director, Content Development, Mind works Story Consultancy and Productions.

Selected filmography

  • Kayanmata (2020) as Passionate Lady
  • To Be Frank With You (2022)
  • Lunch Time Heroes (2015)
  • Fifty (2015)
  • Colourless (2016) as Zainab
  • Coming to Nnewi (2015)[8]
  • Blue Collar (2019)
  • Love and Pain (2020) as Augusta
  • Through The Wire (2020)[9] as Iyanu
  • The Father (2020) as Bukola
  • Blue (2020) as Chika
  • Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (2020)[10] as Receptionist
  • Dark Sides (2020)[11]
  • Just a Fling (2019)[12]
  • Sergeant Tutu (2018)[13]
  • Ifemelu: something happened (2016)[14]
  • Bedroom Points (2019)[15]
  • Sapio (2020)[16]
  • Situationship (2021)[17] as Amara
  • Knockout Blessing (2018)[18] as Vivian
  • Hell Mary (2019)[19]
  • Reserved Edge (2019)
  • Obsession (2017)[20]
  • Split (2019)
  • Deserted (2022) as Amaka
  • Bedroom Points (2018)[21]

Television

  • ‘Soole’, (2021)
  • Jemeji (2017)
  • Enakhe (2020)
  • Newman Street, (2016)
  • Afterdark, (2019)
  • Calabash, (2016)
  • Legal Clinic, (2015)

Director

  • History Of Chicken (2019)[22]
  • Family Court (2019) Co-Director

Awards and nominations

Year Event Prize Recipient Result
2018 Best of Nollywood Awards Revelation of the Year (FEMALE) Herself Nominated[23]
2018 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Kiss in a movie Herself Won[24]
2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Self Nominated[25]
2019 Abuja International Film Festival First-Time Director (The History of Chicken) Self Nominated[26]
2019 City People Movie Awards Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) Self Won[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Odera Olivia Orji". insidenolly.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "The Character "Peace" On Jemeji Was/Is My Most Challenging Role Yet – Odera Olivia Orji". glanceng.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Odera Olivia Orji". imdb.com. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Jemeji (2017–2019)". imdb.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The gift of Jemeji". Lagos, Nigeria. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ "Watch TV Online, Stream Episodes and Movies | Xfinity Stream".
  7. ^ "BEST KISS IN A MOVIE". bonawards.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Coming to Nnewi… for release soon". guardian.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Through The Wire". irokotv.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Eyimofe (This is my Desire)". spla.pro. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Dark Sides". showmax.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Just A Fling – Nollywood Movie". movieshub.com.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ "sergeant tutu". nlist.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ "ifemelu: something happened". nlist.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "BEDROOM POINTS". theafricanfilmfestival.org. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Sapio". irokotv.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  17. ^ "SITUATIONSHIP". rokchannels.tv. Lagos, Nigeria. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Knockout Blessing". imdb.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. ^ "African Movie Channel Original Production - Hell Mary". imdb.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  20. ^ "OBSESSION". nollywoodreinvented.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  21. ^ Audu, Judith, Bedroom Points (Comedy, Romance), Omowunmi Dada, Frankincense Eche-Ben, Adeniyi Johnson, Hi-Impact TV, retrieved 19 June 2024
  22. ^ "The History of Chicken". nollywoodreinvented.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  23. ^ "REVELATION OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)". bonawards.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  24. ^ "FULL LIST: 'We Don't Live Here Anymore' bags 11 BON Awards nominations". thecable.ng. Lagos, Nigeria. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  25. ^ "JUST IN: AMAA Releases Nominations List For 2019". tribuneonlineng.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Abuja Film Festival Kicks Off, Announces Award Nominees". crossriverwatch.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  27. ^ "WINNER EMERGE @ 2019 CITY PEOPLE MOVIE AWARDS". citypeopleonline.com. Lagos, Nigeria. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

External links

  • Odera Olivia Orji at IMDb


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