Nse Ikpe Etim

Nse Ikpe-Etim has been in the entertainment industry since age 18 when she anchored a show on NTA. Her first movie role was in Venom of justice 2 after which she has acted in various movies including the Nollywood BIG hit movies, Reloaded and Guilty Pleasures, where she acted as Ramsey Nouah’s wife. This lovely lady is an exceptional actress and one of the best in Nigeria. Nse was born in the 70’s on the 21st of October. She attended Awa Nursery School Kaduna, Command Children’s School Jos, St Louis College Jos, Federal Government College Jos and Ilorin and finally bagged a degree in Theater Arts at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. She is a thespian with a lion’s heart.

While in Federal Government College Ilorin, she was in the school Basketball team which won several trophies and she also played Volleyball actively. Nse was Miss University of Calabar 1992/93. She also won the Miss NTA Calabar contest. During the course of her education, she was seen to be eloquent and articulate and this was the birth of her compering most social functions/shows that took place in the university, hence exposing her to the world of compering. In Nollywood, Nse has been described as “the silent tsunami”. She brings with her a breath of freshness. This beautiful and assertive actress, having run away from the industry to other known fields like Banking, Fashion, Radio and Television, finally came to berth with “Reloaded” which can be described as her comeback after a decade.

The Silent Invasion of Nse is what earned her a nomination in the 2009 AMAA Awards where she was nominated for best actress in a leading role in the movie “Reloaded”. This was an unprecedented decision in the history of AMAA. Two actresses tied for the Award for Best Actress from the same movie. This is no small feat since this was her first major role in a movie. The ingenuity of Nse is that you really don’t know she’s there. She tries so hard to unassumingly blend into the woodwork…. until her performance hits you… just like a tsunami and then you realize she has been there all along. Notwithstanding her exposure to other industries, her flair and passion for writing drove her to work on projects (Screen Plays) with different producers. Nse can be described as a passionate writer whose dialogues are apt and filled with humor. In her spare time, she writes articles too. Nse also loves doing live stage plays and has done Anowa (by Ama Ata Aidoo), Marriage Of Anansewa (by Efua Sutherland), Child Internationale (by Wole Soyinka), Milikin Mata (by Harry Hagher)...and loads more. She has done many pantomimes and dance dramas as well.

With Nse, there is never a boring moment. Laden with a great sense of humor, Nse laughs with all her heart and has been described as a true and loyal friend. She brings any set alive and leaves her directors and colleagues looking forward to the next time. Her precise interpretation of her different roles has kept her on a different pedestal. Nse is an ardent fan of Manchester United FC. She loves the game. She enjoys a good game of Scrabble, cooking, reading and writing. Nile, as she is fondly called, is constantly looking for new challenges as she believes that “the race is not to the swift…".