Uche Jombo
| Uche Jombo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Uche Jombo December 28, 1979 (age 36) Abiriba, Abia State, Nigeria[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, Film Producer, Script Writer |
Uche Jombo Rodriguez is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.[1]
Early life
Uche Jombo born on December 28, 1979[2]) was born in Abiriba, Abia State, Nigeria. She is a graduate of Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Calabar, and Computer Programming from the Federal University of Technology Minna.[3][4]
Career
Jombo ventured into the Nigerian movie industry in 1999 in the movie Visa to hell and since then has over sixty movies to her credit.[1][3][5] As a screenwriter she has written and co-written several movies some of which include: The Celebrity, Games Men Play, Girls in the Hood & A Time to Love. Jombo went on to produce films such as Nollywood Hustlers, Holding Hope and her latest work Damage which deals with the issue of domestic violence.[6][7] Jombo is an ambassador for Globacom.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Visa to hell[5] | ||
| 2000 | Girls Hostel | with Mary Uranta[8] | |
| 2002 | Fire Love | with Desmond Elliot | |
| 2004 | Scout | with Alex Lopez | |
| 2005 | Endless Lies | Becky | with Desmond Elliot |
| Darkest Night | with Genevieve Nnaji, Richard Mofe Damijo & Desmond Elliot | ||
| Black Bra | |||
| 2006 | Secret Fantasy | with Ini Edo | |
| Price of Fame | with Mike Ezuruonye & Ini Edo | ||
| My Sister My Love | Hope | with Desmond Elliot | |
| Love Wins | Ege | with Desmond Elliot | |
| Co-operate Runs | with Zack Orji | ||
| 2007 | World of Commotion | with Zack Orji & Mike Ezuruonye | |
| Rush Hour | |||
| Price of Peace | with Chioma Chukwuka & Jim Iyke | ||
| Most Wanted Bachelor | with Ini Edo & Mike Ezuruonye | ||
| Keep My Will | with Genevieve Nnaji & Mike Ezuruonye | ||
| House of Doom | with Zack Orji & Mike Ezuruonye | ||
| Greatest Harvest | with Pete Edochie | ||
| Final Hour | with Tonto Dikeh | ||
| 2008 | Feel My Pain | with Mike Ezuruonye | |
| Beyonce & Rihanna | Nichole | with Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nadia Buari & Jim Iyke | |
| 2009 | Love Games | with Jackie Appiah & Ini Edo | |
| Entanglement | with Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson & Omoni Oboli | ||
| Silent Scandals | Muky | with Genevieve Nnaji & Majid Michel[9] | |
| 2010 | Home in Exile | with Desmond Elliot | |
| Holding Hope | Hope | with Desmond Elliot & Nadia Buari | |
| 2011 | Kiss and Tell | Mimi | with Desmond Elliot & Nse Ikpe-Etim |
| Damage[6] | with Tonto Dikeh | ||
| 2012 | Mrs Somebody | Desperado | |
| 2012 | "Misplaced" | Debra | with Van Vicker |
| 2015 | After The Proposal | Mary | with Patience Ozokwor & Anthony Monjaro |
Accolades
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| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ELOY Awards[10] | Female Film Producers of the Year | N/A | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 Auguoye, Jayne (15 May 2011). "Uche Jombo bares it all on Damage Triology". The Punch (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Happy 35th birthday to Actress Uche Jombo | Read her touching notes". Gistplaza.com. December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Glo Ambassadors - Uche Jombo". Lagos, Nigeria: Globacom Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Adeniran, Yemisi (10 September 2011). "I found acting boring -Uche Jombo". National Mirror (Lagos, Nigeria: Global Media Mirror Limited). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- 1 2 Olatunji, Samuel (26 June 2011). "Nollywood’s ‘A’ list stars". Daily Sun (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Uche Jombo Storms Cinemas With Damage". AllAfrica.com. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Gbenga-Ogundare, Yejide (21 August 2011). "Uche jombo proud of turnout for ‘Damage’ at the cinemas". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Erhariefe, Tony (2013-04-28). "Mary Uranta: Sexual harassment drove me out of Nollywood". Sunnewsonline.com (Daily Sun). Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Silent Scandals hits movie shelves soon". Vintage Press Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Seyi Shay, Toke Makinwa, Mo’Cheddah, DJ Cuppy, Others Nominated". Pulse Nigeria. Chinedu Adiele. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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