Patience Ozokwor // (born 14 September 1958), otherwise known as Mama G, or G for General, is a renowned Nigerian Nollywood actress, a television personality, fashion designer, and a musician. She won the Best Supporting Actress 2012 & 2013 award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[3][4][5][6] She is known for taking the role of a wicked woman in some of her movies.[7] Patience Ozokwor was among the top 100 Nigerians Honored by the government to celebrate the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 2014.[8]
Patience Ozokwor | |
|---|---|
 Ozokwor on set in 2006 | |
| Born | 14 September 1958 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | |
| Alma mater | Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu
Anglican Girls Secondary School Ngwo Abimbola Abimbola Gibson Memorial School, Lagos. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television personality, musician and fashion designer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 4 Biological 3 Adopted |
| Website | http://patienceozokwo.com/ |
On May 20, 2023, she was named the Merit Award Winner at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.[9][10]
Early life
editPatience Ozokwor was born in the village of Amaobo, Ngwo in present-day Enugu State, Nigeria,[11][12] and attended Abimbola Gibson Memorial School in Lagos. Patience Ozokwor had a passion for acting ever since she was in primary school, where she would act in different stage plays.[13] She later attended the Institute of Management and Technology Enugu, where Patience obtained a degree in fine and applied arts. Before starting as an actress, she was part of a Radio Drama.[14] She took part in a soap opera by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) titled "Someone Cares".[15][16] She was married at age 19[17] and has three biological children and five adopted ones, who all bear her name. Ozokwor became a widow in 2000 when she lost her husband.[16][18]
Career
editShe was an announcer and broadcaster on Radio Nigeria before she became an actress. She rose to fame from her role in the 1999 movie Authority and her first TV drama won a soap opera titled Someone Cares on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).[14] Since her rise to fame, she proceeded to act in over 100 movies.[19][20]
She recently starred in the Mo Abudu Netflix movie Chief Daddy (2018) and Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022) as Madam Pat.
Personal life
editShe got married at the age of 19 and she lost her husband to a terminal disease.[21] She has three biological children, five adopted children and grand children.[22] She is also an ordained evangelist.[7]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Authority | |
| 1999 | Ijele | Aku |
| 1999 | Oganigwe | Lolo |
| 2001 | Desperadoes | |
| 2001 | The Eliminators (Amandianeze) | |
| 2001 | Greedy Genius | |
| 2001 | Mothering Sunday | Eluwa |
| 2001 | Terrible Sin | |
| 2001 | Ukwa[23] | Susana |
| 2002 | $1 (One Dollar) | |
| 2002 | Christian Marriage | |
| 2002 | My Girl | |
| 2002 | Final Clash | |
| 2002 | Fire on the Mountain | |
| 2002 | Miracle | |
| 2002 | Okwu Na Uka | |
| 2002 | Old School | |
| 2002 | Buried In Heaven | |
| 2002 | Pretender | |
| 2002 | Submission | |
| 2002 | Sunrise | |
| 2002 | The Vulture | |
| 2003 | 2 Rats | |
| 2003 | Arrows | |
| 2003 | Billionaires Club | Njideka |
| 2003 | Blood Sister | Ulumma |
| 2003 | By His Grace | |
| 2003 | The Cross of Love | Uloma |
| 2003 | Cry No More | Agues |
| 2003 | Deceiver | |
| 2003 | Emotional Crack | Magdalene |
| 2003 | Evil Woman | |
| 2003 | Forever Yours | |
| 2003 | Last Miracle | |
| 2003 | Market Sellers | |
| 2003 | Mr. Trouble | |
| 2003 | No Nonsense | Adanne |
| 2003 | Onunaeyi: Seeds of Bondage | |
| 2003 | Princess Buttem | |
| 2003 | Price of the Wicked | Ijenu |
| 2003 | Private Sin | Mrs. Ejiofor |
| 2003 | The Storm Is Over | |
| 2003 | Under Fire | |
| 2003 | Women Affair | |
| 2004 | Annabel | Amelia |
| 2004 | Eyin Oka | |
| 2004 | Fateful Love | |
| 2004 | Heritage | |
| 2004 | Indulgence | |
| 2004 | Love After Love | Abigail |
| 2004 | Love & Pride | |
| 2004 | Mama-G in America | |
| 2004 | Mama, I Will Die for You | |
| 2004 | Millionaire's Daughter | |
| 2004 | Mothers-in-Law | |
| 2004 | My First Love | |
