Elma Mbadiwe Explained

Elma Nbadiwe
Birth Name:	Abizz Kenechukwu Mbadiwe
Birth Place:	Imo State, Nigeria 1988
Education:	Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication, Redeemer's University Nigeria Diploma in Acting for Screen, Royal Arts Academy
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2016–present

Elma Kenechukwu Mbadiwe is a Nigerian actress.

Education

Mbadiwe obtained a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from The Redeemer's University Nigeria, Ede, Osun State. She also has a diploma in Acting for Screen from Royal Arts Academy, Surulere, Lagos.^[1]

Career

Before Mbadiwe delved into acting, she worked as a writer at Consolidated Media, the media house for SoundCity. She also worked in the production department.^[2]

Her acting career started in 2016, and her first movie was The Audition. She played the lead role, Talullah, in Unbroken, which brought her to the limelight because of the attention she got from fans.^[3] She also featured as Laraba in E.V.E.^[4] Both movies were produced by African Magic Production. She has starred alongside other Nollywood actors in movies including ^[5] and Dysfunction.^[6]

Filmography

Filmography!Year!Title!Genre!Role!Selected cast!Ref.

2022	Far From Home	TV Series - Drama	Carmen Wilmer-Willoughby	Mike AfolarinOlumide Oworu Bucci Franklin Bolanle Ninalowo Ruby Okezie Genoveva Umeh Richard Mofe-Damijo
2020	Finding Hubby	Comedy Drama Romance	Tara Cole	Kehinde Bankole Omowumi Dada
		Drama	Adaugo	Stan Nze Osas Ighodaro Chiwetalu Agu Norbert Young
2019	Bridges	Short Drama	Sister	Uche Mac-Auley Bukky Windo
2019	Caught Up	Short Thriller	Nike	Eso Dike Okorocha Afolabi Olalekan
2019	Rekindle	Romance		Toosweet Annan Ariyike Owolagba Joshua Richard
2018	E.V.E.-Audi Alteram Partem	TV series - drama	Laraba	Osang Abang Nemi Kala Aji doki Lord Frank
2017	In-Line	Drama	David's secretary	Uzor Arukwe Adesua Etomi-Wellington Shawn Faqua Tina Mba
2017	Alter Ego	Drama	Line producer	Emem Inwang Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Jide Kosoko Tina Mba
2016	Without You	Short Drama

Accolades

Mbadiwe was nominated for Best Upcoming Actress at the 2018 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards. The nomination was for her role in the LGBT movie We Don't Live Here Anymore, which received 11 nominations.^[7]

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 July 2020. How ‘Unbroken’ gave me big break —Elma Mbadiwe. live. 16 November 2021. Nigerian Tribune Online. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20200712113533/https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-unbroken-gave-me-big-break-elma-mbadiwe/ . 12 July 2020 .
2. Web site: Omogbolagun. Tope. 2 October 2020. Before stardom with... Elma Mbadiwe. live. 16 November 2021. The Punch Newspapers. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153654/https://punchng.com/before-stardom-with-elma-mbadiwe/ . 5 October 2020 .
3. Web site: 12 June 2021. Elma Mbadiwe: I Don’t Really Fancy Talking About My Personal Life. live. 16 November 2021. THISDAY LIVE. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114171535/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/12/elma-mbadiwe-i-dont-really-fancy-talking-about-my-personal-life/ . 14 November 2021 .
4. Web site: Fatunmise. Damilola. 20 June 2020. Best thing to ever happen to my life –Elma Mbadiwe, actress. live. 16 November 2021. The Sun (Nigeria). en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20200620062539/https://www.sunnewsonline.com/best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-my-life-elma-mbadiwe-actress/ . 20 June 2020 .
5. Web site: Udugba . Anthony . 17 May 2022 . Rattlesnake: 5 stars for Nollywood's second remake . 28 July 2022 . Businessday NG . en-US.
6. Web site: 4 August 2021. Five Rising Igbo Actresses That Will Take Nollywood By Storm -. 16 November 2021. AnaedoOnline. en-US.
7. Web site: 13 November 2018. Best of Nollywood Awards: 'We Don’t Live here Anymore' leads nomination list. live. 16 November 2021. The Rustin Times. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101144522/http://therustintimes.com/2018/11/13/best-of-nollywood-awards-we-dont-live-here-anymore-leads-nomination-list/ . 1 November 2019 .