Facts: - caption: stephanie , february 2008 okereke at the thisday awards in lagos nigeria - birth name: stephanie onyekachi okereke - birth date: 2 october 1982 - name: stephanie okereke linus - image: sokereke.jpg - birth place: imo state , nigeria - occupation: actress , director , model Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stephanie okereke linus .
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stephanie linus -lrb- born stephanie onyekachi okereke ; 2 october 1982 -rrb- is a nigerian actress , film director and model .she has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress , including the 2003 reel award for best actress , the 2006 afro hollywood award for best actress , and three nominations for '' best actress in a leading role '' at the africa movie academy awards in 2005 , 2009 and 2010 .she was also the runner up for the most beautiful girl in nigeria beauty pageant of 2002 .in 2011 , she was honoured by the nigerian government with a national honour -lrb- member of the order of the federal republic , mfr -rrb- .