Matilda Lambert

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Matilda Lambert
Born
Matilda Gogo Lambert

13 April
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Abuja
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
OccupationActress
Notable workUnroyal

Matilda Gogo Lambert is a Nigerian actress, [1] [2] movie producer, model, and CEO of Tilda Goes Green Foundation. [3] [4] [5] She made her movie debut in the film The Celebrities alongside Mike Ezuruonye. Her performance in the movie brought her to prominence and earned her leading roles in other Nollywood movies. [6]

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Early life and education

Matilda Gogo Lambert was born on 13 April and raised in Port Harcourt. She is from Andoni LGA, Rivers State. [1] Lambert received early education at Police Children Primary School and had her secondary education at the Federal Government Girl's College, Abuloma in Port Harcourt. She studied at the University of Abuja for a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and later earned a master's degree in Socio-Political Philosophy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. [7]

Career

Lambert began her acting career in her second year in the university when she featured in the film The Celebrity alongside Mike Ezuruonye. Her performance in the movie brought her to the limelight and she began starring in other movies. [8] In 2020, she produced a movie, Unroyal [9] in which she starred in the leading role as Princess Boma. [10] The movie premiered in March 2020 and was released on Netflix in August same year. [11] At the 2020  Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, The movie won award in two categories of “Best use of Costume in a Movie” and “Movie with the Best Sound”. [4] Her other productions as of 2022 include Deepest Cut, Instaguru and Kendra. She is managed by Adenekan Mayowa. [12]

Filmography

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  2. ↑ "Matilda Lambert educates students on environment, gives scholarship". Vanguard News. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "All set as Matilda Lambert premiers new movie, InstaGuru". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 Isesele, Osaze (8 December 2020). "Matilda Lambert Shines Bright At Best Of Nollywood Awards 2020 - REPORT AFRIQUE International" . Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dailytrust News, Sports and Business, Politics | Dailytrust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Matilda Lambert, Majid Michel go for broke in 'Deepest Cut'". Vanguard News. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "I stopped attending auditions after director demanded sex — Matilda Lambert". Punch Newspapers. 9 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Akosubo, Tokoni (11 November 2019). "Actress Matilda Lambert Speaks on Sexual Advances by A Director". eelive. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ↑ sandeep_ops. "Unroyal on Netflix". Binged. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "UNROYAL". Genesis Cinemas. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Watch Unroyal | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Actress Lambert Hires 'Mayorspeaks' As New Manager". The Nation (Nigeria) . 25 February 2022.


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