Tonto Dikeh

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Tonto Charity Dikeh, also known as Tonto Dike (born June 9, 1985) is a Nigerian actress and singer from Rivers State and is of the Ikwerre Tribe. Dikeh, is from a family of seven.

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]

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. Dikeh's role in the movie Dirty Secret has generated controversy amongst Nigerians, because the movie contains nude scenes. While some criticize her role of being untraditional and un-African, others say that Dikeh is merely being professional.[2][3]

In January 2011 Dikeh took part in a charity fashion show in Lagos with Banky W., Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and others.[4]

Tonto was known in Nollywood as a chain smoker and had started smoking since the age of 14 but she recently testified that she stopped smoking after prayers with Pastor T.B. Joshua via his Christian television station Emmanuel TV.[5]

Selected Filmography

  • Blackberry Babes Re-loaded (2012)[1][6]

  • Tea or Coffee (2006)[1]
  • Pounds and Dollars (2006)[6]
  • Missing Rib (2007)[1]
  • Final Hour (2007)[1][6]
  • Divine Grace (2007)[1]
  • 7 Graves (2007)[1]
  • Crisis in Paradise (2007)[1][6]
  • Insecurity (2007)[1][6]
  • Away Match (2007)[6]
  • Games Fools Play (2007)[6]
  • The Plain Truth (2008)[1]
  • Love my Way (2008)[6]
  • Before the Fall (2008)
  • Total Love (2008)[6]
  • Strength to Strength (2008)[6]
  • Missing Child (2009)[6]
  • Native Son (2009)[6]
  • Dangerous Beauty (2009)[6]
  • My Fantasy (2010)
  • Dirty Secret (2010)[2]
  • Last Mission[1]
  • Secret Mission
  • Rush Hour[1][6]
  • Fatal Mistake[1]
  • Family Disgrace[1]
  • Miss Maradonna[1]
  • Mortal Desire[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Ayinla, Dupe (2011-01-22). "Tonto Dikeh". The Nation. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nigeria: Nollywood Splits Over Tonto Dike". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  3. ↑ "Nigerian celebrities and Tattooing". The Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Nigerian celebrities go gaga for fashion". Timbuktu Media Group. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
  5. ↑ "TB Joshua's Prayers Ended My 14 Year Smoking Addiction - Tonto Dikeh". The Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Tonto Charity Dikeh Internet Movie Database

External links

Tonto Dikeh at the Internet Movie Database

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