Ini Edo

Ini Edo Ehiagwina born on April 19, 1982 hails from Akwa Ibom.The actress who is popularly known as Ini Edo is among the top actresses in Nollywood ( the Nigerian film industry).Although she loves acting, has acted since she was a child in church and at school, and even though she studied theatre arts at the University of Uyo, she did not see herself becoming an actress! She was thinking of going into law or television. Nollywood at that point had not yet taken off. But one thing led to another and she found herself acting in a film.Well, her father was not so pleased, not at first. He wanted her to get her degree first. And besides, she was just 19 at the time, a young woman. To become a film actress meant going to a city far away where she knew no one. He
was afraid people would take advantage of her. But it all turned out well in the end: a film director saw her talent and took her under his wing and looked out for her like a father. And she did get her degree too, from the University of Calabar, though it was not easy to balance acting with her studies.In November 2008 she got married to Philip Ehiagwina, a businessman. Ini Edo had a second wedding in February 2009 in America, in Houston, Texas, where her husband is based.Ini Edo is an Ibibio from Akwa Ibom state in the south-east, not far from Calabar. Her mother was a teacher and her father, a church elder.She had a strict upbringing, the second of four children, three girls, one boy.She graduated from the University of Uyo where she got a Diploma in Theatre Arts. She also completed her Bachelors Degree program at the University of Calabar where she studied English.

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