Weruche Opia
Weruche Opia | |
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Dɔɣim yuli | Reanne Weruche Opia |
Lagos, Silimin gɔli April 11, 1987 (run 37) | |
O ya Tiŋgbaŋ | Nigeria |
Residence | Thamesmead (en) |
Ma | Ruth Benamaisia-Opia |
Education | |
Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋ | Identity School of Acting (en) University of the West of England (en) |
Bala yɛlibu, sabbu bee buɣisibu | Silmiinsili |
Tuma | |
Tuma | kpɛrikpɛrita ni businessperson (en) |
Pin' shɛŋa o ni dee | |
Pii zali | |
IMDb | nm4030255 |
Reanne Weruche Opia (/wəˈruːtʃeɪ ˈoʊpiə/)[1] (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimin goli April 11, 1987) ka o nyɛ Britain ni Nigeria kpɛrikpɛrita ni daabia ŋun nyɛ paɣa. Ŋuni n-nyɛ ŋun su neen kohigu din nyɛ "Jesus Junkie Clothing".[2] Bɛ daa piigi o British Academy Television Award zaŋ ti o kpaŋmaŋa ni BBC miniseries din nyɛ I May Destroy You (2020).
Piligu biɛhigu mini shikuru baŋsim bobu
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Bɛ dɔɣi o la Lagos,[3] amaa Opia daa yi n-chaŋ South East London sahashɛli o ni daa nya yuun pia ni ata (13). O ba nyɛla sabisabira ni purofɛɛ zaŋ n-ti social science ka o ma mi nya Nigeria nira ni lahabali tira, Ruth Benamaisia-Opia.[4][5] Opia gbubi la shɛhiri gbaŋ din nyɛ "degree" ka jɛndi sociology, University of the West of England, Bristol.[4]
Tuma
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Di ni daa niŋ ka o tuui tina TV zuɣu yuuni 2010 The Bill filim ni, Opia daa niŋ yuuni ni Renegade Theatre Company, Nigeria. Di ni daa niŋ ka o labi England yuuni 2012, o daa kpɛri Channel 4 filim Top Boy ni Channel 5 di ni Suspects.[6]
Opia daa zali yuli di ni daa niŋ ka o kpɛri Cleopatra Ofoedo yaɣali BBC asafihili Bad Education ni di yuuni 2015 spinoff film.[7] Opia daa nyɛla bɛ ni pii so pahi yuuni 2015 Nollywood kpɛrikpɛrita paɣa ŋun gaŋdu ni 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards zaŋ yi o kpʋrigu When Love Happens filim no. Yuuni 2019 hali ni 2020, Opia nyɛla ŋun be Dave sitcom Sliced filim ni ka nya Naomi.
Opia daa piliya ni Terry Pratchard, Michaela Coel's BBC filim tuɣira ni, I May Destroy You, ka be daa tuui bahili silimin goli June 2020.[8][9] O kpaŋmaŋa ni, bɛ daa piigi o niŋ British Academy Television Award ka o daa di Black Reel Award. Yuuni 2022, o daa yina ITV molo ni, Our House.
Filmography
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Film
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | When Love Happens | Mo | |
2015 | The Bad Education Movie | Cleopatra Ofoedo | |
Prey | Ebele | Short film | |
Isla Traena | Tamikah | Short film | |
2016 | When Love Happens Again | Mo | |
2017 | Thereafter | June | Short film |
2018 | Haircut | Funmi | Short film |
2021 | Invisible Manners | Narrator (Epilogue) | Short film |
2022 | Slumberland | Agent Green | Netflix film |
Television
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Bill | Selina Moris | Episode: "Death Knock" |
2013 | Top Boy | Nafisa | 4 episodes |
2014–2015 | Suspects | Mae Roberts | 2 episodes |
2014, 2022 | Bad Education | Cleopatra Ofoedo | Main role (series 3) Cameo (reunion special) |
2015 | Banana | Lilia | 1 episode |
Hot Pepper | Toya | Web series; episode: "One-Night Stand" | |
2017 | Just a Couple | Melissa | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
2018 | Inside No. 9 | Maz | Episode: "Tempting Fate" |
2019–2021 | Sliced | Naomi | Main role |
2020 | I May Destroy You | Terry | Miniseries; main role |
2022 | Our House | Merle | Miniseries; main role |
2023 | Black Mirror | Unnamed actress | Episode: "Loch Henry" |
2024 | Iwájú | (voice) | Upcoming |
TBA | High Desert | Carol | Upcoming |
Stage
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Liberian Girl | Finda | Royal Court Theatre, London[10] |
2015 | The Trial | Comptroller | Young Vic, London |
2018 | The Divide | Giella | The Old Vic, London |
Awards and nominations
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Year | Award(s) | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Actress of The Year (Nollywood) | ...When Love Happens | Nominated | [11] |
Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy | Nominated | [12] | ||
2021 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series (shared with cast) | I May Destroy You | Won | [13] |
British Academy Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [14] | ||
Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series | Won |
Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- ↑ Weruche Opia On 'I May Destroy You', Sexual Consent And Her Dream Role. Elle UK (13 July 2020).
- ↑ YHP Interviews Young Entrepreneur and CEO of Jesus Junkie, Reanne Weruche Opia.. Your Hidden Potential (5 October 2009).
- ↑ Blair, Olivia (13 July 2020). "Weruche Opia On 'I May Destroy You', Black Narratives And Sticking To Your Guns". Elle UK. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Akbar, Arifa (2020-12-06). Weruche Opia: 'I told my team I didn't want the sassy rude girl roles any more' (en).
- ↑ "Weruche Opia is the next Nigerian actress you should be stanning". YNaija. 29 June 2020. https://ynaija.com/weruche-opia-is-the-next-nigerian-actress-you-should-be-stanning/.
- ↑ 10 Things You Didn't Know About Weruche Opia. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ Bad Education's girls interview. British Comedy Guide (15 September 2014).
- ↑ "Weruche Opia". Afrinolly. https://m.afrinolly.com/celebs/d/851.
- ↑ Harrison, Ellie (2022-03-07). "Weruche Opia: 'I nearly turned down I May Destroy You over the threesome scene'". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/weruche-opia-i-may-destroy-you-our-house-b2026818.html.
- ↑ Weruche Opia. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ↑ Oneill, Danielle (15 July 2015). The Nigeria Entertainment Awards Announce 2015 Nominees. OkayAfrica.
- ↑ Izuzu, Chidumga (11 December 2014). AMVCA 2015 Nominees Rita Dominic, 'October 1', '30 Days in Atlanta', get nominations. Pulse Nigeria.
- ↑ 2021 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced! (26 January 2021).
- ↑ Television - 2020. British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
External links
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- Weruche Opia at IMDb
- Weruche Opia at Curtis Brown
- Living people
- 1987 births
- 21st-century British actresses
- 21st-century Nigerian actresses
- Actresses from Lagos
- Actresses from London
- Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol
- Black British actresses
- British businesspeople
- Nigerian businesspeople
- Nigerian chief executives
- Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Nigerian film actresses
- People from Thamesmead
- Actors from the London Borough of Bexley
- Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Lahabaya zaa