Onyama Laura Explained

Onyama Laura
Birth Date:1992 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Buea, Southwest Region, Cameroon
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2011–present
Alma Mater:University of Buea

Onyama Laura (born Onyama Laura Anyeni; 14 October 1992) is a Cameroonian actress. She won Best Actress at the 2017 Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF),[1] [2] as well as Best Cameroonian actress at the 2016 Ecrans Noirs Film Festival.[3] Laura's first role was in the 2011 film Heavy Rain, with other roles in Kiss of Death (2016), Saving Mbango (2020), and others. She is the President of the Limbe Branch of the National Actors' Guild of Cameroon (NAGCAM).[4]

Early life

She was born in Buea General Hospital, in the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, on 14 October 1992. She is the daughter of Onyama Judith. She started her primary school in Buea and later moved to Yaoundé to complete her secondary school, before moving back to Buea to complete a degree in Linguistics at the University of Buea.[5] [6]

Career

Laura developed an interest in acting in 2009 and her first acting appearance was in Heavy Rain (2011).[4] She has appeared in over a dozen films since then, winning awards in back-to-back years for her appearances in the films Kiss of Death (2016) and Rebel Pilgrim (2017).[7]

Selected filmography

Awards and Recognition

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2016Ecrans Noirs Film FestivalBest Cameroonian ActressHerself
2017Cameroon International Film FestivalBest ActressHerself

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Onyama Laura, CAMIFF Best Actress 2017 - Cameroon News Agency. 27 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Veteran Actor Ramsey Nouah Attends The Cameroon International Film Festival + See Full List of Winners - BellaNaija. www.bellanaija.com. 5 May 2017 .
  3. News: Laura Onyama: A Star Is Born. cameroontribune. 23 August 2016. 28 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Cameroon-Tribune. www.cameroon-tribune.cm.
  5. Web site: Onyama Laura. www.whoiswhoincameroon.com.
  6. Web site: Laura Onyama: a star is born. www.cameroonweb.com.
  7. Web site: Onyama Laura. imdb.com.
  8. Web site: Onyama Laura. imdb.com.