Onyama Laura

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Onyama Laura
Born (1992-10-14) 14 October 1992 (age 31)
Alma mater University of Buea
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Awards
  • Best Cameroonian Actress - Ecrans Noirs Film Festival, 2016
  • Best Actress - Cameroon International Film Festival, 2017

Onyama Laura (born Onyama Laura Anyeni; 14 October 1992) is a Cameroonian actress. She won Best Actress at the 2017 Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF), [1] [2] as well as Best Cameroonian actress at the 2016 Ecrans Noirs Film Festival. [3] Laura's first role was in the 2011 film Heavy Rain, with other roles in Kiss of Death (2016), Saving Mbango (2020), and others. She is the President of the Limbe Branch of the National Actors' Guild of Cameroon (NAGCAM). [4]

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Early life

She was born in Buea General Hospital, in the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, on 14 October 1992. She is the daughter of Onyama Judith. She started her primary school in Buea and later moved to Yaoundé to complete her secondary school, before moving back to Buea to complete a degree in Linguistics at the University of Buea. [5] [6]

Career

Laura developed an interest in acting in 2009 and her first acting appearance was in Heavy Rain (2011). [4] She has appeared in over a dozen films since then, winning awards in back-to-back years for her appearances in the films Kiss of Death (2016) and Rebel Pilgrim (2017). [7]

Selected filmography

Awards and Recognition

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2016Ecrans Noirs Film FestivalBest Cameroonian ActressHerselfWon
2017Cameroon International Film FestivalBest ActressHerselfWon

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