A Profile On Nigeria’s Most Loved Actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie


 

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie is one of Nigeria’s most loved.

Her versatility in any role she is given keeps her audience glued to the screen and with this, Mercy has bagged tons of awards.

Here is a brief profile of her.

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 Early Life

Mercy Johnson-Okojie hails from Okene in Kogi State. She was born on the 28th August 1984 in Lagos to a former naval officer, Mr. Daniel Johnson, and Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson.

She is the fourth child in a family of seven. She started her primary education in Calabar. Her father, being a naval officer, was later transferred to Lagos State where she continued her education at a Nigerian Navy Primary School.

She went to a Rivers State Secondary School for her secondary education in addition to the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Career

Right after her secondary education, she auditioned for a role in ‘The Maid’, a movie that launched her into stardom. Her performance in that movie paved way for her into getting more roles in movies such as ‘Hustlers’, ‘Baby Oku in America’, ‘War in the Palace’, and many more.

Mercy Johnson has almost 100 movies to her name. She was once banned from acting due to her very expensive charges. On the 3rd of November, the movie marketers of Nollywood threatened to prohibit her from acting, from reportedly demanding outrageously pay per movie. The ban was later lifted in 2014 following an apology from the actress.

She became the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Kogi State governor on Entertainment, Arts, and Culture on 1 April 2017.


Personal life

She got married to Prince Odianosen Okojie in 2011 and they have 3 children. While her husband was formerly married with two children, Mercy lives a happy peaceful life with him and their three children.

Awards

Mercy Johnson has been nominated for over 30 awards. In 2009, she won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the African Movie Awards ceremony, an award she won again in 2011.

In 2013, she won the Best Actress award at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) for her role in the comedy movie ‘Dumebi the Dirty Girl’.

In 2014, she won the Popular Choice-Female award at the 2014 Nollywood Movies award. In December 2011, she was listed as Google’s most searched Nigerian celebrity, a position she also held in 2012.

November 2018, she bagged the ELOY Award for best actress of the year for the movie, Seven and a half dates.

 Endorsements

In March 2018, Mercy was made the brand ambassador for Mr. Chef, an iodized salt company, In April, she was also appointed as a brand ambassador for Virony Nigeria Limited.

 Net-worth

Mercy Johnson is the 3rd richest actress in Nigeria with a booming net worth of over N600 million. She charges between N1.8 and N2 million per movie.

 





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