Rachel Oniga
Rachel Oniga | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1957 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Tabuno |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | film actress |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Notable work | Sango (Film) |
Rachel Oniga (born May 23, 1957) is a Nigerian film actress.[1]
Early life and career
Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos State.[2] She began her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce.[3] She worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome and her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow.[4] Over the years, Oniga has featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode[5] and Wale Adenuga's television series, Super story.
Personal life
Rachael became a grandmother when her daughter Georgia delivered a baby.[6]
Selected filmography
- Sango (1997)
- Out of Bounds (1997)
- Owo Blow (1997)
- Passion of Mind (2004)
- Power Of Sin,
- Restless Mind
- Doctor Bello (2013)
- 30 Days in Atlanta (2014)
- [The Royal Hibiscus Hotel] (2017)
- Power of 1 (2018)
- The Wedding Party
References
- ^ "My Late Husband Abandoned Me For Another WomanRachael Oniga Laments - nigeriafilms.com". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ BOLDWIN ANUGWARA. "I'll never marry except... – Rachael Oniga - Newswatch Times". Newswatch Times. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Rachael Oniga:How strange woman hijacked my husband". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "I was a tomboy –Rachael Oniga". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Africultures - Fiche film : Sango". africultures.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Dayo Showemimo. "Veteran actress, Rachael Oniga, becomes grandmother". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved March 29, 2015.