Uru Eke
{{short description|Nigerian actress (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Uru Eke
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|11 October 1979}}
| birth_place = Newham, East London
| nationality = Nigerian
| education = Business Information Technology, University of Greenwich
| occupation = Actress and film producer
| known_for = Her role as Obi on Rumour Has It
| notable_works = Last Flight to Abuja
| image = Uru eke (cropped).jpg
}}
Uru Eke {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Uru Eke.ogg}} (born October 11, 1979) is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is known for her producing debut Remember Me, her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular web series Rumour Has It, Last Flight to Abuja, Africa Magic's Drama series Baby Drama and her second film as a producer, For Old Times' Sake.{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/im-not-a-stupid-romantic-uru-eke/|title=I'm not a stupid romantic - Uru Eke - Vanguard News|date=1 June 2013|work=vanguardngr.com|access-date=8 October 2016}} The actress, who was an IT professional before joining Nollywood, still shares her time between the Entertainment industry and the Tech world.{{Cite web|date=2013-05-31|title=I'm not a stupid romantic - Uru Eke|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/im-not-a-stupid-romantic-uru-eke/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
Early life and education
Eke is a descendant of the Mbaise region of Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria, but she was born in Newham, East London in the United Kingdom. She had her basic education at Galleywall Infants School, London, before she moved to Nigeria where she attended Gideon Comprehensive High School for her secondary school education. In furtherance of her education, she returned to London and attended Lewisham College before proceeding to the University of Greenwich where she studied Business Information Technology.{{cite web|url=http://naijagists.com/nollywood-actress-uru-eke-im-from-mbaise-in-imo-state-but-was-born-in-london-uk/|title=Nollywood Actress Uru Eke: I’m From Mbaise In Imo State But Was Born In London UK|work=Sunday Telegraph|publisher=www.naijagists.com|last=Okwara|first=Vanessa|date=17 April 2016|access-date=8 October 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Uru Eke |url=https://alumni.gre.ac.uk/yourstories/uru-eke/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=Alumni {{!}} University of Greenwich |language=en-GB}}
Career
Eke started her career as an IT consultant at Zurich Insurance Group and proceeded to work in a number of financial organizations across the UK.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-02 |title=Uru Eke: From Acting To Producing |url=https://guardian.ng/life/spotlight/uru-eke-from-acting-to-producing/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}} She switched careers in 2011 and has gone on to star in several movies.{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/the-greatest-lesson-life-has-taught-me-uru-eke/|title=The greatest lesson life has taught me —Uru Eke|work=The Nation Newspaper|last=Boulor|first=Ahmed|date=13 March 2013|access-date=8 October 2016}}
Films
- African Soldier (2007) as Princess Uloma
- Forgive Me Father (2009) as Elsie
- Last Flight to Abuja{{Cite web |last=Duthiers |first=Vladimir |date=2012-09-04 |title='Last flight to Abuja': Nollywood thriller campaigns for safer skies |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/obi-emelonye-nollywood-abuja/index.html |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=CNN |language=en}} (2012) as Ijeoma
- Being Mrs Elliot (2014) as Fisayo {{cite web|title=Nollywood movie review: Being Mrs. Elliot|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/arts-entertainment/nollywood-nigeria/168747-nollywood-movie-review-being-mrs-elliot.html|website=Premium Times|publisher=Onyinye Muomah|access-date=28 September 2014}}{{cite web|title=BEING MRS ELLIOT / OMONI OBOLI, MAJID MICHEL|url=http://9flix.com/watch/915|website=9FLIX|publisher=9flix|access-date=20 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613081255/http://9flix.com/watch/915|archive-date=13 June 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title='Being Mrs Elliott' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo|url=http://pulse.ng/movies/being-mrs-elliott-watch-movie-review-by-adenike-adebayo-id3803378.html|website=Pulse Nigeria|publisher=Chidumga Izuzu|access-date=28 May 2015}}
- A Few Good Men (2014) as Ivie
- Weekend Getaway (2012) as Uduak
- Finding Love (2014)
- The Duplex (2015) as Dora
- Remember Me (2016) Produced and also acted as Harida Cole {{Cite news|url=https://thenet.ng/cinema-review-remember-me-is-uru-ekes-remarkable-debut-attempt/|title=Cinema Review: 'Remember Me' is Uru Eke’s remarkable debut attempt|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-GB}}
- Rumour Has It (2016) as Obi
- 7 Days in a Coma (2017) as Anita
- Crazy, Lovely, Cool (2018)
- Africa Magics Baby Drama
- For Old Times' Sake (2019) as Catherine
- Jumper (2020) as Sade Adeyanju
- Man of Her Match (2021)
- Brutal Decision (2021) as Kella
- Wedding Night (2022) as Angela
- Virtue of Ignorance (2022) as Ada
- The Trade (2023) as Blessing
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|www.urueke.net}}
- {{IMDb name|3373165}}
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Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:Alumni of the University of Greenwich
Category:Nigerian film producers
Category:Actresses from Imo State
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