| 2004 | My Mother My Marriage | |
| 2004 | My Woman | |
| 2004 | Old School 2 & 3 | |
| 2004 | Police Woman | |
| 2004 | The Staff of Odo | |
| 2005 | Women in Power | Joyce |
| 2006 | Last Dance | Lucia |
| 2007 | Alice My First Lady | Amaoge |
| 2008 | Husband My Foot | Rose |
| 2009 | Missing Child | Owakwe |
| 2010 | Power of a Kiss | Mrs. George |
| 2011 | Open & Close | Charity |
| 2012 | Turning Point | Mrs. Afolabi |
| 2013 | Cry of a Witch | Mma |
| 2014 | Idemili | Queen |
| 2015 | Overseas | Amaka |
| 2017 | Days of Tears | Ndudi |
| 2017 | Wedding party 2 | Adanna |
| 2018 | Chief Daddy | Madam Pat |
| 2019 | Knock out | |
| 2019 | Don't Get Mad Get Even | Mama Caro |
| 2020 | Bad Comments | Mama Frank |
| 2020 | Utterances | Mrs Ozobia |
| 2020 | Scars of a Mother | Fresher |
| 2021 | The Ghost and the Tout Too | Mama G |
| 2021 | The Ghost killer | |
| 2021 | Depths of Despair | Agatha |
| 2022 | Cake | Tomiwa's Mum |
| 2022 | Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke | Madam Pat |
| 2022 | Be with me | Agnes |
| 2022 | Battle on Buka Street[24] | |
| 2022 | Hila | Grandma |
| 2022 | Wedding in Nigeria | |
| 2023 | Mother-In-Law | Mama Sallia |
| 2023 | The Scuffle[25] | |
| 2023 | Bigger Fish | Liz' Mama |
References
edit- ^ "You don't need Abuja or Lagos to become a star – Patience Ozokwor". Daily Trust. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "I can't leave my marriage because of infidelity: Patience Ozokwor". Peoples Gazette. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Patience Ozorkwor Biography". informafrica.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "When Patience Ozokwor stormed London for son's wedding". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "'I Miss My Husband's Love And Companion' Patience Ozokwor". pulse.ng. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Patience Ozokwor reveals her real age & why she adopted 5 children". diamondcelebrities.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ a b "What Pastor Okotie, Patience Ozokwor, others have in common". Punch Newspapers. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan decorates Obasanjo, Buhari, IBB, others with centenary awards". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Kareem, Itunu Azeez (20 May 2023). "AMVCA: Patience Ozokwor Wins Industry Merit Award". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Alabi, Tope (21 May 2023). "AMVCA 2023: Full list of winners". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Lawal, Khadijat (21 May 2023). "AMVCA: Patience Ozokwor Receives Industry Merit Award". Channels Television. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Bamgbose, Temi (20 May 2023). "Meet Patience Ozokwor, winner of Industry Merit Awards AMVCA9". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "In Patience Ozokwor's movie world". Monitor. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ a b "I'm not wicked but soft- hearted— Patience Ozokwor". Punch Newspapers. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "How I was 'dragged' into Nollywood- Patience Ozokwor". Punch Newspapers. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ a b Rapheal (12 December 2020). "Ozokwor: Nollywood's Mama G". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Biography". Kevin Onuma for Inform Africa. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Hannah, Idowu (4 February 2022). "All about Patience Ozokwor's husband, Mr Ozokwor". DNB Stories Africa. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "I'm not afraid to look old, says actress Patience Ozokwo". Punch Newspapers. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Patience Ozokwor". IMDb. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "When Patience Ozokwor stormed London for son's wedding". Vanguard News. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Actress Patience Ozokwor celebrates granddaughter on her birthday". Punch Newspapers. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Ukwa (2001)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Oladotun, Shola-Adido (24 December 2022). "MOVIE REVIEW: 'Battle on Buka Street' is perfect film to wrap up 2022". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Patience Ozokwor | Actress, Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2024.