Weruche Opia: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies
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Weruche Opia: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies
Weruche OpiaReanne Weruche Opia is a British-Nigerian film and stage actress and entrepreneur. She currently serves as CEO of her clothing line, Jesus Junkie Clothing.
Life
Best known for starring as Cleopatra Ofoedo in the TV series Bad Education, Weruche was in 2015 nominated in the “Nollywood Actress of the Year” category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In 2018, Opia starred alongside Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in the sixth and final episode of series 4 of Inside No. 9 titled “Tempting Fate”. Opia holds a degree in Drama and Sociology.
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Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | The Bill | as Selina Moris | TV series |
| 2013 | Top Boy | as Nafisa | |
| 2014 | Bad Education | as Cleopatra | starred in Series 3 |
| When Love Happens | as Mo | ||
| 2015 | Banana (TV series) | as Lilia | featured in 1 episode |
| The Bad Education Movie | as Cleopatra Ofoedo | ||
| Hot Pepper | as Toya | featured in 1 episode | |
| Suspects | as Mae Roberts | featured in 2 episodes | |
| Prey (IV) | as Ebele | short film | |
| 2016 | When Love Happens Again | as Mo | film sequel |
| Thereafter | as June | short film | |
| 2017 | Just A Couple | as Melissa | TV series |
| 2018 | Inside No. 9 | as Maz | featured in 1 episode “Tempting Fate” |
| 2019 | Sliced | as Naomi | TV series featured in all 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Actress of The Year (Nollywood) | Nominated |
| 3rd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy | Nominated |
See Also: Nigerian Personality Profiles
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