Mercy Ima Macjoe, born June 20, 1993, better known as Mercy Macjoe, is a Nigerian actress, film producer, and entrepreneur. She was born and raised in Lagos but hails from Akwa Ibom State. Mercy is best known for her roles in Magdalene and Jenna, which earned her prestigious awards. In 2018, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the City People Awards and received the award for Best Independent Short Film at the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards in 2019.
Early life Her father, who died when she was very young, leaving her to be raised primarily by her mother, was a soldier from Eket in Akwa Ibom state. Macjoe attended the Nigerian Open University, where she studied Mass Communication for her second degree.
Career Acting Mercy Macjoe began her film career in 2011, with a role in the movie Lonely Princess alongside veteran actor Mercy Johnson. She has since then had feature roles the movies Midnight Crew, Zenith of Love, Shame, Bread of Life, Girl Next Door and Flaws. Early in her career, Macjoe featured in a considerable number of Ghanaian movie productions. In 2018, her performance as a tomboy in the movie Jenna received rave reviews and attention from fans and critics alike. In 2020, Macjoe enrolled at the New York Film Academy.
Following her studies at the New York Film Academy, Macjoe continued to feature in Nollywood productions as a film producer, from her production company MMJOE PRODUCTION she's produced movies like Red, The love i lost , Blind marriage, Last day Married and has expanded her career into entrepreneurship and business management. In April 2026, she completed an executive education program at Harvard Business School Outside of filmmaking, she ventured into the hospitality industry, establishing and currently operating a restaurant, Lemon and Thyme Macjoe's, located in Boston, Massachusetts. She has remained active in film making starring in releases such as Last Day Married, Cold dish, Bigger fish, 30 and single, Blind marriage, and Sharing London a new movie soon to be realised
Production In 2018, she began producing her own feature films with the production of Red, which premiered on Ibaka TV, featuring Nonso Diobi, Ifeanyi Kalu and Macjoe in a lead role. In 2019, she produced three feature films, 30 and Single, shot in London, Love in a Puff and Passion’s Promise.
Awards and recognition YearEventPrizeRecipient Result2016Scream AwardsFilm Revelation of the year (Female)Mercy Macjoe2017City People Movie AwardsBest new ActressMercy Macjoe2018City People Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actress - Female Mercy MacjoeCA Award, LondonBest Actor (Female)Mercy Macjoe2019Humanitarian AwardCelebrity Entrepreneur of the YearMercy MacjoeGMYT African Humanitarian AwardMost Stylish Celebrity of the YearMercy MacjoeHollywood and African Prestigious Awards, Los AngelesBest Independent Film (African)Love in a Puff2024The Dcemaward Atlanta Georgia Best International Producer And Best Actress Mercy Macjoe Won
Filmography Selected filmography
Jenna "30 and single (2026)" "Blind marriage (2026) "Last Day Married Featuring Maurice Same (2025) " Cold Dish (2025) "Bigger Fish (2025) Midnight Crew "the Love I lost Zenith of Love Shame Bread of Life Girl Next Door Flaws (2016) as Berna Magdalene Red (2019) Obsessed alongside Daniel K Daniel Wedding Eve (2017) as Roli Forbidden Pleasure Somewhere in Hell Body of a Virgin Moonwalker Bonded by Fate
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