Uzoamaka Aniunoh

Uzoamaka Doris Aniunoh is a Nigerian writer and actor. She has been a regular cast member of MTV Shuga appearing in several series including the first and the sixth.

Uzoamaka Aniunoh
Born
Onitsha
NationalityNigerian
EducationUniversity of Nigeria, University of Birmingham
OccupationActor
Known forMTV Shuga

Life

Aniunoh was born in Onitsha. She studied at the University of Nigeria and gained followers to a blog she created. In 2015 she moved to the UK where she studied creative writing at the University of Birmingham. gaining a master's degree.[1]

Actor
Aniunoh in the queue to audition to play Cynthia in MTV Shuga

She returned to Nigeria in 2017 and attended the open auditions for a new series named MTV Shuga. She was one on the few actors chosen as her role was to be Cynthia. She had taken the advice of Niyi Akinmolayan in preparing for the audition and the same advice got her a role in Rumour Has It for NdaniTV.

She has been a lead in the film "Stuck" with Seun Ajayi and Lala Akindoju.[2]

Series six of MTV Shuga returned to be based once again in Nigeria and Aniunoh was contracted to play Cynthia once again in that years series sub-titled "Choices".[3] Fellow actors included Timini Egbuson, Rahama Sadau, Yakubu Mohammed, Bukola Oladipupo, Helena Nelson and Ruby Akabueze.[4]

Cynthia talking on-line in "Alone Together" Episode 12

Aniunoh was in series 6 of MTV Shuga and the role of "Cynthia" was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every night - its backers include the United Nations.[5] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story will progresses using on-line conversations on location between the characters. All of the filming will be done by the actors[6] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, Jemima Osunde, Folu Storms and Aniunoh.

She plays the role of Kumene in Africa Magic’s Riona.

Writer

Aniunoh is also a writer and has had work published. An excerpt from her work Balcony was edited and published by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[1]

References
  1. "UZOAMAKA ANIUNOH CHATS WITH GLANCE NG". Glance Online. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. Tv, Bn (2019-01-23). "Ozioma Ogbaji's Short Film "Stuck" starring Seun Ajayi, Lala Akindoju & Uzoamaka Aniunoh is a Must Watch | BN TV". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. Chikwendu, Margaret (2019-10-23). "Award Winning TV Drama, MTV Shuga Naija Returns To TV Screens Today!". BHM. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. Kehinde, Opeyemi; Lagos (2019-10-19). "MTV Shuga Naija returns with 'Choices' this October". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "Every Woman Every Child partners with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation to Tackle COVID-19". Every Woman Every Child. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. Akabogu, Njideka (2020-04-16). "MTV Shuga and ViacomCBS Africa Respond to COVID-19 with "Alone Together" Online Series". BHM. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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