Esther Ene Audu (born March 22, 1982) is a Nigerian actress. She is popularly known for starring in the films ''Inikpi'', Dinner (2016), Mystified (2017), and Order of the Ring (2013).

Early life and education

Esther Audu was born on 22 March 1982 in

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Lagos into the family of Mr. James Audu, a retired Military officer who served most of his service in

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and lived at the Ikeja Military Cantonment where Audu was born and her five other siblings. Audu is the youngest of six children of her family who were originally from Olamaboro of

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. She had her primary and junior secondary schools in Lagos. In 2002, their family left Lagos for

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, and in Abuja, she completed her secondary school education and then secured admission to study Business Management at the

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in 2006. She then graduated with a BA Business Management in 2010. She is married to Philip Ojire, a video director.

Career

Esther started her acting career since secondary school; she said to be a newscaster was her dream. At secondary school she was a member of Drama and Literary clubs where she participated in stage dramas. However, in 1996, she was among those selected to represent Nigeria at kidafest in Ghana and from there her passion for acting started to grow hence dropping her dream of being a newscaster. She first starred in a lead movie role entitled: Ungodly romance and Sins of Rachael in

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by Alex Mouth which she said were the earliest movies that helped launched her career fully into Nollywood. However, Audu, an undergraduate, was still participating in movies while studying. She featured in a movie entitled: Fatal Mistake Norbert Ajagu, in a sub lead role.

Personal life

Esther is married to Philip Ojire, a serial entrepreneur and the founder of

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Audu, Esther 1982 births Living people University of Jos alumni Actresses from Lagos State 20th-century Nigerian actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film actresses