Ijeoma Grace Agu

Ijeoma Grace Agu is a Nigerian actress. She hails from the South - Eastern part of Nigeria and was born to Igbo Parents She received a best supporting actress nomination at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards. She also won most promising actress at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards. In 2007, she made her first screen appearance in Eldorado TV series. She was also part of the cultural group at 2012 London Olympic Games.

Early life and education Agu is the first of her parents' five children. According to a report in Pulse Nigeria, she was raised in Benin City, the capital city of Edo State, south-south Nigeria and Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. She had her first degree in biochemistry from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2007.

Personal life She describes her dad as being responsible for instilling the confidence of acting into her. According to Agu, her acting career started on stage in Benin at the age of 14. Speaking to The Nation (Nigeria) on homosexuality in Nollywood, Agu describes the act as a sin on religious grounds and didn't think its outlaw was an infringement of human rights. However, she commented that they shouldn't be criminalized as its being done in Nigeria, and she would gladly accept the role of a lesbian in a film. She also asserts that she does not support anything that will result in the loss of lives of Nigerians, when asked about the agitation for Biafra and imprisonment of Nnamdi Kanu. She briefly dated and then married Daniel Oriahi. The marriage of 10 years produced a daughter but ended in a very bitter and public divorce with Ijeoma accusing him of infidelity. She went on to author a memoir about the divorce titled "You Can't Be Here, I Have A Girl In The Room". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoWtRKSQB-8

Filmography The Arrangement Beyond Blood One Room (2016) as Iyabo Aina (2011) as Sanaka Flower Girl (2013) as Chichi From Within Just Not Married (2016) as Hauwa Kpians: The Feast of Souls (2014) as Vivian Taxi Driver (2015) as Delia Hoodrush (2012) Misfits (2013) as Sade Blogger's Wife (2017) as Fred's Wife Love In A Time of Kekes (2018) as Raziella Women Are Scum (2018) as Ama Package Deal (2019) as Chiemela The Ghost and the House of Truth (2019) as Mrs Ayodeji Simple People (2020) as Omoge Sylvia (2018) as Hawa Bello 10 Songs for Charity (2021) as Charity False Doors (2021) as Enabo Untamed (2021) as Dera Hit and Run (2021) as Taiye Swallow (2021) as Rose Adamson Kofa (2022) as Nnenna The Femi-nist (2022) as Rolake When Perfect Feels Wrong (2022) as Timi Love in the Mix (2022) as Stella Nine (2023) as Hooded Assassin Detor: The Rise of A Warrior Hunter (2024)

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