Adesua Tolulope Etomi is a Nollywood actress who made her big screen acting debut in April 14, 2014 when Knocking On Heaven’s Door was released in Nigerian cinemas.
Early Life
Adesua Etomi was born on February 22nd in Owerri, South Eastern Nigeria to a Soldier father and Civil Engineer mother. She is a native of Esan in Edo State, South-South Nigeria and her mother is Yoruba. The youngest of three children, she attended Corona School Victoria Island for her primary education. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 13 where she decided to study acting professionally. Adesua studied Physical theatre, Musical theatre and Performing Arts at the City College, Coventry, United Kingdom where she obtained a triple distinction. She further went on to study Drama and Performance at the University of Wolverhampton where she was one of the best students, graduating in 2009 with a 1st class honours which earned her ‘The Foursight Theatre Award’. This award was presented to her by the university for best performance in a devised piece of theatre in the whole drama department and got featured in newspaper as one of the students who the city and university were proud of.
Career
Adesua quickly learned to express herself through performance. Her first encounter with acting was at the age of 7, when she joined the drama club at her primary school. She returned to Nigeria in 2012 and performed in several stage plays like: Secret Lives Of Baba Segi’s Wives, Saro, Shattered, The Grimm Tales, Anatomy Of A Woman, Crystal Slipper, The Crucible, Fractal, Not my cup of Tea, to mention but a few. She made her first film debut in 2014 with Royal Arts Academy Production. Adesua Etomi has also starred in MTV’s HIV/AIDS Edutainment show Shuga as Sheila and stars as undercover police officer; Amaka Obiora in Yemisi Wada’s police procedural drama series; LasGidi Cops, which debuted in June 2016 on Television.
Awards And Nominations
In 2009, she won Foresight Theater Awards Best Performance in a devised Piece of work.
In 2014, she was nominated for Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Most Promising Actress.
In 2014, she won Nollywood Reinvented Awards Best New Actress.
In 2015, she was nominated for Golden Movie Awards Golden Actress in a Lead Role.
In 2015, She won Golden Movie Awards Discovery of the Year.
In 2015, She was nominated for City People Entertainment Awards Best New Actress.
In 2015, she was nominated for 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Best Actress.
In 2015, she was nominated for 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Best On-screen duo.
In 2015, she was nominated for 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Female Viewer’s Choice.
In 2015. she won ELOY Awards Actress of the Year – Big screen.
In 2015, she was nominated for ELOY Awards Actress of the Year – Television.
In 2016, she won 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV series).
In 2016, she was nominated for 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in Leading role.
In 2016. she was nominated for Golden Movie Awards Golden Actress.
In 2016, she was nominated for Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actress in Leading Role.
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