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She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010.[5][6][7][8] She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002.[9] In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR.[10]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Personal life[edit]Awards and nominations[edit]Filmography[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]Stephanie Okereke was born in Ngor Okpala, Imo State. She is the sixth child of Mary and Chima Okereke’s eight children. She completed her primary & secondary education in Delta State. She studied at the University of Calabar, in Cross River State, where she graduated with a degree in English and Literary Studies.[11]While she was still a teenager in the year 1997, she starred in two Nollywood movies; Compromise 2 and Waterloo.[12] During the 2002 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant, Okereke reached 3rd place.[9] A year later in 2003, Okereke won two awards, out of the eight nominations she received, at the 2003 Reel Awards for ‘Best Actress – English’ and ‘Best Actress of the year 2003’.After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, Okereke released the movie Through the Glass[13][14] in which she served as director, scriptwriter, producer and actress.[9][15] The film received an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay in 2009.[8] In 2014, she released another movie, Dry and again served as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress which won many awards including 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards and 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards best movie overall movie with the prize of a brand new car. Okereke has starred in over 90 movies.[16]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In March 2021, as part of her campaign against gender-based violence on the female folk, the actress released two short movies (which she produced) titled The Student and Bad Police.Personal life[edit]In April 2005, on her way to the African Movie Academy Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Okereke was involved in a serious car accident that left her with burns all over and a broken leg.[17]In April 2012 Okereke married Linus Idahosa in Paris, France, at a private wedding ceremony that was attended by members of her family and scores of Nollywood actresses and actors.[18][19][20] Their first son Maxwell Enosata Linus was born in October 2015. They welcomed their second son in May, 2022, seven years after their first son.Awards and nominations[edit]YearEventPrizeRecipientResult2003What a Year AwardsBest ActressHerselfWon2003Reel AwardsBest Actress – EnglishHerselfWonBest Actress of the yearHerselfWon2004Afro-Dublin AwardsOutstanding ActressHerselfWon2004Film Makers of NigeriaAward For ExcellenceherselfWon20051st Africa Movie Academy Awards,Best Actress in a Leading RoleHerselfNominated2006Afro Hollywood AwardBest ActressherselfWon20095th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleReloadedNominated[7][8][9]Best ScreenplayThrough the GlassNominated20106th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Actress in a Leading RoleNnendaNominated[5][6]2013Montage Africa Women of Exllence AwardsAchievement in drama and entertainmentHerselfWon[21]20152015 Best of Nollywood AwardsMovie With the Best Social MediaDryWonBest Actress Leading RoleNominatedBest DirectorNominatedMovie of the YearNominated[22]Bentonville Film FestivalBest ProtagonistWon[23]ZAFAA Global AwardsBest ActressWonBest FilmWonBest ProducerWonBest DirectorWon[24]201612th Africa Movie Academy AwardsBest Nigerian FilmWonBest FilmNominatedBest DirectorNominated2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest Overall Movie (Africa)WonBest DirectorNominatedBest Movie West AfricaNominatedPan African Film FestivalProgrammers’Award Narrative FeatureWon[25]NafcaBest Actress In Leading RoleWon[26]Best Overall MovieWon[26]Best DirectorNominatedBest ScreenplayNominatedBest Drama FilmNominatedDALA awardsFace of Nollywood (Female)HerselfWon[27]2017Truth AwardsBest Supporting ActressBoonville RedemptionWonFilmography[edit]YearFilmRoleNotes1997Compromise 2Waterloo2002Pretenderwith Patience Ozokwor and Tony UmezBlind Justicewith Tony Umez2003AristosEmotional Crackwith Ramsey Nouah, Dakore Egbuson and Patience OzokworGenesis of LovePrivate Sinwith Genevieve Nnaji, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Patience OzokworQueen ShebaThe Cross