Henrietta Mbawah
{{short description|Sierra Leonean actress (died 2023)}}
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| name = Henrietta Mbawah
| other_names = Etta 1
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| caption = Mbawah in 2018
| birth_date = {{circa|1988}}
| birth_place = Sierra Leone
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2023|2|17|34|df=y}}
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| nationality = Sierra Leonean
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| years_active = 2000–2023
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| occupation = Actress, TV Host, director, social activist
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Henrietta Mbawah ({{circa|1988}} – 17 February 2023) was a Sierra Leonean actress, filmmaker and social activist.{{cite web | url=http://tech.pinnaclegroup.africa/index.php/testimonials/henrietta-mbawah/| title=Henrietta Mbawah | publisher=Pinnacle Tech | access-date=8 November 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://politicosl.com/articles/sierra-leone-youth-ministry-partners-filmmaker-fight-against-drug-abuse| title=Sierra Leone: Youth Ministry partners with filmmaker to fight against drug abuse | publisher=politicosl | access-date=8 November 2020}} She was best known as the director of critically acclaimed short film Jattu and for her role as a journalist in the short film Ebola Checkpoint.{{cite web| url=https://weltfilme.org/en/portfolio-item/jattu-2/| title=Jattu| publisher=Welt Filme| access-date=8 November 2020| archive-date=3 March 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303214703/http://weltfilme.org/en/portfolio-item/jattu-2/| url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://medium.com/@stephenvlansana/sierra-leone-news-desmond-finney-wins-performing-artist-of-the-year-99bd898221c9| title=Sierra Leone News: Desmond Finney Wins Performing Artist of the Year | publisher=medium | access-date=8 November 2020}}
Life and career
Initially, Mbawah started to act in television serials with minor and uncredited roles. In 2016, she directed the short film Jattu about a girl (Jattu,) who survived an Ebola outbreak in Africa. That same year, she appeared in front of the camera in the short film Ebola Checkpoint in the role of a journalist.{{cite web | url=https://sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=70077| title=Henrietta Mbawa Denies Receiving Ebola Money From President Koroma| publisher=sierraexpressmedia | access-date=8 November 2020}} She was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Manor River Entertainment Company.{{cite web| url=https://analystliberiaonline.com/2020/09/11/mru-queen-uses-platform-to-bring-awareness-on-sgbv/| title=MRU queen uses platform to bring awareness on SGBV| publisher=AnalystLiberia| access-date=8 November 2020| archive-date=12 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112102113/https://analystliberiaonline.com/2020/09/11/mru-queen-uses-platform-to-bring-awareness-on-sgbv/| url-status=dead}} In 2019, she won the Sister's Choice Award for her involvement for the women empowerment in Sierra Leone.{{cite web| url=https://afroclef.com/henrietta-mbawah-wins-sisters-choice-award-2019| title=Henrietta Wins Sister’s Choice Award 2019| publisher=afroclef| access-date=8 November 2020| archive-date=12 November 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112093616/https://afroclef.com/henrietta-mbawah-wins-sisters-choice-award-2019| url-status=dead}}
Mbawah died on 17 February 2023, at the age of 34.{{cite news |last1=Bangura |first1=Bernice |title=Sierra Leonean Actress, Henrietta Mbawah is Dead |url=https://sierraloaded.sl/entertainment/henretta-mbawah-dead/ |access-date=18 February 2023 |publisher=Sierra Loaded |date=17 February 2023}}
Partial filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ebola Checkpoint | Actress (Journalist) | Short film | |
| 2016 | Jattu | Director | Short film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm8581594}}
- [https://www.mixcloud.com/igrooveradio2013/meet-the-actor-with-judith-audu-interview-with-sierra-leones-finest-henrietta-mbawah/ Interview with Henrietta Mbawah]
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