Stephanie Okereke Linus

Stephanie Okereke Linus (Dem born  her for October 2, 1982)na  Nigerian actress, film director and model. She don collect plenty award for her work as actress, some of the award na 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress,  2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress for Leading Role for Africa Movie Academy Awards for 2005, 2009 and 2010. Na she still be runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant for 2002. For 2011,  Nigerian government honour her with national honour wey be Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR.
How she start life
Stephanie Okereke: Dem born her for Ngor Okpala, Imo State. Na she be the number six pikin of Mary and Chima Okereke eight pikin-dem. She finish her primary & secondary school for Delta State. She study for University of Calabar, for Cross River State, she graduate with degree for English and Literary Study.

Her wok
When she still be teenager for 1997, she act for  two Nollywood movies; Compromise 2 and Waterloo.for 2002 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant, Okereke reached 3rd place. for 2003, Okereke win two award, out of eight wey dem select am.   The award na the 2003 Reel Awards for 'Best Actress - English' and 'Best Actress of the year 2003'. After she graduate from the New York Film Academy for 2007, Okereke release the movie Through the Glass wey she be   director, scriptwriter, producer and actress. The film received  Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay in 2009. For 2014, she release another movie, Dry and again wey she be director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress. This movie win pleny award including 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards and 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards best  overall movie with the prize of a brand new car. Okereke don act for more than 90 movie-dem

For March 2021, as part of her campaign against gender-based violence on  woman, the actress release two short movie (wey she produce) the title na The Student and Bad Police.

Her personal life
For April 2005, as she de go African Movie Academy Awards wey de happen for Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Okereke get  serious car accident wey make fire burn her and she break leg.
For April 2012 Okereke marry Linus Idahosa for Paris, France, na private wedding ceremony dem do. Pipu wey come the wedding na her family member  and plenty Nollywood actres and actor. Dem born their first pikin for  October 2015, and name am Maxwell Enosata Linus. Fo May 2022, Dem bon another boy-pikin.

Awards and nominations
YearEventPrizeRecipient Result2003 What a Year Awards Best ActressHerselfWon2003 Reel AwardsBest Actress - EnglishHerselfWonBest Actress of the yearHerselfWon2004 Afro-Dublin AwardsOutstanding ActressHerselfWon2004Film Makers of Nigeria Award For ExcellenceherselfWon2005 1st Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleHerselfNominated2006 Afro Hollywood Award Best ActressherselfWon20095th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleReloadedNominatedBest ScreenplayThrough the GlassNominated2010 6th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNnendaNominated2013Montage Africa Women of Exllence AwardsAchievement in drama and entertainmentHerselfWon20152015 Best of Nollywood AwardsMovie With the Best Social MediaDry (film)|DryWonBest Actress Leading RoleNominatedBest Director NominatedMovie of the YearNominatedBentonville Film FestivalBest ProtagonistWonZAFAA Global AwardsBest ActressWonBest Film WonBest ProducerWonBest DirectorWon201612th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Nigerian Film WonBest Film NomBest DirectorNominated2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest Overall Movie (Africa)WonBest DirectorNominatedBest Movie West AfricaNominatedPan African Film FestivalProgrammers'Award Narrative FeatureWonNollywood and African Film Critics Awards|NafcaBest Actress In Leading Role WonBest Overall Movie WonBest Director NominatedBest Screenplay NominatedBest Drama Film NominatedDALA awards Face of Nollywood (Female)HerselfWon2017Truth AwardsBest Supporting ActressBoonville Redemption Won

Fim dem wey she don act
 Year Film Role Notes    1997Compromise 2Waterloo 2002Pretenderwith Patience Ozokwor and Tony UmezBlind Justicewith Tony Umez 2003AristosEmotional Crack with Ramsey Nouah, Dakore Egbuson and Patience OzokworGenesis of LovePrivate SinRichard Mofe-Damijo and Patience OzokworQueen ShebaThe Cross of Lovewith Patience OzokworTogether as One 2004Beautiful Faceswith Ini EdoCritical DecisionRichard Mofe-Damijo & Mike EzuruonyeDeep Losswith Desmond ElliotDiamond Lady: The Business WomanDream LoverBenitaEye of the Godswith Ini EdoIn the Name of Lovewith Desmond ElliotLast Girl StandingMagic MomentStephine Okerekewith Desmond ElliotMama-G in Americawith Patience OzokworMiss NigeriaMore Than a WomanMy Mother My MarriageOfficial Romancewith Zack OrjiPromise & Failwith Desmond ElliotPromise Me Foreverwith Genevieve NnajiRight Man for Mewith Tony UmezSensational SpyStrength of a Womanwith Emeka IkeTo Love AgainVirgins Night OutWorking Class Ladywith Rita Dominic 2005A Time to DieDays of BondageLuciaGuys on the Linewith Rita DominicLonely Heartswith Ini EdoOla... the Morning Sunwith Pete EdochieOmalinzeAdaugowith Onyeka OnwenuPrice of Ignorancewith Pete EdochiePrincess of WealthRoyal BattleStreet FameWindfall Woman on Top 2006Behind the Plotwith Desmond ElliotDaytime LoversBintawith Tony UmezEfficacy with Desmond ElliotShut InSitandadirected by Izu Ojukwu, this film received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007, including Best Picture & Best Nigerian Film.The Law StudentsThe PreacherUpside Downwith Patience Ozokwor and Tony Umez 2007A Time to LoveHopewith Desmond ElliotGovernor's Wifewith Ramsey Nouah 2008Mission to NowhereHidden TreasureNadinewith Ramsey Nouah, Nadia Buari & Olu JacobsThrough the Glass (film)|Through the GlassAdawith Garrett McKechnie, Christy Williams, Pascal Atuma2009Nnendathis film, directed Izu Ojukwu, received 3 nominations at the [[African Movie Academy Awards] in 2010, including the nomination for Heart of AfricaReloaded 2009 film|ReloadedWeyinmiwith Ramsey Nouah, Desmond Elliot, Rita Dominic & Nse Ikpe Etim2014Dry (film)|DryDr Zarawith Liz Benson2015Make Me Fabulous2016Boonville RedemptionDoris with Pat Boone, Ed Asner, Diane Ladd and Richard Tyson