Emem Inwang is a
Nigerian actress and model.
She was formerly Emem Udonquak.
On October 18, 2014 she won the
2014 Nollywood Movies Awards (3rd edition) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie ''Itoro''. The event was held at the Intercontinental Hotel,
Lagos
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.
Biography
Emen Inwang is a Nigerian actress and model from
Awka Ibom state. She celebrates her birthday on September 8. On April 5, 2014 Emem married
Moses Inwang
Moses Inwang (born 31 January 1978) is a Nigerian film director, producer, editor and screenwriter best known for classic films in the Nollywood mainstream that speak to societal ills and nagging live issues rarely documented in Nigerian movies ...
,
a Nigerian movie director and producer.
They had their first child in 2015.
Career
Emem is a model and became prominent when she was crowned the 2011/2012
Calabar Carnival Queen on Friday December 23, 2011.
The Pageant was sponsored by
First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian multinational bank and financial services company in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the premier bank in West Africa. The First Bank of Nigeria Limited operates as a parent company, with the subsidiaries 'FBN Ba ...
.
In the same year, she signed an ambassadorial deal and was officially the Calabar’s Tourism Ambassador and spokesperson for Mothers Against Child Abandonment (An initiative of the Wife of the former Governor of
Cross River State
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, Obioma Liyel-Imoke).
However, she delved into acting and has featured in several
Nollywood movies
Nollywood Movies is an online subscription movie television channel, formerly broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky channel 327. Each month the channel offers over 30 different new and recently released Nigerian movies, 24 hours a day. It is t ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''Dr. Love'' (2020)
*''Itoro'' (2013)
*''
Lock Down
"Lock Down" is a song by British girl-group Stooshe. It is a song with live instruments, strong beats and thick synths. The video was directed and produced by Damien Sandoval. It includes a cameo from America's Next Top Model and Guess model Do ...
(2021)''
*''
Unroyal (2020)''
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Alter Ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I", "doppelgänger") means an alternate self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other self, one with a differe ...
(2017)''
*''
Crazy People
''Crazy People'' is a 1990 American black comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah, directed by Tony Bill, and music by Cliff Eidelman.
Plot
Emory Leeson is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a seri ...
(2018)''
Accolades
External links
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References
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Actresses from Akwa Ibom State
Living people
21st-century Nigerian actresses
University of Uyo alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Nigerian film actresses
Nigerian female models
Nigerian film award winners