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Okawa Shaznay Biography: Age, Husband, Family, Movies, Instagram, Net Worth, Wiki, Parents, Siblings

by Reykanny
15/03/2023
Okawa Shaznay Biography

Okawa Shaznay

Okawa Shaznay Biography

Okawa Shaznay, born May 05, 1986, is a famous Cameroonian Nollywood actress and a model who became the first from her country to break into the Nigerian movie industry with her role in the blockbuster film Iyore, alongside Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin.

Okawa Shaznay rose to prominence after starring in the 2016 TV series Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose. In 2016, she received the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) award for TV Actress of the Year for her role in Delilah.

Wiki Profile

Real Name:Okawa Shaznay
AgeMay 05, 1986
Place of Birth:Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Nationality:Cameroonian
Marital Status:Married (Wife: Juliet Okonkwo)
Occupation:Actress, Model
Net Worth$5 million
Okawa Shaznay Biography
Cameroonian Nollywood Actress, Okawa

Early Life and Education

Shaznay grew up in Cameroon. She became interested in the performing arts at a young age, participating in stage plays and small film projects in her home country.

With the massive influx of Nigerian films into Cameroon at the time and continuing to this day, she was introduced to the world of Nollywood in the 1990s, which she grew to love and admire.

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Okawa was strongly influenced to pursue an acting career in Nollywood at the time after watching classic Nigerian soaps like After the Storm and When the Sun Sets, as well as movies like Glamour Girls, Scores to Settle, and Living in Bondage.

Okawa attended the Presbyterian Secondary School in Mankon in Cameroon’s North West region for secondary and high school.

She later moved to the United States in 2005 for higher education, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas Southern University in 2009.

Career

Okawa starred in her first film, Master DJ, which was produced in Cameroon by Sarabi Pictures in 2004 before moving to the United States.

While in Houston, she joined the All Africa Theater Company, with whom she spent two summers on the road performing an adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.”

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She then went on to work on over ten African films in the United States, alongside some of Nollywood’s biggest stars. In 2010, she became well-known in the African film industry in the United States, and she was named one of the top 50 Cameroonians to watch in 2010 by the UK blog Dulce Camer.

Shaznay later returned to Africa, where she starred in her first major motion picture, Cheaters, directed by the legendary Frank Rajah Arase.

In 2014, she starred in her first Nigerian film, the hit blockbuster “Iyore,” which was released in theaters in 2015. She co-starred with Nollywood superstar Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin.

Okawa, one of the few Cameroonian fast rising acts in African cinema today, also played a leading role in the 2016 TV series “Delilah.”

Movies

  • Cheaters 1& 2
  • Sisters At War 1 & 2
  • Cheaters Vacation
  • The Prince of Barmah
  • Scars
  • Iyore
  • Refugees
  • Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose (TV series)-Season 1, 2 & 3
  • Crossed Path
  • Perfect Strangers
  • Soul Tie
  • Wounded
  • Snatched
  • Behind the Face
  • The Gamble
  • Save My Heart
  • Unbroken Cord
  • Love & Lies
  • Customer Service
  • My Chances
  • In My Country
  • Lekki On Arrival
  • Concession
  • Grow Up or Nuts (Web series).
  • Almost Had You
Okawa Shaznay Biography
Okawa

Okawa Shaznay Net Worth

Okawa Shaznay is a popular Nigerian actress and model with a net worth of around $5 million.

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Awards

So far, the Cameroonian actress has been nominated for about six (6) awards and she has won the following:

YearEventAwardWork
2016Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) AwardsTV Actress of the yearDelilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose
2017Nollywood and African Film Critics’ AwardsBest Actress in a seriesDelilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose

Personal Life

The lovely actress resides in Lagos, Nigeria. She is not married at the moment.

Social Media

  • Instagram: @okawashaznay
  • Twitter: OkawaShaznay

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