Beverly Naya

 ( British Expatriate Actresses In Nigeria ) 

Beverly Naya (born Beverly Ifunaya Bassey; 17 April) is a British-born Nigerian Actor. She won Most Promising Talent at the 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards. She also won the award for Fast Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards.

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Early life Naya was born in London as the only child of her Nigerian parents. At 17, Naya began acting while studying philosophy, psychology and sociology at Brunel University. She also studied Screenwriting and Filmmaking at Roehampton University. In an interview with BellaNaija, she explained that she relocated to Nigeria because of the rapid growth of Nollywood, and the opportunities that it creates for aspiring actors. In another interview, Naya cited Ramsey Nouah and Genevieve Nnaji as mentors.

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Career

Naya began acting at the age of 17 and studied film-making at Roehampton University, London. In the year 2011, Naya was named the "fastest rising actress" in the City People Entertainment Awards in Nigeria, when asked why she returned to Nigeria by Encomium Magazine she said:

After I graduated from university, I just knew that I wanted to act, I knew I wanted to act, and in London I could shoot a film probably once in a year and that's it. Whereas coming to this industry, I can build a brand as well as shoot films more often and be given a more diverse amount of scripts. So, I decided to come back for that reason.

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Filmography

Bella

Pride Eze

Tobi

Soledad

Angela

Jennifer

Cassandra Okoro

Nkem

Oasis

Rosie

Stella

Chiamaka Sanni

Rosie

Adaora

Yewande

Tinuke

Jasmin

Nkem Ojukwu

Adaora

Franka

Shakira

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Awards and nominations

2010	2010 Best of Nollywood Awards	Most Promising Talent
2011	City People Entertainment Awards	Fast Rising Actress
2014	ELOY Awards	TV Actress of the Year	Tinsel
2016	AMVCA	Best Supporting Actress
2018	Toronto International Film Festival	Best Actress	Demon Inside
	Forbes 30 under 30 Africa	Best Actress and Entrepreneur
2020	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA)	Best Documentary	Skin

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External links

Categories: British Expatriate Actresses In Nigeria, Living People, 21st-century British Actresses, 1988 Births, Nigerian Film Actresses, 21st-century Nigerian Actresses, British Emigrants To Nigeria, Alumni Of The University Of Roehampton, Alumni Of Brunel University London

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