Joining us on the show is Nigerian born British actress, model and producer, who happens to be the talk of the Nigerian Movie Industry right now, and the reason for that is not far-fetched.
Fresh off playing the role of Timeyin in BLOOD SISTERS, Genoveva Umeh is the talk of the Movie Industry right now and the reason for that is not far-fetched.
After displaying an outstanding performance in Netflix’s Blood Sister, viewers cannot get enough of Genoveva Umeh.
She was nominated for the Best Actress in a drama at the just concluded AMVCA, we have GENOVEVA UMEH!
How I Was Able To Deliver The ‘Timeyin’ Role in Blood Sisters – Genoveva Umeh Speaks
Genoveva Umeh migrated to the United Kingdom with her family in 2006. Studied law and a bit of drama.
Talking about herself she said,
Drama was my favorite class in high school. At 17, I wanted to get more training and fortunately, I was accepted into Identity School of Acting, in the UK. I trained there for a term and was able to pay for my upkeep, as a retailer at Primark.
My parents are first generation immigrants, which means, formal education is a must, so I was skeptical about studying Drama as an undergrad.
Although I loved acting, I thought of it as a hobby, and studied Law instead. I performed on stage in a lot of theatre plays, watched a lot of films and read articles on filmmaking.
I was studying Law in 2014 and I became interested in Nollywood, because I started watching films shot by Nigerians in Nigeria. I had worked closely with the UK media consultant, DJ Abass as an usher for Nollywood London premieres.
During Q/A sessions, I’d ask the filmmakers about working in Nigeria. I had connected with a few filmmakers who then gave me background acting opportunities. I sent audition tapes for casting calls to Nigerian producers.
Unfortunately travelling to Nigeria for an audition in the middle of my studies wasn’t an option for me at the time. I got my first lead role in a series shot in Enugu.
See the video below for more!
