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Lizz Njagah
Elizabeth Anne Achieng' Njagah (born 26 December) known as Lizz Njagah, is a Kenyan actress, film director and producer. Early life Born and raised in Nairobi, Lizz is the seventh born among 10 siblings. Her mother died years later and her aunt took over as their guardian. Personal life Lizz married filmmaker and director Alex Konstantaras on 10 June 2012 at the Church of St. Alexander in Greece. On 10 February 2016, the couple welcomed their first son, Georgios Apolo Konstantaras. Career 1998-early and mid 2000s: Early showbiz career Lizz's career began in 1998 after she joined the Kenya National Theatre. She played various plays for one year, before she was awarded a two-year internship with Phoenix Players, where she had a number of roles and also doubled up as the Membership Secretary. She also appeared in a number of TV commercials for different brands including Lux Beauty Soap, Telkom Kenya and EABL's Fungua Fanaka promotion. She toured South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane & Abel
''Jane & Abel'' is a Kenyan television series that premiered on 4 September 2015 on Maisha Magic East. It stars Lizz Njagah and Brian Ogola. Mumbi Maina stars as the antagonist. The soap opera explores themes of lust, passion, greed, deceit, and spite. Premise Jane Kazi, a competitive and highly independent woman owns and 24/7 Media Group. Her primary mission is to get revenge on the Simba family, headed by the eldest son and CEO of Simba Media Empire, Abel Simba. Abel strives to keep the family's market dominance. Jane is the illegitimate daughter of John Simba and stepsister to Abel. She holds a deep resentment towards the Simba family and does everything in her power to bring it down. Cast *Lizz Njagah as Jane * Brian Ogola as Abel Simba *Sarah Hassan as Leah *Mumbi Maina as Cecilia *Angel Waruinge as Aida Simba * Helena Waithera as Lucy *Charlie Karumi as Tony *Tracy Mugo * Justin Mirichii *David Gitika *Kirk Fonda *Innocent Njuguna *Chris Kamau *Neville Misati as Patrick *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noose Of Gold
''Noose of Gold'' is a Kenyan television soap opera that premiered on NTV in 2010. It is created, directed and produced by Benjamin Odiwuor in conjunction with Maxpot Media. It is topbilled by an ensemble cast that has: Ainea Ojiambo, Nana Gichuru, Naomi Ng'ang'a, Serah Ndanu, Damaris Matunda and a supporting cast. It ran for three seasons from 2010 to 2013. Cast Regular cast *Ainea Ojiambo as Ole Mpisha *Mumbi Lukwihili as Laboso * Serah Ndanu as Soila * Naomi Ng'ang'a as Madeline *Damaris Matunda as Tmaq * Nana Gichuru as Felma *Abel Amuga as Theo * Raymond Ofula as Shibi * Wanja Mworia as Telka *Nobert Ouma as Jawabu *Avril as Corrine *Godfrey Odhiambo *Ken Ambani as Mr. Temu *Martin Githinji *Damaris Matunda *Brenda Mwai *Grace Dola * Janet Sision Supporting cast *Kirk Foda as Oraro *Mary Goiche as Lawyer *Joseph Kinyua as Doc *Kirumburu Ng'ng'a as Kirira *Godfrey Waiharo as Lemayan Broadcast ''Noose of Gold debuted in Kenya in 2010 on NTV network. It was broadcast f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deceit (2013 Kenyan Film)
Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deceit and dishonesty can also form grounds for civil litigation in tort, or contract law (where it is known as misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for fraud. Types Communication The Interpersonal Deception Theory explores the interrelation between communicative context and sender and receiver cognitions and behaviors in deceptive exchanges. Some forms of deception include: * Lies: making up information or giving information that is the opposite or very different from the truth. * Equivocations: making an indirect, ambiguous, or contradictory statement. * Concealments: omitting information that is important or relevant to the given context, or engaging in behavior that hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalasha Awards
Kalasha Film & TV Awards is an annual accolade presented by Kenya Film Commission with a goal to recognize and celebrate achievers in Kenya's TV and film industry. Entries into the award ceremony are films and TV series that have been aired on Kenyan television stations. The inaugural awards were held in 2010 at the Crowne Plaza in Upper Hill, Nairobi and subsequent awards are held yearly at the last quarter of the year at the same venue. The awards represent the five original branches of film making: directors, actors, writers, producers and technicians. However, the Academy organizers will advise on whether or not to include more categories as long as they sufficiently represent the entire film industry. Nominations and voting process An academy, consisting of a jury of experts drawn from the industry oversees the nomination and final judging process. 30 per cent of the vote in Kalasha Awards is decided through a public vote while the jury decides on 70 per cent of the categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pearl Of Africa
''The Pearl of Africa'' is a documentary film directed by Johnny von Wallstroem, focusing on the life of Cleopatra Kambugu, a Ugandan born woman who decide to live openly as a trans woman despite hostility towards same-sex relations in the country. The phrase "Pearl of Africa" is attributed to Winston Churchill who used it to describe Uganda's flora and fauna An organism is any living thing that functions as an individual. Such a definition raises more problems than it solves, not least because the concept of an individual is also difficult. Many criteria, few of them widely accepted, have been pro .... Overview and synopsis In 2014, when the protagonist and her lover decide to settle down quietly, Uganda passed a homophobic law; later in the year, a Ugandan tabloid, '' Red Pepper'', outed Kambugu, which eventually forced the lovers to flee Uganda. In Sweden, director Johnny von Wallstroem was producing a film about a gay Ugandan refugee. However, the protagonist of the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Langiri
