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Biography
Nkechi Blessing Sunday
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Nkechi Blessing Sunday
14 February 1989 |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Education | Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary school Barachel Model College |
Alma mater | Lagos State University Houdegbe North American University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008 |
Known for | Kafila omo ibadan (2012) omoege lekki (2015) The Ghost and the Tout (2018) Fate of Alakada (2020) |
Notable work | NBS Foundation Nkechi films production |
Spouse | Single |
Children | 1 |
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Nkechi Blessing Sunday, professionally addressed as Nkechi Blessing is a 33-year-old Nigerian actress and film producer.
She was born in Surulere but had her growing up in both the Surulere and Abule Egba area of Lagos State.
Education
Educationally, Nkechi Blessing had her primary and secondary school education in Olu Abiodun Nursery and primary school and Barachel Model College, both in Lagos respectively.
She studied Theatre Arts at Lagos State University and also had her degree in International Relations obtained from Houdegbe North American University in the Benin Republic.
Career
Kemi Korede spotted Nkechi’s talent for acting in 2008 and cast her in her film “Omo Bewaji.” She met Emeka Duru, who offered her a supporting role in Emem Isong‘s film Through The Fire & Entanglement in 2009.
She gained fame in 2012 with a lead role in Kafila Omo Ibadan, following a meeting with producer Temitope Bali in South Africa, who offered her the part.
On the 1st of February, 2017, she was introduced as one of the Nigeria Carnival USA’s ambassadors at the second edition of the yearly Nigerian music, cultural, and comedic event in the United States.
In 2018, she was nominated for a City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her work as “Dora” in the film The Ghost and the Tout. Nkechi and Seun Sean Jimoh co-hosted the 2020 edition of the African Entertainment Awards in the United States in 2020.
She was in the cast of Fate of Alakada the same year, as Bisi. Tanwa Savage, The Cleanser, Omo Emi, and Ise Ori were among her starring roles, and Breaded Life and Olori Amolegbe were among her supporting roles.
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Personal Life
Nkechi Blessing married Falegan Opeyemi David, an Ekiti politician, on June 10, 2021. Blessing announced the death of her mother, Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday, on September 23, 2021, as she was preparing to launch her premium films in Lagos’s largest theater.
Nkechi Blessing declared on Instagram on April 6, 2022, that she had divorced Falegan Opeyemi David.
Filmography
- The Cleanser
- Tanwa Savage
- Breaded Life
- Amerah
- Fate of Alakada
- Wound
- Plastic Girls
- Omo Emi
- Olopa Olorun
- Ise Ori
- Hostel Babes
- Broken Crown
- Babeje
- Akwa Ndu
- Akanda
- Agidi Okan
- Unsane
- The Ghost and the Tout Dora Ghost
- Soulmate
- Orogun Aladie
- Olori Amolegbe
- Lekki Guyz
- Judasi Ojooluwa
- Jadesola
- Imoran Advice
- Ile Wa
- Fatherhood
- Ebiti
- Duro
- Dokita Miracle
- Broken Soul
- Aye Sokunkun
- Anniversary
- Alagbawi 1 & 2
- Alaamu
- Aje
- Yanga
- Asiko-Time
- Alakada Reloaded
- Omoege Lekki
- Kafila Omo Ibadan
- Through The Fire & Entanglement
- Omo Bewaji
Produced Films
- Amerah
- Unsane
- Judasi
- Omoege Lekki
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Awards and Nominations
- Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba Nominated, 2020
- City People Movie Award Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated, 2019
- City People Movie Award Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Won, 2018
- City People Movie Award Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated, 2018
- City People Movie Award Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) Nominated, 2018
- City People Movie Award Fastest Rising Actress of the Year (Female) Nominated, 2018
- Best of Nollywood Awards Revelation of the Year (female), 2016
Net Worth
Nkechi Blessing’s major source of income is said to be entertainment-related businesses and that has wrapped her an estimated net worth of $250,000.
Social Media
Nkechi Blessing has developed a huge fanbase on social media with over 350,000 followers on Instagram. Her social media handles can be found below.
- Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday
- Twitter: @NkechiBlessingS
PS: Nkechi Blessing is a mother, she has a son.