Nkechi Blessing Sunday, a Nigerian actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter currently based in the United States, was born and bred in Surulere, Lagos State. Omoege Lekki, her first film, was released in 2015 and starred her and Yinka Quadri. Omoege Lekki won MAYA Awards in 2016 and was nominated for Best of Nollywood Awards for Revelation of the Year. She is also the Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nkechi Films and the NBS Foundation.
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Nkechi Blessing Biography
Full Name | Nkechi Blessing Sunday |
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Date of Birth | 14 February 1989 |
Place of Birth | Lagos State, Nigeria |
Higher Qualification | B.Sc International Realtion |
Occupation | Actress |
Active Since | 2008 |
Parent | Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday |
Spouse | Falegan Opeyemi David (Divorced) |
Net Worth | $250,000 |
Social Media | Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday |
Early Life & Education
Nkechi Blessing was born on the 14th of February, 1989. She is a native of Abia, a state in the country’s southeast. She attended Olu Abiodun Nursery and Primary School in Lagos for her primary education and Barachel Model College in Lagos for her secondary education. Nkechi Blessing studied International Relations at Houdegbe North American University and completed a six-month diploma in theater arts at Lagos State University.
Career
Kemi Korede spotted Nkechi’s talent for acting in 2008 and cast her in her film “Omo Bewaji.” She met Emeka Duru, who offered her a supporting role in Emem Isong‘s film Through The Fire & Entanglement in 2009. She gained fame in 2012 with a lead role in Kafila Omo Ibadan, following a meeting with producer Temitope Bali in South Africa, who offered her the part.
On the 1st of February, 2017, she was introduced as one of the Nigeria Carnival USA’s ambassadors at the second edition of the yearly Nigerian music, cultural, and comedic event in the United States. In 2018, she was nominated for a City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year for her work as “Dora” in the film The Ghost and the Tout. Nkechi and Seun Sean Jimoh co-hosted the 2020 edition of the African Entertainment Awards in the United States in 2020. She was in the cast of Fate of Alakada the same year, as Bisi. Tanwa Savage, The Cleanser, Omo Emi, and Ise Ori were among her starring roles, and Breaded Life and Olori Amolegbe were among her supporting roles.
Personal Life
Nkechi Blessing married Falegan Opeyemi David, an Ekiti politician, on June 10, 2021. Blessing announced the death of her mother, Mrs. Gloria Obasi Sunday, on September 23, 2021, as she was preparing to launch her premium films in Lagos’s largest theater. Nkechi Blessing declared on Instagram on April 6, 2022, that she had divorced Falegan Opeyemi David.
Selected Filmography
- 2021 The Cleanser
- 2021 Tanwa Savage
- 2021 Breaded Life
- 2021 Amerah
- 2020 Fate of Alakada
- 2019 Wound
- 2019 Plastic Girls
- 2019 Omo Emi
- 2019 Olopa Olorun
- 2019 Ise Ori
- 2019 Hostel Babes
- 2019 Broken Crown
- 2019 Babeje
- 2019 Akwa Ndu
- 2019 Akanda
- 2019 Agidi Okan
- 2018 Unsane
- 2018 The Ghost and the Tout Dora Ghost
- 2018 Soulmate
- 2018 Orogun Aladie
- 2018 Olori Amolegbe
- 2018 Lekki Guyz
- 2018 Judasi Ojooluwa
- 2018 Jadesola
- 2018 Imoran Advice
- 2018 Ile Wa
- 2018 Fatherhood
- 2018 Ebiti
- 2018 Duro
- 2018 Dokita Miracle
- 2018 Broken Soul
- 2018 Aye Sokunkun
- 2018 Anniversary
- 2018 Alagbawi 1 & 2
- 2018 Alaamu
- 2018 Aje
- 2018 Aje
- 2017 Yanga
- 2017 Asiko-Time
- 2017 Alakada Reloaded
- 2015 Omoege Lekki
- 2012 Kafila Omo Ibadan
- 2009 Through The Fire & Entanglement
- 2008 Omo Bewaji
Produced Films
- 2021 Amerah
- 2018 Unsane
- 2018 Judasi
- 2015 Omoege Lekki
Awards and Nominations
Year | Event | Prize | Result |
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2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –Yoruba | Nominated |
2019 | City People Movie Award | Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba) | Nominated |
2018 | City People Movie Award | Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) | Won |
2018 | City People Movie Award | Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba) | Nominated |
2018 | City People Movie Award | Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba) | Nominated |
2018 | City People Movie Award | Fastest Rising Actress of the Year (Female) | Nominated |
2016 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year (female) | Nominated |
Net Worth
According to reports, Nkechi Blessing’s primary source of income is from entertainment-related businesses, which has contributed to her projected net worth of $250,000.
Social Media
Nkechi Blessing has developed a huge fanbase on social media with over 350,000 followers on Instagram. Her social media handles can be found below.
Instagram: nkechi_blessing_sunday
Twitter: @NkechiBlessingS