Ini Edo is a Nigerian
musician . She began her film career in 2000, and has featured in more
than 100 movies since that time. In 2013, she was announced as a
judge for the Miss Black Africa Uk Pageant. Due to her philanthropic
gestures, the United Nations appointed her as the United Nations Habitat Youth
Envoy.
Early Life and EducationIni Edo is an Ibibio from Akwa
Ibom state in the
south-south part of Nigeria, not far from Calabar. Her mother was a teacher,
and her father a church elder. She had a strict upbringing, the second of four
children, three girls, one boy.
She attended Cornelius Connely College in Calabar for her secondary school. She graduated from the University
of Uyo where she got
a Diploma in Theatre Arts. She also completed her bachelor's degree program at
the University of Calabar where she studied English. In 2014 she got
a scholarship to study law at National Open University of Nigeria.
CareerHer acting career started in 2003 with her debut in Thick Madam. She was
discovered by a producer at the audition she attended. Her breakthrough came in
2004 when she acted in World Apart. Up to now she has appeared in over 100 films, she is one of
the highest-profile actresses in Nigeria and Africa in general
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