Hilda Dokubo

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Hilda Dokubo
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Dokubo at a product bid photoshoot in Lagos
Born (1969-10-22) October 22, 1969 (age 55)
Port-Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria
EducationTheatre Arts, University of Port Harcourt
Alma materUniversity of Port Harcourt
Occupation Actress
Years active1992 to present

Hilda Dokubo is a Nigerian award-winning [1] film actress, [2] author, social justice advocate, and politician who once served as special adviser on youth affairs to Peter Odili, a former Governor of Rivers State. [3] [4] She is currently the Chairman of Labour Party in Rivers State.

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Early life and education

Hilda Dokubo was born as the first of six children in Buguma, a town in Asari-Toru, Rivers State in the South-South region of Nigeria, she went on to complete her primary and secondary school education at St. Mary State School Aggrey Road and Government Girls Secondary School respectively. [5] Her father was an engineer, while her mother was a school teacher. She is an alumna of the University of Port Harcourt where she earned her bachelor's degree and master's degrees in Theatre Arts. [5]

Career

Dokubo made her screen debut during her youth service (NYSC) in a 1992 film titled Evil Passion. She has since been featured in and has produced several Nigerian films. [6] including Gone Forever, End of the Wicked, My Goodwill, and The CEO Upon starring in a supporting role in a 2015 film titled Stigma, Dokubo won Best Actress in a Supporting Role and best actress in the comedy category 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards. [7] In 2019, she featured in the movie Locked, a story about mental health awareness She founded and runs a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Creative Arts Education (CREATE), which deploys the creative arts to empower women and the youth [8] [9]

Activism

In June 2020, Dokubo joined other protesters in a street march in Lagos against rape and other violent crimes against women In October 2020, she was part of the End SARS protests in Port-Harcourt against police brutality Alongside Kate Henshaw in March 2020, Dokubo launched an online protest against the appointment of Senator Ishaku Elisha Dabo of Adamawa North Senatorial District as a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyPrizeResultRef
2015 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won [10]
12th Abuja International Film FestivalOutstanding Female Act in a FilmWon [11]

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