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Cynthia Nkiru Okereke: Veteran Nollywood actress is dead
Cynthia Nkiru Okereke, a Nollywood actress, has passed away.
According to reports, she died last night while sleeping. Her age was 63.
Recall that she was taken in Enugu State at some point last year. Amen. May her soul rest in peace.
Famous Nollywood actress Cynthia Nkiru Okereke is also a successful businesswoman, philanthropist, and television personality.
She was born on 20th April 1960 in Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria. She is currently 57 years old. She is very gifted, creative, skillful and talented in acting and interpretation of movie roles and can fit in any character given to her by movie directors and producers.
Cynthia Okereke completed both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria and obtained both her First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate. After completing her education, Cynthia Okereke worked in several organization before settling for acting.
In 1998, Cynthia Okereke joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) and acted in her first Nollywood movie “King Jaja of Opobo” a movie that gave her an advantage in Nollywood and attracted her to movie directors and producers in Nigeria.