Sylvia Oluchy

Sylvya Oluchy
Sylvya Oluchy
Born	Ngozi Sylvia Oluchi Ezeokafor 7 June Abuja, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Education	theatre Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Alma mater	Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Awards	Most Promising Act of the Year award in the Best of Nollywood Awards.
Website	http://sylvyaoluchy.com/

Ngozi Sylvia Oluchi Ezeokafor, known professionally as Sylvya Oluchy, is a Nigerian actress, writer, producer and filmmaker. She won the Most Promising Act of the Year award in the Best of Nollywood Awards. She won the Rising Star award in the Nollywood Movies Awards. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Oluchy was born in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and raised in London, United Kingdom and Abuja, the federal capital territory of Nigeria. ^[3] She studied theatre Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.

Career

According to Oluchy, she never wanted to be an actress until her mom told her "You will make a good actress" after noticing her unique talent in mimicking her school teachers. ^[4] In 2011, she played the role of Shaniqua in the popular Atlanta TV series. During interviews with Best of Nollywood Magazine and YES International Magazine, Oluchy made national headlines when asked if she had any boundaries or limits in her acting profession, she replied "I don’t have any boundaries because my body is my laptop. Others have their laptops and files, what I have are body and voice, Even the concept of nudity, I don’t have any problems whatsoever..." ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Honest Deceiver	Lara	as Sylvia Oluchi
2009	Honest Deceiver 2	Lara	as Sylvia Oluchi
2010	Bent Arrows	Idara [9]	Also Starring: Stella Damasus, Francis Ebiloma, Desmond Elliot, Ngozi Ezeonu
2011	Atlanta Series	Shaniqua
2013	Alan Poza	Senami
2013	On Bended Knees		Also Starring: Chioma Chukwuka, Seun Akindele, Chukwudi Leonard
2013	Playing Victim	Demeji's Girlfriend
2014	Being Mrs Elliot [10] [11] [12]	Nonye
2015	Losing Control	Coco
2015	Heroes and Villains
2016	My Name is Kadi	Jumai	Also Starring: Blossom Chukwujekwu, Femi Afolabi, Jide Bolariwa
2018	Forbidden	Chinalu	TV Series
2019	In the Name of Love	Carol	Short
2020	Crossroads	Madam Daniel	Directed by Seyi Siwoku

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2012	Nollywood Movies Awards	Rising Star Award	Bent Arrows	Won
	City People Entertainment Awards	Best New Actress		Won
2013	Best of Nollywood Awards	Most Promising Act of the Year (female)	On Bended Knees	Won

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See also

• List of Nigerian actors

References

1. "All photos: winners from 2913 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards". ladunliadinews.com. 13 December 2013.
2. "Going nude is no big deal - Sylvya Oluchy". Vanguard News. 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
3. "Waiting In The Wings— Sylvia Oluchy". Nigeriafilms.com. 2010-09-05. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
4. "My Ideal man must have high IQ". nationalmirroronline.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
5. "My Body is my Laptop and I don't have any problem acting Nude". leemagazineng.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
6. "Fast Rising actress shares sexy photos". informationng.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
7. "Sylvia Oluchi shares Raunchy Photos". insidenaija.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
8. "Sylvia Oluchi interview with YES Magazine". yesinternationalmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
9. "Sylvia Oluchi films on irokotv". irokotv.com. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
10. "'Being Mrs Elliott' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
11. "Nollywood movie review: Being Mrs. Elliot". Premium Times. Onyinye Muomah. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
12. "BEING MRS ELLIOT / OMONI OBOLI, MAJID MICHEL". 9FLIX. 9flix. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

External links

• Sylvia Oluchy at IMDb