Rosaline Ufuoma Meurer (born 15 February 1992), is a Gambian-born

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actress and producer. She is most known for her 2014 role as Kaylah in the

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''Oasis'' and 2018 role as Kemi Alesinloye in

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's '' Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons''.

Early life and education

Meurer grew up in

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where she had her early education. She has a diploma in business management and studied photography.

Career

While growing up, Meurer loved aircraft and flying and dreamt of becoming an air hostess or a pilot. She started her career as a model in The Gambia, before moving to Nigeria in 2009. She was discovered in The Gambia in 2009 by Nigerian actor and politician,

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who advised her to try acting in Nigeria. She moved to

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, Nigeria, and started her movie career, starring in a minor role in the 2009

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's film ''Spellbound'' and the 2011 film '' In the Cupboard''. In 2012, she also starred in a minor role in ''

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''. After starring in the 2012 movie, she stopped acting for a while and went back to school in The Gambia, before coming back to Nigeria to continue her acting career. When she returned in 2014, she joined the cast of the TV series ''Oasis'', starring in a lead role as Kaylah. The following year, she played Nneka in ''Damaged Petl'', and starred in ''Red Card'' and ''Open Marriage''. In 2017, she starred in the main role in ''Our Dirty Little Secret''. In the same year, she played Monica in the TV series ''Philip and Polycarp'' and starred in ''The Incredible Father'', ''Pebbles of Love,'' and ''Our Dirty Little Secret''. She later went on to produce her first movie ''The Therapist's Therapy''. In 2018, she played the lead role as Valerie in

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's film ''Karma'' and starred as Kemi Alesinloye in

's '' Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons''.

Philanthropy

On 25 May 2017, Meurer rehabilitated and commissioned Udu Main Market Water Project in

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Delta State Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...

. As an ambassador of the Big Church Foundation on Women and Child, she donated money to pregnant women at 3-H Clinic and Maternity in

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, Delta State.

Other ventures

Meurer is an ambassador of Multisheen Ebony. In 2015, she became an ambassador of the Big Church Foundation on Women and Children. She appeared on the cover of the April 2017 ''House Of Maliq Magazine'' issue. In April 2019, she signed an endorsement deal with DoctorCare247. Four months later, she signed an endorsement deal with Glo.

Personal life

Meurer was born in

to a Dutch father and Nigerian mother from Delta State. She is the first child in a family of three. She is now married to Olakunle Churchill and has two children with him.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meurer, Rosaline 1992 births Living people People from Delta State Gambian film actresses Nigerian film actresses Gambian people of Nigerian descent Gambian people of Dutch descent Nigerian people of Dutch descent 21st-century Nigerian actresses Igbo actresses Gambian actresses