Corine Onyango

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Corine Onyango
Born1984/1985 (age 36–37)
NationalityKenyan
Alma materNorthwestern University
OccupationActress, radio presenter
Years active2008-present
Notable work
From a Whisper (2008)

Corine Onyango (born 1984/1985) is a Kenyan actress and radio presenter.

Biography[]

Onyango was born in Kenya, and her father worked for the African Development Bank. She has two sisters, Janet and Annabel, and grew up in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, England, Zimbabwe and the United States.[1] Onyango attended Northwestern University, where she studied communications and graduated in 2007.[2] After graduation, she came back to Kenya on vacation and ended up deciding to stay.[3] Onyango found a job as a radio presenter after her cousin Nina Ogot mention that there was an opening at Homeboyz Radio. She became the host of ‘The Jumpoff’, a hip hop show. Onyango described it as a step by step learning experience for the company and herself.[1]

In 2008, Onyango made her film debut in Wanuri Kahiu's From a Whisper. She plays Tamani, the daughter of a businessman who learns that her long-absent mother was killed in the 1998 bombing in Nairobi, and copes by making graffiti in the memorial park.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.[5] In 2010, Onyango voiced the dragonfly in the children's TV series Tinga Tinga Tales.[6]

Onyango has a young son, King Kwe.[7] She speaks English and French.[1]

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Corine Onyango: I am the best". Daily Nation. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ Bhattarai, Abha (19 February 2006). "Home is where the heart is". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Gathoni, Anita (30 January 2014). "Homeboyz Corine Onyango Pregnant". Nairobi Wire. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (19 October 2010). "From a Whisper". Variety.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nominations for the 2009 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Cast your vote". Modern Ghana. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Tinga Tinga Tales: cast list". BBC. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ Desare, Tracy. "Sexiest showbiz mothers: The pressures of accepting their new bodies". The Standard. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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