{{Short description|Nigerian film actress and director (born 1971)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Afro Candy | image = Afrocandy Mazagwu.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Judith Chichi Okpara | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|7|12}} | birth_place = Umuduruebo, Imo, Nigeria | education = {{hlist|Office administration|business management}} | death_date = | occupation = {{Flatlist | *Actress *director *model *producer *singer *songwriter }} | notable_works = ''Dwelling in Darkness and Sorrow'' | death_place = | website = https://afrocanetwork.com/ }}
'''Judith Chichi Okpara {{IPAc-en|audio=Ig-Judith Chichi Okpara.ogg}}''' (born 12 July 1971), better known as '''Afro Candy''' {{IPAc-en|audio=Ig-afro candy.ogg}} (also spelled '''Afrocandy'''), is a Nigerian film actress, director, producer, singer-songwriter, model, and pornographic actress.<ref name="Vanguard12">{{cite news|author=Polycarp Nwafor|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/afrocandy-turns-hardcore-porn-star/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Afrocandy turns hardcore porn star|date=23 April 2017|accessdate=14 July 2017|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref> She is the founder and CEO of Invisible Twins Productions LLC.<ref name="afrocandy1">{{cite news|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=81512 |location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Maheeda VS Afrocandy: Who is Nigeria's Queen of Porn? |newspaper=The Sun |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915220237/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=81512 |archive-date=2014-09-15 |url-status=bot: unknown }} ()</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ebirim|first1=Juliet|last2=Aina|first2=Iyabo|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/every-man-wants-sleep-afrocandy/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Every man wants to sleep with me- Afrocandy|date=26 July 2014|access-date=3 February 2015|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
== Early life == Afro Candy was born in Umuduruebo Ugiri-ike, Ikeduru, a LGA in Imo State. As a teenager in high school, she was drawn to acting but lost interest after entering college.<ref name="afrocandy1"/>
== Education == She gained an associate degree in office administration and a BSc degree in business management. In addition, she trained as a fireguard/security officer.<ref name="afrocandy9">{{cite web|url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/7589/3/buzz-about-nothing-by-judith-afrocandy-mazagwu.html/ |title=Buzz About Nothing by Judith 'Afrocandy' Mazagwu |publisher=Nigeriafilms.com |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=3 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204050459/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/7589/3/buzz-about-nothing-by-judith-afrocandy-mazagwu.html/ |archivedate=4 February 2015 }}</ref>
== Career == She started answering the name Afro Candy when she got to the United States;before then she was called Eye-Candy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afro Candy - Judith Opara Mazagwu biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/16200/judith-opara-mazagwu |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref> She released her debut single "Somebody Help Me" in 2009, she released her 8-track debut studio album in 2010 and dropped her second album in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afro Candy - Judith Opara Mazagwu biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/16200/judith-opara-mazagwu |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref> Afrocandy is also a porn star and has produced and acted in a few porn films, including ''Queen of Zamunda''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afro Candy - Judith Opara Mazagwu biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/16200/judith-opara-mazagwu |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref>
Discovered by modelling agency King George Models, she was encouraged to pursue acting. She began her career in modelling and appeared in commercials for companies such as Coca-Cola, Nixoderm, and Liberia GSM. She ventured into television, where she played mainly minor roles. In 2004, she made her major film debut as Susan in the Obi Obinali-directed film ''Dangerous Sisters''. Her other roles include Nneoma, a village girl in ''End of the game,'' and Jezebel in ''Dwelling in Darkness and Sorrow''.<ref name="afrocandy2">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaldreamstudios.net/movies/celebrity.php?id=240 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204001315/http://www.digitaldreamstudios.net/movies/celebrity.php?id=240 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2015 |title=Judith Opara Mazagwu Chichi |publisher=Digital Dream Studios |access-date=3 February 2015 }}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2005, she joined her husband Bolton Elumelu Mazagwu in the United States with whom she had two children. After 2 years of living there together, the couple separated in 2007. She lives in the United States with her 2 daughters. Mazagwu has also starred in films such as ''Destructive Instinct'', ''How Did I Get Here'', ''Ordeal in Paradise'', and ''The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs'' and has played small roles in various Hollywood movies.<ref name="afrocandy1" /> As a musical artist, her first single "Somebody Help Me" was released in 2009 followed by her debut studio album which produced the popular hit "Ikebe Na Moni". Also in 2011, she released the single "Voodoo-Juju Woman".<ref name="afrocandy3">{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/afrocandy-nigeria-s-lady-gaga/166132 |title=Afrocandy, Nigeria's Lady Gaga |newspaper=This Day |date=8 December 2013 |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116012616/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/afrocandy-nigeria-s-lady-gaga/166132 |archive-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=bot: unknown }} ()</ref>
Besides acting and singing, Mazagwu works as a practising medical billing and coding specialist.<ref name="afrocandy5">{{cite news|url=http://www.punchng.com/feature/my-problem-with-porn-star-afrocandy-uche-ogbodo/ |title=My problem with porn star, Afrocandy – Uche Ogbodo |newspaper=The Punch |date=3 August 2013 |access-date=3 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803020822/http://www.punchng.com/feature/my-problem-with-porn-star-afrocandy-uche-ogbodo/ |archive-date=2013-08-03 |url-status=bot: unknown }} ()</ref><ref name="afrocandy6">{{cite web|url=http://www.spyghana.com/porn-star-afrocandy-says-nigerians-are-fooling/|title=Porn Star Afrocandy Says Nigerians Are Fooling|publisher=Spyghana|date=9 August 2013|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> she alleged that Nollywood was the cause of death for Ada Ameh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2022 |title=Nollywood killed Ada Ameh, daughter, says Afro Candy The Nation Newspaper |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/nollywood-killed-ada-ameh-daughter-says-afro-candy/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-07-21 |language=en-US|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref>
== Filmography == *''Dwelling in Darkness and Sorrow'' *''Dangerous Sisters'' (2004) as Susan *''Standing Alone'' (2004) as Onome *''Douglas My Love'' (2004) as Kerry *''The Real Player'' *''End of the Game'' (2004) *''Between Love'' *''Heaven Must Shake'' *''My Experience'' *''Ghetto Crime'' *''Beyond Green Pastures'' *''Destructive Instinct'' *''Queen of Zamunda''
==See also== * List of Nigerian film producers
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