Liz Benson

Elizabeth Benson (born 5 April 1966) is a Nigerian actor, television personality and philanthropist. [1]

Elizabeth Benson
Born
Elizabeth Benson
NationalityNigerian
OccupationActress

Early life and education

She began acting when she was just 5 years old.[2][3][4]

Career

Early success and quitting the film industry

She became popular when she featured in Fortunes, a television soap opera in 1993. Benson played the part of Mrs. Agnes Johnson in the soap, which ran for about two years on the Nigerian Television Authority network. In 1994, her role in Glamour Girls, a successful home video film that focused on the theme of prostitution, literally changed her fortune after Fortunes. The movie shot her into prominence and gradually she warmed her way into the minds of millions of Nigerian movie fans. She is loved by most movie watchers in Nigeria and is seen as one of the first ladies of Nollywood. Surprisingly, just when her rating as a leading actress had begun to rise even higher than expected, Benson suddenly quit acting in 1996.

Return to Nollywood

Since returning to Nollywood, it was disclosed that she is a born-again Christian and now preaches the gospel on fulltime-basis.[5][6][7] In an interview, she explained that she would only act in films that she believed was in line with her faith.

Personal life

Benson lost her first husband (Samuel Gabriel Etim) while around her mid-twenties. She said that she actually gained strength from his character and that made her able to carry on with her children through the loss.

The Efik-born actress, took another shot at marriage after her conversion. In a quiet court ceremony in Abuja, She married Bishop Great Ameye of Freedom Family Assembly in 2009 at the Rainbow Christian Assembly in Warri, Delta State.[8] The couple are deeply involved in a Christian Evangelical Ministry. While Benson is an evangelist, her husband, Emeya, is a pastor in Warri, Delta State.[9] Benson is an evangelist and lives in Delta State with her husband. Together they run a ministry, Freedom Family Assembly.[10]

Selected filmography

Some of her more popular roles include her role as Titubi in Femi Osofisan's Morountodun and as Mrs. Agnes Johnson in Fortunes, a soap opera that ran for about two years on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 10. She acted in a number of Nollywood video-films such as Evil Men 1 and 2, Shame, Conspiracy, Izaga, Burden, Stolen Child, Faces, Dead End, Tycoon, Glamour Girls, Body of Vengeance and a horde of other movies.

  • Children of Mud (2017)
  • Lizard Life (2017)
  • Hilarious Hilary (2015)
  • Dearest Mummy (2015)
  • Dry (2014)
  • Toko taya (2007)
  • Political Control (2006)
  • Political Control 2 (2006)
  • Political Control 3 (2006)
  • Bridge-Stone (2005)
  • Bridge-Stone 2 (2005)
  • Crazy Passion (2005)
  • Crazy Passion 2(2005)
  • Day of Atonement (2005)
  • Now & Forever(2005)
  • Now & Forever 2 (2005)
  • Squad Twenty-Three (2005)
  • Squad Twenty-Three 2 (2005)
  • Women in Power (2005)
  • Women in Power 2 (2005)
  • Inheritance (2004)
  • Melody of Life (2004)
  • Red Hot (2004)
  • Turn Table (2004)
  • Turn Table 2 (2004)
  • World Apart (2004)
  • World Apart 2 (2004)
  • Èèkù-idà (2002)
  • Èèkù-idà 2 (2002)
  • Wisdom and Riches (2002)
  • Wisdom and Riches 2 (2002)
  • Dapo Junior (2000) .... Ronke
  • Chain Reaction (1999)
  • Diamond Ring (1998)
  • Diamond Ring 2 (1998)
  • Scores to Settle (1998)
  • Witches (1998)
  • Back to Life (1997)
  • True Confession (1995)
  • Glamour Girls (1994)
  • Silenced (????)
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References
  1. "Liz Benson makes a comeback". The Nation. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. "Liz Benson, back with a bang!".
  3. "Check out Liz Benson, Frederick Leonard, Mimi Orijekwe in upcoming series". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "Liz Benson's Daughter, Lilian's Pre Wedding Photos Are So Adorable- See Photos". Koko Level's Blog. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/womancrushwednesday-liz-benson-back-with-a-bang/n9s07mf
  6. "I will be damned if I don't speak out — Liz Benson-Ameye".
  7. "Liz Benson returns".
  8. "Why I Remarried — Liz Benson". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. Ademola Olonilua (10 March 2012). "From showbiz to the pulpit". The Punch. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. Kemi Lawal. "MY MISTAKES BELONG TO THE PAST – LIZ BENSON". Nigeriafilms. Punch. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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