Okawa Shaznay Biography
Okawa Shaznay is a Nollywood actress from Cameroon and the first from her country to successfully break into Nollywood with her role in the blockbuster movie Iyore; starring alongside Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin. Okawa Shaznay has also gained more prominence with her leading role in the 2016 hit TV series Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose. She won the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) award for TV Actress of the Year in 2016 for her role in Delilah.
Okawa Shaznay Age
Shaznay was born on the 5th of May in 1986 in Bamenda, North West Province of Cameroon. She celebrates her birthday on the 5th of May every year. She is 37 years old as of 2023.
Okawa Shaznay Height and Weight
Okawa measures an average standing height of 5 feet 4 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.65 meters tall. However, her weight as well as her other body measurements are currently unavailable. This information will soon be updated.
Okawa Shaznay Parents, and Siblings
Shaznay was born and raised to her loving parents who he manages to keep information about away from the limelight. She also manages to keep information regarding whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. We will update this information once more information is available to the public.
Okawa Shaznay Husband and Children
Information regarding whether or not Okawa is married or not is unavailable to the public. We will, however, update this information once more information is available to the public.
Okawa Shaznay Career
Shaznay acted in her first movie titled Master DJ, which was produced in Cameroon by Sarabi Pictures in 2004, just before leaving for the United States.
While in Houston, she linked up with the All Africa Theater group, with whom she moved on the road for two summers performing an adaptation of Chinua Achebe‘s “Things Fall Apart“.
After that, she performed in a little over 10 African films in the U.S, working alongside some of Nollywood’s top stars. In 2010, Okawa Shaznay began to have a buzz in the African film industry within the US and was cited in the UK blog – Dulce Camer’s 2010 top 50 Cameroonians to watch out for.
Okawa Shaznay later moved back to Africa, where she starred in her first big-screen role in a movie titled Cheaters, which the renowned Frank Rajah Arase directed. Furthermore, she starred in her first movie in Nigeria in 2014 in a hit blockbuster film titled “Iyore,” which was released in cinemas in 2015, starring opposite Nollywood superstars Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin.
Among the few Cameroonian fast-rising acts in African cinema today, she starred in a 2016 TV series titled “Delilah“, playing a leading role.
She also appeared in a 2016 released movie project titled “REFUGEES“, filmed in Ghana in 2012 but completed in Atlanta, the USA, towards the later months of 2013.
Okawa Shaznay has gone on to star in more than 150 movies, including Master DJ, Snatched, Behind the Face, 8th Commandment, The Other Side of Love, X- Class, Governor’s Gift, Blind Pursuit, Sisters at War, The Prince of Barmah, Scars, Refugees, Cheaters Vacation, Perfect Strangers, Delilah, and a host of other interesting films.
Due to their striking resemblance, Okawa Shaznay and Jackie Appiah starred together as a sister in the movie ‘Sisters At War.’ This has prompted many to ask if they are related, but the answer is NO.
Okawa Shaznay Awards
Shaznay is a diligent actress who has deservedly won several awards and recognitions. She was nominated as “Most Promising Actress” at the 2nd annual 2013 GIAMA awards.
In 2014, she won the “Best Supporting Actress Award” nomination at the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. The Cameroonian was nominated in 2015 for the Actress of the Year (Africa) Award by the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Okawa Shaznay was delighted after winning the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) award for TV Actress of the year in 2016.
Okawa Shaznay Net Worth
In the course of her career as an actress, Sample has been able to accumulate a net worth of between $500,000 and $4 Million.
Okawa Shaznay Education
Okawa Shaznay was born in Cameroon. She began her secondary school education in Presbyterian Secondary School Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon. Shaznay later moved to the United States, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Southern University.
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