Nse Ikpe-Etim

Etim was born on 21 October 1974 in Lagos.{{cite web |title=Nse Ikpe Etim: Facts You Need To Know About Nollywood Actress |url=http://www.yeyepikin.com/2016/03/nse-ikpe-etim-facts-you-need-to-know-about-nollywood-actress/ |access-date=7 March 2016 |publisher=YeYePikin}}{{Cite web |last=Temitope |date=2021-10-21 |title=Actress, Nse Ikpe Etim celebrates at 47 |url=https://allure.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/nse-ikpe-etim-5/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Vanguard Allure |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=16 July 2022 |title=Nse Ikpe Etim biography: career, age, movies, marriage. |url=https://nigerianfinder.com/nse-ikpe-etim-biography-career-age-movies-marriage/ |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=Nigerian Finder}} Etim attended Awa Nursery School and Command Primary School in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, from where she then furthered her studies at Louis College, Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria, and the Federal Government Colleges in Jos and Ilorin. She said that her family was often transferred to various regions of Nigeria due to her father's career with the Central Bank of Nigeria.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Etim got her first degree in Theater Arts from the University of Calabar.{{cite web | url=http://notjustok.com/2013/06/02/nigerian-entertainment-awards-2013-view-full-nominees-list/ | title=2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | publisher=NotJustOK | access-date=27 March 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/2012-zafaa-nominees-announced | title=Nse Ikpe Etim nominated for ZAFAA awards | publisher=DailyTimes Nigeria | access-date=28 March 2014}}

Etim is the first of six children. In an interview with Toolz, she stated that she had Caucasian Godparents.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6x86m9msG4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/B6x86m9msG4 |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live| title=NSE IKPE ETIM ON THE JUICE S02 E07 | publisher=Ndani TV | date=18 May 2014 | access-date=26 April 2015 | author=Toolz}}{{cbignore}} She married her childhood friend Clifford Sule on 14 February 2013 at a Lagos registry.{{cite web|url= http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/02/18/bn-exclusive-nse-ikpe-etim-is-now-mrs-clifford-sule-photos-from-their-civil-ceremonywedding-celebratory-dinner/|title=Nse Ikpe-Etim is now Mrs Clifford Sule|date=18 February 2013}} A traditional wedding ceremony followed in her hometown in Akwa Ibom State and Lagos State,some months after the civil union. She currently resides in London with her husband, a senior lecturer at Middlesex University and frequents Nigeria for film engagements.{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/20619/8/nse-ikpe-etims-hubbys-15-year-old-son-jermaine-sul.html | title=Nse Ikpe Etim Husband's 15year old son | access-date=28 March 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.gistus.com/23593/nse-ikpe-etims-traditional-wedding-hold-april-4th | title=Nse Ikpe Etim Trad Wedding to hold April 4th | access-date=28 March 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.gistus.com/21899/ms-nse-ikpe-etim-clifford-sule | title=Nse Ikpe Etim is now Mrs Clifford Sule | publisher=Gistus | access-date=28 March 2014}}

On Friday 20 March 2020, she posted on her Instagram page that she had just returned from the United Kingdom, one of the hardest hit places by COVID-19, according to the Federal Ministry of Health. She, however,followed the directives of Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC) to be self-isolated. She received support from colleagues, such as Rita Dominic, Chika Ike, Iyabo Ojo among others.{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: Nse Ikpe-Etim, Waje on self-isolation|url=https://punchng.com/covid-19-nse-ikpe-etim-waje-on-self-isolation/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Punch Newspapers|date=21 March 2020|language=en-US}}

At 18, Etim started acting on stage plays at the university. Her first television appearance was in the family soap Inheritance.{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2009/10/22/nse-ikpe-etim-%E2%80%93-an-interview-with-nollywood%E2%80%99s-it-girl-by-bola-aduwo/ | title=An Interview with Nollywood IT Girl Nse Ikpe Etim | publisher=Bella Naija | access-date=27 March 2014}} After graduating from the university, she temporarily left the film industry to pursue other endeavors before making a comeback with Emem Isong's Reloaded alongside Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Ini Edo and Desmond Elliot.{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2012/11/07/the-2012-exquisite-lady-of-the-year-eloy-awards-ty-bello-omotola-jalade-ekeinde-toolz-ini-edo-tiwa-savage-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-other-powerful-women-make-the-nominees-list/ | title=2012 Eloy Award Nominees | date=7 November 2012 | publisher=Bella Naija | access-date=27 March 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.jaguda.com/2012/06/02/2012-nea-awards-nominees-wizkid-brymo-tiwa-savage-grab-multiple-nods/ | title=2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | date=2 June 2012 | access-date=27 March 2014}}

In December 2019, Nse Etim was featured in the Visual Collaborative Polaris catalogue under the Supernova series for humanities. She was interviewed alongside people such as: William Coupon, Bisila Bokoko and Ade Adekola.{{cite web |title=Nse Ikpe-Etim, William Coupon and Nere Teriba in latest Visual Collaborative SDG publication |date=3 December 2019 |url=https://guardian.ng/art/nse-ikpe-etim-william-coupon-and-nere-teriba-in-latest-visual-collaborative-sdg-publication/ |publisher=Guardian Arts |access-date=8 December 2019}}

In 2020, she was in the cast of Quam's Money a follow-up to the 2018 film New Money directed by Tope Oshin. The sequel follows what happens when a security guard (Quam) suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire. The new cast was led by Falz, Toni Tones, Jemima Osunde, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Nse Ikpe-Etim.{{Cite web|last=Tv|first=Bn|date=2020-11-05|title=This Teaser for Forthcoming "Quam's Money" starring Falz, Toni Tones, Nse Ikpe-Etim is a Whole Different Vibe!|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2020/11/quams-money-official-teaser/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US}}

In february 2021, she played the lead role alongside Richard Mofe-Damijo and Zainab Balogun in Seyi Babatope movie direction, Fine Wine{{Cite web|url=https://naija.yafri.ca/namaste-wahala-fine-wine-the-nollywood-films-coming-this-february/|title = Namaste Wahala, Fine Wine - the Nollywood films coming this February » YNaija}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/01/fine-wine-trailer/|title = True Love Wins! Watch the Official Trailer for Neville Sajere's "Fine Wine" starring Richard Mofe Damijo, Zainab Balogun & Ego Nwosu|date = 11 January 2021}}

She recently starred in the 2023 Netflix limited series Shanty Town

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