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Mbong Amata

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Mbong Amata
Born (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39)
NationalityNigerian
Occupationactress
Years active2005–
Known for2nd runner up, 2004 Miss Nigeria
Spouse
(m. 2008; div. 2014)
Children1

Mbong Amata (Listen) (born 21 September 1985)[1] is a Nigerian actress. She has appeared in films such as Black November, Forgetting June, and Inale. She won the "Most Beautiful Girl" (Akwa Ibom) in 2003 and was the 2nd runner up in the 2004 Miss Nigeria.[2]

Personal life

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In 2001, at an audition in Calabar, she met Jeta Amata.[3] Two years later when she was 18, they began dating. They married in 2008 and their daughter Veno was born later that year. In 2013, they separated and in 2014 they divorced.

Amata lives between Los Angeles and Lagos. People thought she had gone missing, but she later came out to debunk the news on social media.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Wheel of Change Christabel Directed by Jeta Amata
2006 The Amazing Grace Ansa Drama/History
2008 Mary Slessor Ama Episode: "The Beginning"
2010 Inale Keke Musical
2011 Black Gold Ebiere Drama
2012 Black November Ebiere Perema Action/Crime/Drama
2013 Forgetting June June Drama
2014 Champagne [5][6][7]
2015 The Banker Chinwe Drama
2017 A Little White Lie Winnie Drama/Romance
TBA From Freetown
2016 Darima's Dilemma Darima Drama

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mbong Amata clocks 35 today". Vanguard Allure. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Marriage not my priority for now –Mbong Amata". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Mbong Amata". IMDb.
  4. ^ "'I am alive', actress Mbong Amata makes re-appearance on social media". Punch Newspapers. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Majid Michel, Alex Ekubo, Mbong Amata & More in 'Champagne' – the Story of a Couple in an Open Marriage". Scoop. Identical. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ "'Champagne' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ^ "TRAILER: CHAMPAGNE - STARRING MAJID MICHEL, ALEX EKUBO, MBONG AMATA AND SUSAN PETERS". Nollywood Uncut. Dele Onabowu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.