Tamara Eteimo

Tamara Eteimo
Born	Tamarabrakemi Eteimo [1] (1987-07-24) July 24, 1987 (age 38) [2] [3] [4]
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Education	Theatre Arts, University of Port Harcourt
Alma mater	University of Port Harcourt
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2009–present
Musical career
Genres	R&B [1]

Tamara Eteimo (born July 24, 1987) also known by her stage name Tamara Jones, is a Nigerian R&B singer-songwriter and Actor. Since her Nollywood film debut in 2011, right after she won the seventh edition of the Next Movie Star reality show, the actress has appeared in over 50 films. She was ranked second in Charles Novia's annual rankings of Nollywood actresses for 2013 and has been nominated for numerous awards. ^{[2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} Eteimo completed her primary and secondary school education in Port Harcourt before enrolling at the University of Port Harcourt to study Theatre Arts. As of May 2010, she had released singles "Vibrate" and "Na Only you" from her debut studio album. ^[1] She won the 2013 Next Movie Star winner and she claims to be eyeing the oscar award. ^[11]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2012	Survival		Best of Nollywood Awards (BON)
	Dormitory 8
2013	Mrs Somebody
	Finding Mercy		with Rita Dominic, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Uti Nwachukwu and Chioma Chukwuka
	Desperate Housegirls		with Ini Edo, Desmond Elliot, Kenneth Okolie, Mary Lazarus
	Somewhere Down The Line	Lead	with Rachael Oniga, Bukky Wright, Yemi Blaq
	Dry-Next Page
	Meet the Neighbours
2014	Falling		with Desmond Elliot, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Adesua Etomi
	Cobweb		with Uti Nwachukwu, Funsho Adeolu, Mary Lazarus
	A Long Night
	The Scorned Help
	Cheating Experience
	Kopa
	Red Lights Off
	Green Eyed
	Oyoma		Nollywood Reloaded
	Unblissful		Nollywood Reloaded
	Dry	Nurse Ramatu	with Stephanie Okereke, Liz Benson, William McNamara, Darwin Shaw and Paul Sambo
	Mama Bomboy
	Emerald
2015	Dear Diary
	The Other Side
	The Green Eyed
	A Long Night	Blessing
	Falling	Tina
2016	Virgin Bride
	It's About Your Husband	Bunmi
	The Good Samaritan		with Wale Ojo and Empress Njamah
	Gone Grey		with Funsho Adeolu, Stan Nze, Judith Audu, Seyi Hunter and Angel Vara Iduhe
	Fast Cash	Selena	with Mary Lazarus, Kiki Omeili, Oma Nnadi, Funny Bone and Klint da Drunk
	Class Of 21
	Hotel Choco		with Femi Branch, Sambasa Nzeribe and Jennifer Igbinovia
	Time To HeaL
	Candle
	The Guilt
	Scratched
	Death Trap
	Blind Spot
	The X-List
	One Monday Morning
	Lost in Lust
	A Walk in the Dark
	Brown Envelope
	Next Door
2017	The Three Tramps and The Law
	33hours
	My Game
	Black Men Rock
	Fair Lady
	Family
	This Life
	Itohan		Super Story
	Macbeth
	Closed Doors
	Pepper soup
	Calabar woman
2017	A Time to Heal	Sade
2018	Thick Skinned	Saifa
2019	Drowning	Sheila
2021	Candle	Jessica
2022	Judas	Helen
2023	Face to Face	Jasmine

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominee	Award	Result	Ref
2009	University of Port Harcourt (Theater Arts C.R.A.B)	Best Acting Student	Won
2011	New York Film Academy/ Delyork	Best Acting Student	Won
	Next Movie Star Reality Show	Winner Next Movie Star Reality Show	Won
2014	Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (Desperate Housegirls)	Best Supporting actress	Nominated
	GIAMA Houston (Desperate Housegirls)	Best Supporting actress	Nominated
	BON 2014 (Somewhere Down the line)	Best Actress	Nominated
	NEA 2014 (Desperate Housegirls)	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2017	Acia Awards Atlanta (Falling)	Best Supporting Actress	Won
2019	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Lead role – English	Won	[12]
2021	Net Honours	Most Searched Actress	Nominated	[13]

See also

• Biography portal

• List of people from Port Harcourt
• List of Nigerian musicians
• List of Nigerian actresses

References

1. "Unveiling New R&B Sensation, Tamara Jones …As Her Album Debuts in PH". The Tide . May 29, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
2. "Meet NMS winner Tamara Etiemo". Best of Nollywood Magazine. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
3. "Tamara Eteimo is the Next Movie Star". Vanguardngr.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
4. "How Tamara Emerged NMS 2011 Winner". P.M. NEWS Nigeria. December 9, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
5. "Nobody has tried to take advantage of me – Tamara Etiemo". Daily Independent Newspaper. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
6. "I am eyeing the Oscar Award – Tamara Etiemo". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
7. "Charles Novia Top 5 Nollywood actress for 2013". bellanaija.com. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
8. "Charles Novia releases his top 5 rankings". modernghana.com. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
9. "Tamara Etiemo wins Next Movie Star". dailypost.ng. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
10. "Meet the 2011 winner of the Next Movie Star". thenet.ng. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
11. "I'm eyeing OSCAR award – Tamara Eteimo, 2013 Next Movie Star winner". Vanguard News. March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
12. Bada, Gbenga (December 15, 2019). "BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
13. "Net Honours – The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved September 7, 2021.