Ego Boyo

Nwakaego (Ego) Boyo (born September 6, 1968) is a Nigerian actress and movie producer who is popular for her role as Anne Haastrup in the late 80s soap, Checkmate. She was the 60th president of International Women Society (IWS), an independent, non-political, non-governmental and non-profit organisation founded in 1957. She hails from Enugu State in Eastern Nigeria.[1]

Ego Boyo
Born
Nwakaego Nnamani

(1968-09-06) September 6, 1968
Citizenship
  • Nigeria
Occupation
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
Years active1982–present
President of the International Women's Society, Nigeria

Career

Ego Boyo started her career in the early 1990s series Checkmate, where she played the character of Anne Haastrup. She started her own production company, Temple Productions in 1996.[2] She produced the silent movie A Hotel Called Memory in 2017, and the movie won the audience award for best experimental film at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia.[3]

Personal Life

Ego is married with children to Omamofe Boyo,[4] the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer at Oando Plc.[5]

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References
  1. Akinwale, Funsho (15 September 2018). "Ego Boyo is joyful at 50". Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. Anonymous (13 June 2016). "Talent is not enough — Boyo". Punch. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. Daniel Anazia, A Hotel Called Memory comes on big screen in Lagos tomorrow, The Guardian, 18 November 2017.
  4. Mosope, Olumide (6 September 2018). "Veteran Nigerian Screen Goddess Ego Boyo Is 50 Years Old Today". The Net. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/16185056
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