''House of Lungula'' is a 2013 Kenyan comedy film directed by Alexandros Konstantaras. It focuses on the sex life of typical Kenyans.The word "lungula" means "sex" in Kenyan slang, Sheng. The film stars Gerald Langiri, Lizz Njagah and Ian Mbugua. Langiri plays a hardworking man who needs money to pay for his fiancé's dowry, while Njagah plays a wife who decides to play a tit-for-tat game when she finds out that her husband had a mistress. Mbugua plays a man who maintains a secret relationship with a younger woman, played by Sarah Hassan, who in turn represents girls who date older men for money. The film was rated 18+ by the Kenya Film Board Association. Plot Harrison (Gerald Langiri) urgently requires money to pay for the dowry of his fiancée, Charity (Nice Githinji). Through his boss, Mr. Taylor (Ian Mbugua), he gains access to a huge house belonging to their company's CEO, Mr. Lungula. He is charged with cleaning the house for a fee. A posh empty house presents an oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fundi-Mentals
''Fundi-Mentals'' is a 2015 Kenyan erotic comedy that was directed by Alexandros Konstantaras, who was also behind the '' House of Lungula'' that featured judge Ian Mbugua. The comedy has already been nominated in this year's Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Awards in the best actor in comedy award. The film stars Charlie Karumi, Gerald Langiri and Lizz Njagah. Production The word 'Fundamentals' is very popular among Kenyans, only that here it bears a different meaning from its original one. The word gained massive popularity after Ken Wa Maria, a local Kamba musician, sang a song entitled "Fundamentals" purportedly referring to the 'assets' of a woman and since then the word became Kenyan slang term for the latter. Judging from the title, '' House of Lungula'' and now Fundi-mentals, the very common 'naughty' and very familiar Kenyan slang for the storylines and this only means that the movies tell the Kenyan story. As the producer Alex Konstantaras revealed, the idea for Fundi-ment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice Githinji
Nice Githinji (born 25 August 1985) is a Kenyan actress, producer, karaoke hostess, vocalist and TV show host. She is most notable for playing various roles in several television series. Background Githinji came into the limelight after being nominated for the 2009 Kalasha Awards as the Best Lead Actress in the film, ''All Girls Together''. In 2011, she won the coveted award for Best lead actress for her role in a drama television series, ''Changing Times''. Nice is also the CEO of Nicebird Production Company that majors in film productions and participates in theatrical performance. According to her time-to-time statement, these performances are the core of her. Nice has worked with film industry veterans like Et Cetera Productions (20072008: where she starred in two movies; the critically acclaimed, ''Benta'' and ''All Girls Together'', Sisimka Productions, Phoenix Players and Planet's Theater. In 2023, Nice Githinji was featured in Netflix's Big Mouth Season 7 Episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Gichuru
Ephex Kanana Gichuru (14 December 1986 22 September 2015) was a Kenyan actress and TV host. She was popularly known as Nana Gichuru. As an actress she was known for her roles in television series ''Noose of Gold'', ''Demigods'' and ''How to Find a Husband''. As a host, she was to present ''Interior Designs'', a Kenyan reality series, prior to her death. She was also a crew member for Kenya Airways. She had been married to Richard Wainaina just before her death. Career Gichuru starred in several productions like ''Noose of Gold'' in 2010 and ''Demigods'' in 2011. Her latest production was a role in the comedy ''How to Find a Husband'' and the reality show ''Interior Designs'' Death At approximately 10am on 22 September 2015, Nana was travelling in her BMW convertible on Eastern Bypass, Utawala, when her car rammed into a truck. She died on the spot. She died at the age of 28. Her death came ten days after she reportedly predicted her own death in her social media pages. Her me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbi Maina
Mumbi Maina (born 14 January 1985) is a Kenyan actress known for her role in the soap opera ''Mali''. She is an actor and dancer who has starred in both local and international films since 2009. Mumbi is well known for her role as Zakia in the Netflix sci-fi show ''Sense8''. After garnering her first play in 2009, she played Riziki in "Unseen Unsung Unforgotten" and won her first Kalasha award for the best supporting actress. Mumbi became a household name through the award-winning NTV show Mali (2011–2013) and received her Kalasha nominations for the Best Supporting actress. She has starred in more other films including DSTVs Africa Magic Original films such as; such as 29, Terra Firma, Being Oti, Lovers Ransom and Runaway Groom. Career Mumbi Maina made her debut in the entertainment world in 2008 when she starred in the film ''Unseen, Unsung, Unforgotten'' as Riziki. She appeared alongside Benta Ochieng' and Nice Githinji. The story mainly focused on HIV/AIDS. In 2011, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
