Tonto Dikeh

Tonto Dikeh, also known as Tonto Dike (born June 9, 1985) is a Nigerian actress from Rivers State and is of the Ikwerre tribe.[1] Dikeh, from a family of seven,[1] lost her mother at the age of three.[2]

In 2005 she competed against other contestants on a reality TV show called The Next Movie Star; she was the first runner up. Dikeh's appearance on the show was as a means of getting closer to the "big time", she says,[1] and her start in the Nigerian movie industry came soon after.[1] Nollywood, as it is colloquially known,[3] is second only to the Indian film industry in number of movies produced each year.[4][5]

Dikeh says that after her second movie Holy Cross, more movie directors and producers were willing to cast her, and she has appeared in scores of movies since. Sexual content in Dikeh's roles, particularly in 'Dirty Secret' has led to criticism by some Nigerians, represented in Nollywood by actor Charles Okafor.[6][7]

Dikeh confirms she is in a relationship and is very happy. In January 2011 she took part in a charity fashion show in Lagos with Banky W., Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and others.[8]

Selected Filmography

  • Tea or Coffee (2006)[1]
  • Pounds and Dollars (2006)[9]
  • Missing Rib (2007)[1]
  • Final Hour (2007)[1][9]
  • Divine Grace (2007)[1]
  • 7 Graves (2007)[1]
  • Crisis in Paradise (2007)[1][9]
  • Insecurity (2007)[1][9]
  • Away Match (2007)[9]
  • Games Fools Play (2007)[9]
  • The Plain Truth (2008)[1]
  • Love my Way (2008)[9]
  • Before the Fall (2008)
  • Total Love (2008)[9]
  • Strength to Strength (2008)[9]
  • Missing Child (2009)[9]
  • Native Son (2009)[9]
  • Dangerous Beauty (2009)[9]
  • My Fantasy (2010)
  • Dirty Secret (2010)[7]
  • Last Mission[1]
  • Secret Mission
  • Rush Hour[1][9]
  • Fatal Mistake[1]
  • Family Disgrace[1]
  • Miss Maradonna[1]
  • Mortal Desire[1]

Heart on fire

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ayinla, Dupe (2011-01-22). "Tonto Dikeh". The Nation. http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/sunday-magazine/screen/25456.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  2. ^ "Im More Comfortable With Men - Tonto Dikeh". Nigeria Films.com. 2009-03-07. http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/4394/15/im-more-comfortable-with-men-tonto-dikeh.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  3. ^ The Economist, "Nollywood: Lights, camera, Africa", 18 December 2010, pp. 85-88.
  4. ^ "The Best of African Film in 2004". CNN. 2004-12-18. http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0412/18/i_if.01.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
  5. ^ Freeman, Colin (2007-05-07). "In Nollywood, 'lights, camera, action' is best case scenario". London: Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1550776/In-Nollywood,-%27lights,-camera,-action%27-is-best-case-scenario.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 
  6. ^ Olatunji, Samuel. "I didn’t act nude – Tonto Dike". www.modernghana.com. http://www.modernghana.com/movie/9608/3/i-didnt-act-nude-tonto-dike.html. Retrieved 2010-11-22.  "lack of fear of God is responsible for such tendency among actors...when we overreach the barricade of decency, propriety, fear of God and decorum, actors hide behind the deceptive veneer of professionalism...may Nollywood not transmute to pornwood" - Charles Okafor, Nigerian actor
  7. ^ a b "Nigeria: Nollywood Splits Over Tonto Dike". allAfrica.com. http://allafrica.com/stories/201011221328.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  8. ^ "Nigerian celebrities go gaga for fashion". Timbuktu Media Group. 2011-01-11. http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/x2/Entertainment/5662651-146/nigerian_celebrities_go_gaga_for_fashion.csp. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Tonto Charity Dikeh Internet Movie Database

External links

Tonto Dikeh at the Internet Movie Database