Perhaps you have no idea that most of the detectable screen icons are from Port Harcourt, where you probably also come from. Port Harcourt also called Pitakwa is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria.
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It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta. As of 2016, the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of 1,865,000 inhabitants, up from 1,382,592 as of 2006.
Let’s profile 5 Nigerian thespians who come from this beautiful city.
1. Ibinabo Fiberesima
Ibinabo Fiberesima was born to a Nigerian father and an Irish mother. She began her education when she enrolled as a student at the Y.M.C.A Play Centre, Port Harcourt
2. Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Charity Dikeh is a Nigerian actress, singer, songwriter and humanitarian. She’s one of the most talented actresses who have graced our screens
3. Monalisa Chinda
Monalisa’s first major movie was Pregnant Virgin, which she did in 1996 and subsequently, after she graduated in 2000, she did Above the Law and has done many others since then. In 2007 her road to stardom kicked off when she started appearing in the television soap Heaven’s Gate.
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4. Mary Uranta
Mary was born and raised in Port Harcourt. She later competed in beauty pageant Miss Niger Delta, where she came close to winning the crown only to end up second. Uranta landed her first acting role in the 2000 film, Girls Hostel.
5. Bikiya Graham-Douglas
Bikiya Graham-Douglas is a Nigerian-born British actress and performing artist. She is the daughter of Nigerian politicians Alabo Graham-Douglas and Bolere Elizabeth Ketebu.
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