Sylvia Oluchy
Sylvya Oluchy | |
|---|---|
 Sylvya Oluchy | |
| Born | Ngozi Sylvia Oluchi Ezeokafor Lagos, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | http://sylvyaoluchy.com/ |
Ngozi Sylvia Oluchi Ezeokafor (commonly known as Sylvya Oluchy) is a Nigerian actress. She won the Most Promising Act of the Year award at the 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards.
Early life
Sylvia Oluchi was born in Lagos and raised in Abuja.[1] She studied theatre Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State.
Career
According to her, she never wanted to be an actress until her mom told her "you will make a good actress" after noticing her unique talent in mimicking her school teachers.[2] In 2011, she played the role of Shaniqua in the popular Atlanta TV series. During interviews with Best of Nollywood Magazine and YES International Magazine Sylvia made national headlines when asked if she had any boundaries or limit in her acting profession, she replied "I don’t have any boundaries because my body is my laptop. Others have their laptops and files, what I have is my body and voice, Even the concept of nudity, I don’t have any problems what so ever..."[3][4][5] [6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bent Arrows | Idara[7] | |
| Alan Poza | |||
| Finding Love | |||
| On Bended Knees | |||
| 2009 | Honest Deciever | Lara | |
| Atlanta Series | |||
| 2015 | Being Mrs Elliot [8] [9] [10] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nollywood Movies Awards | Rising Star Award | Bent Arrows | Won |
| City People Entertainment Awards | Best New Actress | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Most Promising Act of the Year (female) | On Bended Knees | Won |
References
- ^ "Waiting In The Wings— Sylvia Oluchy". Nigeriafilms.com. 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ "My Ideal man must have high IQ". nationalmirroronline.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "My Body is my Laptop and I don't have any problem acting Nude". leemagazineng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Fast Rising actress shares sexy photos". informationng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Sylvia Oluchi shares Raunchy Photos". insidenaija.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Sylvia Oluchi interview with YES Magazine". yesinternationalmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Sylvia Oluchi films on irokotv". irokotv.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "'Being Mrs Elliott' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Nollywood movie review: Being Mrs. Elliot". Premium Times. Onyinye Muomah. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "BEING MRS ELLIOT / OMONI OBOLI, MAJID MICHEL". 9FLIX. 9flix. Retrieved 20 May 2015.