Uru Eke (born October 11, 1979) is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is known for her producing debut ''Remember Me'', her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular web series ''Rumour Has It'', '' Last Flight to Abuja'', Africa Magic's Drama series ''Baby Drama'' and her second film as a producer, ''For Old Times' Sake''. The actress, who was an

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before joining

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, still shares her time between the

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and the Tech world.

Early life and education

Eke is a descendant of the Mbaise region of

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, South-Eastern Nigeria, but she was born in Newham, East London in the United Kingdom. She had her basic education at Galleywall Infants School, London, before she moved to Nigeria where she attended Gideon Comprehensive High School for her secondary school education. In furtherance of her education, she returned to

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and attended

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before proceeding to the

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where she studied Business Information Technology.

Career

Eke started her career as an

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and proceeded to work in a number of

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organizations across the UK. She switched careers in 2011 and has gone on to star in several movies.

Films

*''African Soldier'' (2007) as Princess Uloma *''Forgive Me Father'' (2009) as Elsie * '' Last Flight to Abuja'' (2012) as Ijeoma *'' Being Mrs Elliot'' (2014) as Fisayo ' *''A Few Good Men'' (2014) as Ivie *''

Weekend Getaway ''Weekend Getaway'' is a 2012 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Desmond Elliot and starring Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nouah, Monalisa Chinda, Ini Edo, Uti Nwachukwu, Alexx Ekubo, Bryan Okwara, Beverly Naya and Uru Eke. It received 11 nomi ...

'' (2012) as Uduak *''Finding Love'' (2014) *'' The Duplex'' (2015) as Dora * ''Silver Rain'' (2015) as Loreal *''

Remember Me Remember Me may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Remember Me'' (1979 film), an American documentary short by Dick Young * ''Remember Me'' (1985 film), an Australian TV movie * ''Remember Me?'' (film), a 1997 British comedy by Nick Hurran ...

'' (2016) Produced and also acted as Harida Cole '''' *'' Rumour Has It'' (2016) as Obi *''7 Days in a Coma'' (2017) as Anita *'' Crazy, Lovely, Cool'' (2018) *''Africa Magics Baby Drama'' *''For Old Times' Sake'' (2019) as Catherine *''Jumper'' (2020) as Sade Adeyanju *''Man of Her Match'' (2021) *''Brutal Decision'' (2021) as Kella *''Wedding Night'' (2022) as Angela *''Virtue of Ignorance'' (2022) as Ada *'' The Trade'' (2023) as Blessing

References

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* * Nigerian film actresses Living people Alumni of the University of Greenwich Nigerian film producers Igbo actresses People from Mbaise Actresses from Imo State 1979 births {{Nigeria-actor-stub

Early life and education

Career

Films

See also

References

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