Her name rings a bell, any day, any time. This is because Florence Onuma has paid her dues. She has been around for about 3 decades, acting and producing great movies. She began from the stage.
A few days ago, this delectable lady of substance spoke to
CityPeople Online about her resounding success in the movie industry. Below are
excerpts.
Please
introduce yourself to us and what you do for a living
My names are Florence Chinyere Onuma. I am an actor, producer, Entrepreneur, An Evangelist, a wife and a mother
How did acting start for you?
I started acting in 1992 after I graduated from the University of
Jos in 1991. My first major film was Lies of Destiny produced by Franca Brown
in 1994 or so. I'm a graduate of Theatre Arts, University of Jos
You
have been acting now for how long?
Technically I have been acting in films for 30yrs. But I was
trained on the stage
How
challenging has it been sustaining your interest in acting abroad?
Acting abroad is fun but challenging. Is a place where you get a permit to do anything. Most facilities you get easily in Nigeria are difficult
to access here. There are no full-time actors cos the acting job is not regular
so people do 9 to 5 jobs to pay their bills. Getting them to call off and come
to set is a bit cumbersome. But we keep
pushing it to sustain the passion we have for the profession.
Who
are those actors you roll with abroad?
In fact, 50% of the known actors are here. I never knew till I
started producing here. We plenty here
and I roll well with all of them cos we ate colleagues and we are Nigerians
living abroad we gat each other.
Where
were you born? Where did you grow up? Which schools did you attend?
I am an Igbo lady from Imo State though born in Port
Harcourt. I did my primary school in St Jallaths Bukuru in Plateau
State,
I started my high school at Gyle Commercial Secondary School in Bukuru,
Plateau
State but finished at Akabo Girls' Secondary School in Imo state.
I attended Venue Polytechnics where I got
a diploma in Law. Then I proceeded to the University of Jos where I got a Bachelor’s
Degree
in Theatre
Arts
I grew up in the north basically, Jos to be precise.
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