Matilda Gogo Lambert is a Nigerian actress, movie producer, model, and CEO of Tilda Goes Green Foundation. She made her movie debut in the film The Celebrities alongside

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. Her performance in the movie brought her to prominence and earned her leading roles in other

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movies.

Early life and education

Matilda Gogo Lambert was born on 13 April and raised in Port Harcourt. She is from Andoni LGA,

Rivers State Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa I ...

. Lambert received early education at Police Children Primary School and had her secondary education at the Federal Government Girl's College, Abuloma in Port Harcourt. She studied at the

University of Abuja The University of Abuja is a tertiary institution in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. It was established in January 1988 (under Decree No. 110 of 1992 as amended) as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run conventional and distance learning p ...

for a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and later earned a master's degree in Socio-Political Philosophy from the

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Career

Lambert began her acting career in her second year in the university when she featured in the film The Celebrity alongside

. Her performance in the movie brought her to limelight and began starring in other movies. In 2020, she produced a movie, ''

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'' in which she starred in the leading role as Princess Boma. The movie premiered in March 2020 and was released on

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in August same year. At the 2020 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, The movie won award in two categories of “Best use of Costume in a Movie” and “Movie with the Best Sound”. Her other productions as of 2022 include Deepest Cut, Instaguru and Kendra. She is managed by Adenekan Mayowa.

Filmography

* ''

'' * T''he Celebrities'' * ''My Best Friend'' * ''From House Girl to Madam'' * ''My Virginity'' * ''Amanda''

References

Nigerian film actresses Nigerian film producers Actresses from Rivers State University of Abuja alumni University of Nigeria alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Nigerian chief executives Nigerian female models Nigerian women film producers People from Rivers State 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian philanthropists {{Nigeria-actor-stub