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Rita Dominic
Becoming a leading Nollywood actor through films including The Meeting and Shattered.
Shattered · The Meeting
- Born
- 12 July 1975
- Birthplace
- Aboh Mbaise, Nigeria
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Rita Dominic
Rita Dominic is a Nigerian actor and producer. Her work ranges from popular Nollywood dramas to comic and psychologically demanding roles.
Early life
Medical family
Grew up as the youngest of four children, with a doctor father and a mother who was a nurse.
Theatre training
Studied theatre arts at the University of Port Harcourt.
Career
- 1998
Film debut
Appeared in A Time to Kill.
- 2000s
Nollywood career
Built a substantial body of screen work.
- 2012
Major recognition
Won the Africa Movie Academy Award for her performance in Shattered.
Selected work
Shattered
A dramatic role that brought her an Africa Movie Academy Award.
The Meeting
Played a formidable receptionist in the Nigerian comedy.
’76
Appeared in a drama set around the 1976 Nigerian military coup attempt.
Beyond work
Trade ambassador
Served as a goodwill ambassador for the 2018 Intra-African Trade Fair.
Family
Married publisher Fidelis Anosike in 2022.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Further source: audreysilva.com ↗Photo: Ameyaw Debrah. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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