Weruche Opia

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Weruche Opia
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Opia in 2017
Born
Reanne Weruche Opia

(1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 34)
Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of the West of England, Bristol
OccupationActress and entrepreneur

Reanne Weruche Opia (/wəˈruːtʃeɪ ˈoʊpiə/)[1] (born 11 April 1987) is a Nigerian film and stage actress and entrepreneur. She currently serves as CEO of her clothing line, Jesus Junkie Clothing.[2]

Early life and career[]

Born in Nigeria, Opia migrated to Britain at the age of 13. Her father is an author and professor of social sciences and her mother is a veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host, Ruth Benamaisia Opia.[3][4] Opia holds a degree in drama and sociology from the University of the West of England, Bristol.[3]

Best known for starring as Cleopatra Ofoedo in the TV series Bad Education,[5] Weruche was nominated in 2015 in the "Nollywood Actress of the Year" category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In 2018, Opia starred alongside Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in the sixth and final episode of series 4 of Inside No. 9 titled "Tempting Fate". Opia starred as Terry Pratchard in BBC series I May Destroy You, which first aired in June 2020.[6]

Filmography[]

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2010 The Bill Selina Moris TV series
2013 Top Boy Nafisa
2014 Bad Education Cleopatra Ofoedo Series 3
When Love Happens Mo
2015 Banana (TV series) Lilia featured in 1 episode
The Bad Education Movie Cleopatra Ofoedo
Hot Pepper Toya featured in 1 episode
Suspects Mae Roberts featured in 2 episodes
Prey (IV) Ebele
2016 Mo 2016

Staring
June
2017 Just a Couple Melissa TV series
2018 Inside No. 9 Maz Episode "Tempting Fate"
2019 Sliced Naomi TV series featured in all 3 episodes
2020 I May Destroy You Terry TV Series
TBA High Desert Carol TV Series

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award ceremony Prize Nominated work Result Ref
2015 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Actress of The Year (Nollywood) ...When Love Happens Nominated [7]
3rd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Nominated [8]
2021 36th Independent Spirit Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series (shared with cast) I May Destroy You Won [9]
British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Weruche Opia On 'I May Destroy You', Sexual Consent And Her Dream Role". Elle UK. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "YHP Interviews Young Entrepreneur and CEO of Jesus Junkie, Reanne Weruche Opia". Your Hidden Potential. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b Akbar, Arifa (2020-12-06). "Weruche Opia: 'I told my team I didn't want the sassy rude girl roles any more'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Weruche Opia is the next Nigerian actress you should be stanning". YNaija. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Bad Education's girls interview". British Comedy Guide. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Weruche Opia". Afrinolly. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ Oneill, Danielle (15 July 2015). "The Nigeria Entertainment Awards Announce 2015 Nominees". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ^ Izuzu, Chidumga (11 December 2014). "AMVCA 2015 Nominees Rita Dominic, 'October 1', '30 Days in Atlanta', get nominations". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ Warren, Matt (26 January 2021). "2021 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced!". Film Independent. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Television - 2020". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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