Destiny Etiko | |
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Born |
Udi, Enugu, Nigeria | 12 August 1989
Alma mater | Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Awards | Most Promising Actress, City People Entertainment Awards (2016) |
Destiny Etiko // (born 12 August 1989 [1]) is a Nigerian actress. [2]
Etiko was born in Udi, a village in Enugu State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria. She received both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State. [3] She is a Nollywood actress very popular for her curves. [3]
Etiko described in an interview with Vanguard, that she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) in 2011. She described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school requirements as she was still a student in the tertiary institution at the time. [3] Etiko's career received prominence after she featured in a movie titled Idemili which was produced in 2012 by Ernest Obi but was not released until 2014. Her role in the movie earned her a City People Entertainment Awards nomination. Before her role in the movie titled Idemili, Etiko had appeared in other movies although did not receive prominent roles in them. [3]
Unlike what has become the norm in the Nigerian movie industry which is relocating to Lagos state, a state located in the southwestern region of Nigeria in order to succeed as a creative, Etiko who was born in Enugu state, [4] [3] still resides there and has been living there throughout her acting career. Etiko in an interview affirmed that she had been a victim of sexual harassment against women by male movie producers who are by far the majority as pertains movie productions in Nigeria. [5] In 2019, Etiko gifted her mum an apartment [6] [7] and praised her for supporting her decision to become an actress. [8] Her father, on the other hand, had vehemently opposed her decision to become an actress at the initial time. In May 2020, she lost her father. [9]
Etiko created a non-profit organization called the Destiny Etiko Foundation, intended to improve the conditions of people living in poverty. [10]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | City People Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Actress of the Year Award (English) | Won | [2] |
Destiny Etiko | |
---|---|
Born |
Udi, Enugu, Nigeria | 12 August 1989
Alma mater | Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Awards | Most Promising Actress, City People Entertainment Awards (2016) |
Destiny Etiko // (born 12 August 1989 [1]) is a Nigerian actress. [2]
Etiko was born in Udi, a village in Enugu State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria. She received both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State. [3] She is a Nollywood actress very popular for her curves. [3]
Etiko described in an interview with Vanguard, that she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) in 2011. She described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school requirements as she was still a student in the tertiary institution at the time. [3] Etiko's career received prominence after she featured in a movie titled Idemili which was produced in 2012 by Ernest Obi but was not released until 2014. Her role in the movie earned her a City People Entertainment Awards nomination. Before her role in the movie titled Idemili, Etiko had appeared in other movies although did not receive prominent roles in them. [3]
Unlike what has become the norm in the Nigerian movie industry which is relocating to Lagos state, a state located in the southwestern region of Nigeria in order to succeed as a creative, Etiko who was born in Enugu state, [4] [3] still resides there and has been living there throughout her acting career. Etiko in an interview affirmed that she had been a victim of sexual harassment against women by male movie producers who are by far the majority as pertains movie productions in Nigeria. [5] In 2019, Etiko gifted her mum an apartment [6] [7] and praised her for supporting her decision to become an actress. [8] Her father, on the other hand, had vehemently opposed her decision to become an actress at the initial time. In May 2020, she lost her father. [9]
Etiko created a non-profit organization called the Destiny Etiko Foundation, intended to improve the conditions of people living in poverty. [10]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | City People Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Actress of the Year Award (English) | Won | [2] |