Mbong Amata
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Mbong Amata | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1985 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 2005– |
| Known for | 2nd runner up, 2004 Miss Nigeria |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Mbong Amata ⓘ (born 21 September 1985)[1] is a Nigerian actress. She has appeared in films such as Black November, Forgetting June, and Inale. She won the "Most Beautiful Girl" (Akwa Ibom) in 2003 and was the 2nd runner up in the 2004 Miss Nigeria.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 2001, at an audition in Calabar, she met Jeta Amata.[3] Two years later when she was 18, they began dating. They married in 2008 and their daughter Veno was born later that year. In 2013, they separated and in 2014 they divorced.
Amata lives between Los Angeles and Lagos. People thought she had gone missing, but she later came out to debunk the news on social media.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Wheel of Change | Christabel | Directed by Jeta Amata |
| 2006 | The Amazing Grace | Ansa | Drama/History |
| 2008 | Mary Slessor | Ama | Episode: "The Beginning" |
| 2010 | Inale | Keke | Musical |
| 2011 | Black Gold | Ebiere | Drama |
| 2012 | Black November | Ebiere Perema | Action/Crime/Drama |
| 2013 | Forgetting June | June | Drama |
| 2014 | Champagne | [5][6][7] | |
| 2015 | The Banker | Chinwe | Drama |
| 2017 | A Little White Lie | Winnie | Drama/Romance |
| TBA | From Freetown | ||
| 2016 | Darima's Dilemma | Darima | Drama |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mbong Amata clocks 35 today". Vanguard Allure. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Marriage not my priority for now –Mbong Amata". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Mbong Amata". IMDb. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "'I am alive', actress Mbong Amata makes re-appearance on social media". Punch Newspapers. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Majid Michel, Alex Ekubo, Mbong Amata & More in 'Champagne' – the Story of a Couple in an Open Marriage". Scoop. Identical. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "'Champagne' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "TRAILER: CHAMPAGNE - STARRING MAJID MICHEL, ALEX EKUBO, MBONG AMATA AND SUSAN PETERS". Nollywood Uncut. Dele Onabowu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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