Onyeka Onwenu(1952-2024)

Actress

Running a company can be challenging, especially if you are a female in a male-dominated industry. Looking to prove her worth, Adaeze steps up to the challenge when her father is forced to take a step back due to health issues.

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Lionheart (2018)

Onyeka Onwenu was born on 31 January 1952 in Obosi, Anambra State, Nigeria. She was an actress, known for A Land Apart (2026), Rising Moon (2005) and Muna (2019). She died on 30 July 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

A Land Apart

Madam Ngozi

2026

Rising Moon

2.8

Video

Ulomma

2005

Muna

7.0

Ndidi - Muna's Grandma

2019

Half of a Yellow Sun

6.1

Mama

2013

Credits

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Actress

A Land Apart
- Madam Ngozi
- 2026
Ije Awele
- Ijeoma Okpara
- 2022
Obara'M
7.4
- Nwakaego
- 2022
Muna
7.0
- Ndidi - Muna's Grandma
- 2019
God Calling
6.0
- Mama Francis
- 2018
Lionheart
5.7
- Abigail Obiagu
- 2018
Half of a Yellow Sun
6.1
- Mama
- 2013
The Trinity
Video
- 2007
The Trinity 2
Video
- 2007
To Love an Angel
Video
- Nene
- 2007
To Love an Angel 2
Video
- Nene
- 2007
Different World
Video
- 2006
Different World 2
Video
- 2006
Every Single Day
Video
- 2005
Every Single Day 2
Video
- 2005

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Onyeka Onwuenu
Born
- January 31, 1952
- Obosi, Anambra State, Nigeria
Died
- July 30, 2024
- Lagos, Nigeria(Undisclosed)

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Onwenu possessed a BA in International Relations and Communication from Wellesley College, Massachusetts, and an MA in Media Studies from The New School for Social Research, New York.