of Lovewith Patience OzokworTogether as One2004Beautiful Faceswith Ini EdoCritical Decisionwith Genevieve Nnaji, Richard Mofe-Damijo & Mike EzuruonyeDeep Losswith Desmond ElliotDiamond Lady: The Business WomanDream LoverBenitaEye of the Godswith Ini EdoIn the Name of Lovewith Desmond ElliotLast Girl StandingMagic MomentStephine Okerekewith Desmond ElliotMama-G in Americawith Patience OzokworMiss NigeriaMore Than a WomanMy Mother My MarriageOfficial Romancewith Zack OrjiPromise & Failwith Desmond ElliotPromise Me Foreverwith Genevieve NnajiRight Man for Mewith Tony UmezSensational SpyStrength of a Womanwith Emeka IkeTo Love AgainVirgins Night OutWorking Class Ladywith Rita Dominic2005A Time to DieDays of BondageLuciaGuys on the Linewith Rita DominicLonely Heartswith Ini EdoOla… the Morning Sunwith Pete EdochieOmalinzeAdaugowith Onyeka OnwenuPrice of Ignorancewith Pete EdochiePrincess of WealthRoyal BattleStreet FameWindfall Woman on Top2006Behind the Plotwith Desmond ElliotDaytime LoversBintawith Tony UmezEfficacy with Desmond ElliotShut InSitandadirected by Izu Ojukwu, this film received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007, including Best Picture & Best Nigerian Film.[28]The Law StudentsThe PreacherUpside Downwith Patience Ozokwor and Tony Umez2007A Time to LoveHopewith Desmond ElliotGovernor’s Wifewith Ramsey Nouah2008Mission to NowhereHidden TreasureNadinewith Ramsey Nouah, Nadia Buari & Olu JacobsThrough the GlassAdawith Garrett McKechnie, Christy Williams, Pascal Atuma2009Nnendathis film, directed Izu Ojukwu, received 3 nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2010, including the nomination for Heart of Africa[29]ReloadedWeyinmiwith Ramsey Nouah, Desmond Elliot, Rita Dominic & Nse Ikpe Etim2014DryDr Zarawith Liz Benson2015Make Me Fabulous[30][31]2016Boonville RedemptionDoriswith Pat Boone, Ed Asner, Diane Ladd and Richard TysonReferences[edit]^ “Stephanie Okereke’s full name”. 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Retrieved 17 October 2010.^ a b c d “Official bio”. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “BN Bytes: Genevieve Nnaji, Stephanie Okereke, Amaka Igwe, Aliko Dangote & Jim Ovia receive National Honours \u2013 Photos from the Ceremony”. bellanaija.com. Retrieved 24 September 2014.^ “Okereke at NigeriaMovies.com”. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Stephanie Okereke: Nigerian screen queen”. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Through the Glass: Review”. IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Through the Glass: Official Site”. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “New York Film Academy Film School: Film School Student Stephanie Okereke in The News”. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Filmography”. IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Interview with Stephanie Okereke”. Retrieved 6 October 2009.^ “Stephanie Okereke And Linus Idahosa Wed in Paris”. Leadership. 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Retrieved 29 July 2017.^ “Stephanie Linus’ ‘Dry’ wins award at the Pan African Film Festival – Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria’s Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games”. thenet.ng. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.^ a b Izuzu, Chidumga. “NAFCA 2016: Stephanie Linus, “Dry” win big”. pulse.ng. Retrieved 29 July 2017.^ “Nollywood stars dazzle at Daylight Annual Leadership Awards – Vanguard News”. vanguardngr.com. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2017.^ “AMAA 2007: List of Nominees and Winners”. African Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.^ “The 2010 African Movie Academy Awards: Winners, Re-Cap, Dresses”. New York, NY, USA: MTV Networks a division of Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 17 October 2010.^ “It’s Episode 1 of Stephanie Linus’ Reality Show “Make Me Fabulous”“. Bellanaija. Bellanaija.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.^ “Watch 1st episode of Stephanie Linus’ reality TV series”. Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 25 May 2015.External links[edit]Wikimedia ErrorOur servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem.Please try again in a few\u00a0minutes.See the error message at the bottom of this page for more\u00a0information.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/stephanie-okereke-linus-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Stephanie Okereke Linus – Wikipedia"}}]}]