Anne Njemanze
Anne Njemanze | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anne Njemanze |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Nollywood Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Segun Arinze Silver Ojieson |
| Children | Renny Morenike Njemanze |
Anne Njemanze, is an actress in Nigerian cinema.[1] She is most notable for the roles in the films Domitila, Tinsel, Ìrètí and Colourless.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]She was married to fellow Nollywood actor Segun Arinze, which later became a short-lived marriage.[4] The couple has one daughter, Renny Morenike, who was born on 10 May.[5]
In November 2013, she remarried Silver Ojieson. However, it also lasted less than eight months till July 2014 due to issues relating to bouts of domestic violence, abuse and battery.[6]
Shortly after the divorce from first marriage, she met with an accident in Calabar, Cross River State. Due to the accident, the Imo state-born actress from Owerri was terribly damaged. Nevertheless, Njemanze remained on clutches for 2 years.
Career
[edit]In 1994, Njemanze appeared as Ritchie Haatrope's spoilt girlfriend Temi Badmus in Checkmate, and played Amara, Ahanna's girlfriend in the 1995 movie Rattlesnake. Her breakthrough role was as the title character in Domitilla, and later the sequel Domitilla II.[7] Later she acted in the film True Confession alongside Liz Benson.[8]
In 2012, she played Inspector Sankey in the blockbuster hit M-Net series Tinsel.[9]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rattle Snake | Amara | Drama | [10] |
| Rattle Snake 2 | Amara | Drama | ||
| 1996 | Domitila | Domitilla | Action / Thriller | |
| Domitilla II | Domitilla | Action / Thriller | ||
| 1997 | True Confession | Home Video | ||
| 2004 | Living Abroad | Herself | Drama | |
| Best Lovers | Drama | |||
| 2012 | Tinsel | Inspector Sankey | Drama | |
| 2015 | Hope | Ireti | Short film | |
| 2016 | Ìrètí | Ireti | Short film | |
| Colourless | Mrs. Grace Okai | Drama | ||
| 2018 | The Lost Café | Ose's Mother | Drama |
References
[edit]- ^ "Actress, Anne Njemanze Steps out with Sneakers on Native Attire". modernghana. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Anne Njemanze sị na ọ ga-amasị ya ịlụ di nke ugboro atọ ma mụọ nwa ọzọ". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Anne Njemanze: Films". MUBI. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Nollywood actress, Anne Njemanze celebrates her daughter who turns a year older today". bioreports. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Segun Arinze's Daughter Renny, Accuses him of Sending her 'fake' Happy Birthday Wishes on Instagram". motherhoodinstyle. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Segun Arinze's Former Wife, Anne Njemanze Leaves Second Marriage Due To Domestic Abuse". motherhoodinstyle. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sequel of 1996 Nollywood classic, Domitilla, 'in the works'". premiumtimesng. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sequel of 1996 Nollywood classic, Domitilla, 'in the works'". 27 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "'Domitilla' star's marriage crumbles after 8-months!". pulse. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Five Classic Nigerian Stories Coming To Cinemas". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.