Nse Ikpe-Etim Biography

Nse Ikpe Etim is a Nigerian actress. She gained notoriety in 2008 thanks to her performance in “Reloaded.”  For her roles in “Reloaded” and “Mr. and Mrs.,” she received nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 5th and 8th African Movie Academy Awards, respectively. She was recognised for her performance as “Nse” in the “Journey to Self” in the Best Actress in a Drama category at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.

Early Life and Education

Etim was born in Lagos on October 21, 1974. Etim attended the Command Primary School and the Awa Nursery School in Kaduna State before continuing her education at St. Louis College in Jos and the Federal Government Colleges in Jos and Ilorin. She claimed that because of her father’s profession with the Central Bank of Nigeria, her family was frequently relocated to different parts of Nigeria. Etim graduated from the University of Calabar with a first-class degree in theatre arts.

Career

Etim began performing on stage at the university at the age of 18. She made her debut on television in the Inheritance family drama. She briefly quit the film business after earning her degree to pursue other interests until making a comeback in Emem Isong’s “Reloaded” with Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Ini Edo, and Desmond Elliot.

Nse Etim was interviewed by people including William Coupon, Bisila Bokoko, and Ade Adekola for the Supernova series for humanities in the Visual Collaborative Polaris Catalogue, which was published in December 2019.

She appeared in the 2020 movie Quam’s Money, which is Tope Oshin’s follow-up to the 2018 movie New Money. The sequel explores what transpires after a security guard (Quam) unexpectedly becomes rich. Falz, Toni Tones, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu, and Nse Ikpe-Etim were in charge of the new cast.

However, she played the lead opposite Richard Mofe-Damijo and Zainab Balogun in the Seyi Babatope-directed film Fine Wine in February 2021. She is also a popular face in the “King of Boys” movie, produced by Kemi Adetiba. Sola Sobowale is also a main cast member in the movie.

Nollywood Journey

Nse Ikpe-Etim opened up about how she started her career as an actress. She noted in one of her interviews that she never thought of being an actress, and it wasn’t the first thing on her mind. She noted that “I ran away from home with a backpack.” It was the second time ever I had gotten on a bus, so I got on a bus and instead of going to Satellite Town, where we lived at the time, I went the other way towards Badagry, because I wanted to run away. Then, in some villages along that road, I saw cameras. So I jumped down, and that was the first time I met Kate Henshaw. That was in 1996. That was 1996 when I graduated. That’s how she met Julius Agwu and Francis Agwu, who were all on that set. The movie was called “Scars of Womanhood.”

She got off the bus and told them that she studied Theatre Arts. They said, “Oh, okay, she (Kate Henshaw) needs a friend.” I met her (Kate) and we formed a bond that has lasted till tomorrow. “Meanwhile, her mother was looking for her. She got back home after about two weeks and her mother started washing her: Her mother said, “You are going to disgrace me!’ and she replied, “Ah, I don’t want to marry.” She didn’t tell her about the movie set. She just told her that it looks like she is going to be an actress, and she said, “Over my dead body.”

Personal Life

The oldest of six kids is Etim. She revealed that she has Caucasian godparents in a Toolz interview. She was married to her childhood buddy, Clifford Sule, on February 14, 2013. Some months after the civil union, a traditional wedding was held in her hometown of Akwa Ibom State, and then in Lagos State, respectively. Her spouse is a prominent lecturer at Middlesex University. She frequently travels to Nigeria for film obligations and currently stays with her in London.

She announced on Friday, March 20, 2020, that she had just returned from the UK, which, according to the Federal Ministry of Health, was one of the regions hardest hit by the coronavirus.

Womb Removal

Nse Ikpe-Etim has disclosed that she had womb removal to preserve her life after learning she had adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is a gynaecological medical disorder in which the uterus’s muscular wall is breached by the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus (the myometrium).

The Nollywood star made this revelation while addressing an event called “Conversation with Nse” on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos. Mrs Ikpe-Etim informed the audience that she received the disease’s diagnosis in 2016. She claimed that when the doctor told her that she would need to have her uterus removed in order to live a normal life, she sobbed. Her doctor informed her that she was unable to bear children.

Filmography

• Emotional Crack
• Venom of Justice 2
• Kiss and Tell
• Heaven’s Hell
• Fifty
• Fine Wine
• American Driver
• Quam’s Money
• King of Boys: The Return of the King

Awards and Nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Film	Result
2009	2009 Best of Nollywood Awards	Revelation of the Year (female)		Nominated
	5th Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Leading role	Reloaded
2010	2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress Film/Short Story	Reloaded	Won
	2010 Best Of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Lead role	Guilty Pleasures	Nominated
2011	2011 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Lead role	Mr. and Mrs.	Won
2012	ZAFAA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting role	Kiss and Tell	Nominated
	ELOY Awards	Actress of the Year	Phone Swap	Won
	2012 Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting role	Kiss and Tell	Nominated
	2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best lead Actress	Mr. and Mrs.	Won
	2012 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best lead Actress in an English Movie	Phone Swap	Nominated
	2012 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting role	The Search
	2012 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best kiss in a film	Spellbound
	17th Africa Film Awards (Afro-Hollywood Awards)	Best Actress in a Supporting role	Mr. and Mrs.
	8th Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a lead role	Mr. and Mrs.
2013	2013 Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actress in a Leading role	Kiss and Tell
	2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best supporting Actress in a film	Phone Swap
	2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Actress	Mr. and Mrs.
	2013 Ghana Movie Awards	Best African Collaboration	Kiss & Tell
	2013 City People Entertainment Awards	Best Actress of the Year	Phone Swap
2014	2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role	Purple Rose
	2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role
	2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role	Journey to Self
	2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Viewers’s Choice female	Purple Rose	Won
2015	2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best Actress	Purple Rose	Won
	2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Best actress in a Drama	Journey to Self	Nominated
	2015 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress	Stolen Water	Won
	2015 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best On-screen duo	Stolen Water	Nominated
2016	2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best actress in a Leading Role (English)	The Visit
	2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Kiss in a Movie	The Visit
	12th Africa Movie Academy Awards	Lead Actress In A Film	Fifty
2022	Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards	Best Actress Comedy Role	Quam’s Money	Nominated

Net Worth

Her Net worth is unknown. She is obviously doing well for herself

Social Media Handle

Instagram: nseikpeetim

Twitter: @NseIkpeEtim