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Caroline Danjuma: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies

Caroline Danjuma, known previously as Caroline Ekanem, is a Nigerian actress. She made her screen debut in 2004, starring in Chico Ejiro’s popular films. After a hiatus from the film industry, she had a comeback in 2016 to produce and star in the romantic thriller, Stalker.

Early life and education

Caroline was born to a Scottish father and a Nigerian mother. She is the first of 3 children. She studied Environmental Protection Management, Geography and Regional Planning at University of Calabar. She also obtained a certificate of Achievement in Organisational Behavior from Edinburgh Business School in 2016.

Acting career

Chico Ejiro through Rita Dominic introduced Danjuma to the Nigerian film industry in the 2004 film, Deadly Care. She starred in other successful movies including Deadly Kiss (2004), Missing Angel (2004), The Captor (2006), Foreign Affairs, Real Love, The Twist, A Second Time and The Beast and The Angel. Her latest film is Stalker, starring Jim Iyke and Nse Ikpe Etim. In August 2017, she was honoured for her advocacy programs centered around building capacities of Nigerian youths by a Pan-African organization.

Personal life

She was less frequent in Nollywood after her marriage to Musa Danjuma, the younger brother of Theophilus Danjuma in 2007. The union produced 2 sons and a daughter and they were separated in 2016.

Age Controversy

While many local publications have placed her birth year to be around 1980 to 1981, Caroline had debunked them, stating her real date of birth is 26th June 1987.