Wendy Bangura

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Wendy Hancil Bangura
Born
Wendy Bangura
NationalitySierra Leonean
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Film producer
  • Author
  • Entrepreneur
Known forThe Entrapped (2012)
Website wendyhbangura.com

Wendy Hancil Bangura is a Sierra Leonean actress, film producer, author and entrepreneur. [1] [2]

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Career

Acting

She was the producer of the 2012 film, The Entrapped, in which she was also a cast alongsides Nollywood's Desmond Elliot who directed the film and others such as Syr Law, Illya Konstantin, Susan Peters and Emmanuel Mensah. [2] [3] [4] [5] For this film, she was nominated in the "Best Film Producer – Diaspora" category in the 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. [6] [7]

She was featured in the 2014 Cameroonian film, The Greedy Realtor, directed by El Vis (VIS 3K) and produced by Benedette Keyi Jeff. Other cast include: Blaise Christian Sitchet, Clara Fernaldo, Ralph Maunello and others. [8]

Writing

She is the author of the 97 paged book, Tears, Trials, and Triumphs. [1] [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2014The Greedy RealtorActress [8]
2012The EntrappedActress (Allison); Executive producerAction, Drama, Romance [4] [5]

Accolades

YearEventPrizeRecipientResult
2012 GIAMA Best Film Producer – DiasporaHerselfNominated

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