Hilda Dokubo

Dokubo crying while speaking on how hunger affects poor people at the HungerFREE Campaign of ActionAid in 2007

Hilda Dokubo (also known as Hilda Dokubo Mrakpor) is a Nigerian film actress and youth advocate who once served as special adviser on youth affairs to Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State.[1][2]

Early life and education

Hilda Dokubo was born as the first of six children in Buguma, a town in Asari-Toru, Rivers State where she went on to complete her primary and secondary school education at St Mary State School Aggrey Road and Government Girls Secondary School respectively.[3] She is an alumna of the University of Port Harcourt where she earned her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Theatre Arts.[3]

Career

Dokubo made her screen debut during her youth service in a 1992 film titled Evil Passion. She has since been featured and has produced several Nigerian films.[4] Upon starring in a supporting role in a 2015 film titled Stigma, Dokubo won Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[5]

Filmography

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  • Jezebel
  • Evil Passion
  • Hour of Grace
  • Error of the Past (2000)
  • Sweet Mother (2000)
  • Black Maria (1997)
  • End of the Wicked (1999)
  • Onye-Eze (2001)
  • My Good Will (2001)
  • Light & Darkness (2001)
  • A Barber's Wisdom (2001)
  • My Love (2002)
  • Above Death: In God We Trust (2003)
  • World Apart (2004)
  • With God (2004)
  • Unfaithful (2004)
  • Chameleon (2004)
  • 21 Days With Christ (2005)
  • Gone Forever (2006)
  • Stigma (2013)
  • The CEO (2016)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Prize Result Ref
2015 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won [6]
12th Abuja International Film Festival Outstanding Female Act in a Film Won [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Hilda Dokubo stages come back to screen". The Sun Newspaper. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Uwandu, Elizabeth (7 May 2015). "I set pace for entertainers to hold political office – Hilda Dokubo". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Izuzu, Chidumga (23 October 2015). "Hilda Dokubo: 6 things you probably don't know about talented Veteran". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Njoku, Benjamin (3 October 2015). "What fame has done for me — Hilda Dokubo". Vanguard Newspapaper. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Adesola Ade-Unuigbe (21 August 2015). "See Full List of 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nominees | OC Ukeje, Hilda Dokubo, Ini Edo & More". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Husseini, Shaibu (2 October 2015). "AMAA 2015: And The Award For The Leading Actor, Supporting Actress And Promising Actor Goes To …". The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Abulude, Samuel (6 November 2015). "Nigeria: Hilda Dokubo, IK Ogbonna Pick Best Actor Awards At 12th AIFF". Leadership Newspaper. AllAfrica. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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