Belinda Effah

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Belinda Effah
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Belinda Effah at the 2020 AMVCA
Born
Uyu Effah

(1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)
Cross River State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Calabar
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Children1
FatherAsido Bassey Effah
Awardsthe Most Promising Act of the Year at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Website www.belindaeffahofficial.com

Grace-Charis Bassey Effah (born 14 December 1989) is a Nigerian actress and presenter. She has won six awards throughout her career, including the Most Promising Act of the Year award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. [1] She changed her name after an encounter with God to Grace-Charis Bassey. [2]

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Early life and education

Grace-Charis Bassey was born Uyu Effah [3] on 14 December 1989 in Cross River State, a coastal state in Southern Nigeria. [4] Her father, Lieutenant Commander Asido Bassey Effah, was a commander in the Nigerian Navy. [5]

She had her primary and secondary education at Hillside International Nursery & Primary School and Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Port Harcourt respectively. She furthered her studies at the University of Calabar, majoring in Genetics and Bio-Technology. [6] While in secondary school, she adopted the first name Belinda after her brother suggested that she and her siblings change their names. [7] According to an interview with The Punch Newspaper , she claimed that the disciplinary nature of her dad towards his 14 children was very helpful in shaping her career.

Career

She made her Nollywood television debut in the 2005 TV series Shallow Waters. Afterwards, she took a break from the series to feature in the reality show Next Movie Star . She finished 5th, and was never evicted from the house. [8] [9]

She was once a television presenter for Sound City , a Nigerian Entertainment cable station. However, she left the station to start her own TV show titled Lunch Break with Belinda. [10] [11]

She is the CEO and founder of GCB Empire, a Nigeria-based clothing and fashion brand. [12]

In 2022, Iké Udé's portrait of her was featured in the Nollywood Portraits exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. [13]

Television

YearTelevisionRole
2005Shallow Waters
The Room
2011Tales of EveSimi

Filmography

YearFilmRole
Java's House
2012 Kokomma Kokomma
2012Mrs. Somebody
2013 Alan Poza Bunmi
2013Lonely HeartsAima
2013Misplaced
2013The Hunters
2013Cat and Mouse
2013Princess Ekanem
2013After the ProposalOyinye
2014Udeme MmiIma
2014 Apaye Young Yepayeye
2014 Bambitious Bambi
2014A Certan NightAnita
Azonto Babes
2014Jump and PassIdare
2015Ojuju Calabar
2015 The Banker Daisy Aburi
2015Desperate HousegirlsImaobong
2015Keeping Secret
2015 Luke of Lies Shola
2015FollyApril
2015So In Love
2015Being Single
2015 Heroes and Villains Kiki
2016Black Val
2016Lost PrideJenny
2016Oracles OnlineEme
2016Melting Point
2016A Star in HeavenMary
2017Cash DaddyDoctor
2017Talking DollsLinda
2017Timid TimiAnitau
2018 SA Girl Effe
2018A Break from RealityTomi
2018The QuestLaide
2019Crack
2019Bursted
2019Inside Nollywood: Chapter 1Self
2019The Devil Within
2019MiracleMiracle, Producer
2020Angel and GabrielaGabriela
2020Secret Twins 1
2020Secret Twins 2
2021Fine WineAngela
2021Enemy CloserMuna
2022Hard ChoiceCynthia
2022Foreigner's GodOge
2023Twin FlameBlessing
2023LahiraAlicia Kubanji

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2012 Best of Nollywood Awards Most Promising Act (female) Kokomma Won
Golden Icons Academy Awards [14] Best New ActressWon
2013 Nollywood Movies Awards Best Rising StarWon
Nollywood Movies Awards Best Indigenous ActressNominated
Africa Movie Academy Awards Most Promising Act Udeme MmiWon
Ntanta AwardWon
2014ELOY Awards [15] Movie Actress of the YearAfter The ProposalNominated
2014 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Award Best Supporting Actress APAYE Won
2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards [16] Best Actress in a DramaStopNominated

Personal life

In 2016, she gave birth to a son in the United States. She has kept the identity of the child's father private.

In 2021, she publicly announced that she would like to be addressed as Grace-Charis Bassey rather than as Belinda Effah. She explained that, on 15 August 2020, she had a divine encounter with God that prompted her to change her name to Grace. [17] Charis is a word of Greek origin that also means "grace."

See also

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