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词条 Mary Njoku
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

  3. Rok Studios

  4. Spark

  5. Personal life

  6. References

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|03|20}}
| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria
| nationality = {{flagicon| Nigeria}} Nigerian
| occupation = {{flat list|
  • Actress
  • producer

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| years_active = 2003-present
| spouse = Jason Njoku (married 2012)
| children = 3
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Mary Nnenna Njoku (also known as Mary Remmy or Mary Remmy Njoku, born March 20, 1985) is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is also the CEO of Rok Studios, a film production studio in Nigeria. She produced and starred in Thy Will be Done, Husbands of Lagos; starred and directed Single Ladies and Festac Town.

Early life and education

Mary Njoku, who is the sixth child in a family of 8, was born in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, Nigeria. She is from Nsukka, Enugu State.[1] She attended Amuwo Odofin High School, National College Bagada and Navy Town Secondary School. She holds a diploma in Computer Science. From 2010, Njoku attended Lagos State University where she studied for a degree in English Language. In 2012, Njoku attended London Film Academy in the UK where she did a course on Producing: Movie Magic Budgeting & Schedule From childhood, she had a passion for acting and started acting on-stage when she was in Secondary school. Njoku joined the Nollywood industry in 2003, at the age of 17.[2]

Career

Njoku made her acting debut in the 2004 Nollywood movie 'Home Sickness', which she featured alongside with Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha. She came to limelight after featuring in popular Nollywood blockbuster 'Blackberry Babes' in 2011.[3] Between 2011 and 2013, Njoku produced iROKtv, a YouTube platform that featured interviews with Nigerian celebrities, as well as coverage of Afrobeats and Nollywood events. In 2015, Njoku became Chief Content Officer at IROKO Partners. By March, she held her first world premier for her film Thy Will Be Done at the BFI IMAX London, the first ever Nollywood film premiere in IMAX.[4] In August 2018, Njoku produced the movie Nwanyioma, where her role required her to completely shave her head[5].

Rok Studios

In August 2013, Njoku founded Rok Studios. Since its launch, ROK Studios has produced movies and TV series like Festac Town, Single Ladies,[6] Body language, Losing Control and Husbands of Lagos.[7]

In 2016, Njoku launched Rok on Sky,[8] a network airing across the UK. To celebrate the launch, some of her Nollywood colleagues attended the launch gala which took place at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK.[9] Njoku also launched Rok on DSTV, a network airing across Africa, in the same year.[10][11] In April 2018, Rok Studios launched two new channels, ROK 2 and ROK 3, to meet growing demand of Rok on DSTV. ROK 2 delivers content showcasing the origins of Nollywood, while ROK 3 showcases a variety of Ghanaian talent, and has a music channel feature in addition to the 24hr movie and series selection[12].

Spark

In August 2013, alongside her business partners Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter, Njoku launched a $2 million investment vehicle for Lagos-based Internet start-ups called Spark.[13]

Personal life

Mary Njoku married British-born Nigerian entrepreneur, and African start-up investor, Jason Njoku, in Festac, Lagos on the 18th of August 2012, in front of family, friends and colleagues. They welcomed their first son, Jason Obinna Njoku, on 30 July 2013, a second child Nwakaego Annabelle Njoku, was born on 24 August 2015 and they welcomed their third, Amber Nnenna Njoku on 4th August 2017.[14]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/mary-remmy-njoku-5-things-you-should-know-about-actress-id4828217.html|title=Mary Remmy Njoku: 5 things you should know about actress|last=Izuzu|first=Chidumga|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en-US}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-37705445/nigerian-actor-mary-njoku-i-just-want-to-be-bigger|title=Nigerian actor who 'wants to be bigger'|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://nollywoodforever.com/blackberry-babes/|title=Blackberry Babes|publisher=nollywoodforever.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-03}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2015/02/imax-world-premiere-of-nollywood-film-thy-will-be-done-in-london-this-thursday-155544/|title=IMAX World Premiere of Nollywood Film 'Thy Will Be Done' In London this Thursday|last=Sergio|date=2015-02-23|work=IndieWire|access-date=2018-03-03}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/34488/mother-of-two-actress-mary-njoku-goes-bald-for-millions-of.html|title=Mother of Two, Actress Mary Njoku Goes Bald for Millions of Naira (photos)|work=Modern Ghana|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/02/rok-studios-series-single-ladies-premieres-time-valentines-day/|title=Rok Studios' series 'Single Ladies' premieres in time for Valentine's Day|date=2017-02-09|work=Vanguard News|access-date=2018-03-03}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/husbands-of-lagos-watch-mary-remmy-njoku-and-kenneth-okolie-as-couple-in-2nd-teaser-id4362955.html|title="Husbands of Lagos": Watch Mary Remmy Njoku and Kenneth Okolie as couple in 2nd teaser|last=Izuzu|first=Chidumga|access-date=2018-03-03}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitaltveurope.com/2016/09/27/rok-studios-to-launch-nollywood-channel-on-sky/|title=Rok Studios to launch Nollywood channel on Sky|date=2016-09-27|work=Digital TV Europe|access-date=2018-03-03}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/nollywood-arrives-london-launch-sky-channel-rok|title=Nollywood arrives in London for launch of Sky channel Rok|access-date=2018-03-03}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/rok-studio-to-launch-series-on-dstv-channel-168/|title=ROK Studio to Launch Series on DStv Channel 168|publisher=Nigerian CommunicationWeek|access-date=2018-03-03}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/guardian-woman/mary-njoku-the-rok-woman/|title=Mary Njoku: The Rok Woman|access-date=2018-03-03}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://guardian.ng/life/rok-launches-two-brand-new-channels-on-multichoice/|title=ROK Launches ROK 2 And ROK 3|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en-US}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/05/irokotv-founders-jason-njoku-bastian-gotter-create-spark-a-company-in-support-of-nigerin-technology-internet-entrepreners/|title=iROKOtv Founders Jason Njoku & Bastian Gotter create SPARK – A Company in support of Nigerian Technology & Internet Entrepreners|publisher=BellaNaija|access-date=2018-03-03}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/mary-remmy-welcomes-3rd-child-see-first-photo-id7100679.html|title=Mary Remmy welcomes 3rd child; See first photo|last=Egbo|first=Vwovwe|access-date=2018-03-03}}
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