Rita Dominic Biography (Career, Films, Awards)

Rita Dominic is multiple award-winning actress, producer, and Co-Founder of The Audrey Silva Company. Her first starring role was in the Nollywood hit movie A Time To Kill. Since then, she has become known for her ability to thoroughly embody characters and continues to receive critical acclaim for her portrayal of iconic roles.

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Rita Dominic Biography

Rita Dominic was born on the 12th of July 1975 to the royal Nwaturuocha family of Aboh Mbaise local government area in Imo State. Her full names are Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha, and she is the last of four children of her parents.

Her late parents were both medical practitioners. Her father was a medical doctor while her mother was a nursing officer. She attended the Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria for her secondary education. Afterwards, she had her undergraduate studies at the University of Port Harcourt, where she studied Theatre Arts and graduated with a BA (Honors) Degree in 1999.

Career

She started acting in local television dramas at the age of 5. She graduated from the University of Port Harcourt with a BA in Theatre Arts *(Acting) before joining the Nigerian film industry in 1998. Rita is best known for her roles in the groundbreaking films “76”, The Meeting and Shattered for which she won several prestigious Awards. She is the only actress to have won the AMVCAs Best Actress award in both the Drama and Comedy categories. She is also the only West African actress to have won Kenya’s Kalasha Awards. Undisputedly one of Africa’s biggest movie stars, CNN describes her as a ‘Silver screen icon’, “embodying a range of colorful characters”. Rita was just recently appointed by the Afrexim Bank to be an IATF Goodwill Ambassador. She has been the face or Ambassador of several global brands in Nigeria.

Personal life

She keeps her properties private. So far so good, we know she has just a car – Mercedes ML 350 4matic, and an apartment in a high-brow part of Lagos.

Filmography

Children of Terror – 1998
Prisoner of Love – 1999
My Guy – 1999
Face of a Liar – 1999
Aba Riot– 1999
Unforgettable – 2003
To Love a Thief– 2003
Throwing Stones– 2003
The Intruder – 2003
Street Life – 2003
Love You Forever – 2003
Lean on Me – 2003
Back from America – 2003
A Night to Remember – 2003
Accidental Discharge – 2003
Working Class Lady – 2004
True Romance – 2004
The Ingrate — 2004
The Faithful – 2004
Indecent Act – 2004
I Believe in You – 2004
Goodbye New York – 2004
Blood Diamonds –2004
Wheel of Change – 2005
Ultimate Crisis – 2005
Tricks of Women — 2005
The Begotten – 2005
Orange Groove – 2005
Only Love – 2005
Never Too Far
More Than Gold
Love Story — 2005
Wedding Fever — 2006
Unbreakable Affair – 2006
Total Control – 2006
The Humble Lion – 2006
Spirit of Love –2006
Saviour – 2006
Million Dollar Sisters – 2006
Married for Money – 2006
Last Offence – 2006
Jealous Heart –2006
Hidden Murderer – 2006
Yahoo Millionaire– 2007
The Next Election – 2007
Sleek Ladies – 2007
Legal War– 2007
Immaterial – 2007
Caught-Up– 2007
A Better Place – 2007
Yankee Girls– 2008
True Lies – 2008
White Waters (This film received 12 nominations at the 2008 African Movie Academy Awards, winning 4 awards, including the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound) – 2008
Run Away Prince – 2009
Saidi’s Song – 2009
Iyore – 2015
Suru L’ere – 2016
Mr and Mrs Chapter 2 – 2017
The Blindspot – 2018
Bound – 2018
Light in the Dark – 2019
The Big Fat Lie – 2019

Awards

Outstanding Actress by the City Peoples Awards – 2004
Best Actress by Kalasha Film Festival and Television Awards Kenya – 2012
8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role – 2012
Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Actress in Supporting role English film – 2013
Nollywood Movies Awards for Best Actress in lead role – 2013
Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Actress in Lead Role film – 2013
Africa International Film Festival for Special Jury Mention Award – 2013
Eloy Awards for the Female Producer of the Year – 2013
Nollywood Week Paris Film Festival awarded The Meeting as the Best Film – 2014
Best of Nollywood Awards awarded her as the Best Supporting Actress English Film – 2014
Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards for the Best Actress Lead Role – 2014
Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards for Best Actress in A Comedy – 2015
The Meeting was named the Best Movie Comedy by the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards – 2015
Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards as the Best Actress – Drama/TV Series – 2017

Nominations

Nominee for the Best Actress Leading Role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards – 2009
Best of Nollywood Awards nominated her for the Best Actress Leading role (English) – 2010
Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Actress lead role – 2012
Ghana Movie Awards nominated her for the Best Actress – Africa Collaboration – 2013
Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards nominee for the Best Actress Lead Role – 2013
9th Africa Movie Academy Awards nominee for the Best Actress in a Leading Role – 2013
Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role – 2014
ELOY Awards nominee for Movie Actress of the Year – 2014
Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Actress of the year (Nollywood) – 2015
Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards nominee for the Best Movie Comedy – 2015
Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominated her for the Best Supporting Actress – 2016
Africa Movie Academy Awards nominee for Best Actress in Leading Role – 2017
Nigeria Entertainment Awards nominee for Best Lead Actress in a Film – 2017

Net Worth

She is one of the richest actresses in Nigeria and estimated to worth 950 million Naira.

Life Lesson from her

If you want something, go for it. Work on your passion, put in all you can and keep working hard.

Always look for ways to stay relevant in your industry. Despite the fact that Rita has been in the industry for over 20years, she is still relevant and remains one of the richest.