Anne Njemanze

{{short description|Nigerian actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Anne Njemanze | other_names = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_name = Anne Njemanze | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | alma_mater = | years_active = 1995–present | party = | spouse = Segun Arinze <br> Silver Ojieson | children = Renny Morenike Njemanze | awards = | father = | mother = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | occupation = Nollywood Actress }}

'''Anne Njemanze''' {{Audio|Ig-Anne Njemanze.ogg|Listen|help=no}}, is an actress in Nigerian cinema.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/34800/actress-anne-njemanze-steps-out-with-sneakers.html| title=Actress, Anne Njemanze Steps out with Sneakers on Native Attire | publisher=modernghana | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> She is most notable for the roles in the films ''Domitila'', ''Tinsel'', ''Ìrètí'' and ''Colourless.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/afirika-49452315| title=Anne Njemanze sị na ọ ga-amasị ya ịlụ di nke ugboro atọ ma mụọ nwa ọzọ | publisher=BBC | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mubi.com/cast/anne-njemanze| title=Anne Njemanze: Films | publisher=MUBI | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life== She was married to fellow Nollywood actor Segun Arinze, which later became a short-lived marriage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioreports.net/nollywood-actress-anne-njemanze-celebrates-her-daughter-who-turns-a-year-older-today-photos/| title=Nollywood actress, Anne Njemanze celebrates her daughter who turns a year older today | publisher=bioreports | accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> The couple has one daughter, Renny Morenike, who was born on 10 May.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://motherhoodinstyle.net/2017/05/11/segun-arinzes-daughter-accuses-him-of-sending-her-fake-happy-birthday-wishes-on-instagram/| title= Segun Arinze's Daughter Renny, Accuses him of Sending her 'fake' Happy Birthday Wishes on Instagram | publisher=motherhoodinstyle | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

In November 2013, she remarried Silver Ojieson. However, it also lasted less than eight months till July 2014 due to issues relating to bouts of domestic violence, abuse and battery.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://motherhoodinstyle.net/2015/04/26/segun-arinzes-former-wife-anne-njemanze-leaves-second-marriage-due-to-domestic-abuse/| title= Segun Arinze's Former Wife, Anne Njemanze Leaves Second Marriage Due To Domestic Abuse | publisher=motherhoodinstyle | accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>

Shortly after the divorce from first marriage, she met with an accident in Calabar, Cross River State. Due to the accident, the Imo state-born actress from Owerri was terribly damaged. Nevertheless, Njemanze remained on crutches for 2 years.

==Career== In 1994, Njemanze appeared as Ritchie Haatrope's spoilt girlfriend Temi Badmus in ''Checkmate'', and played Amara, Ahanna's girlfriend in the 1995 movie ''Rattlesnake''. Her breakthrough role was as the title character in ''Domitilla'', and later the sequel ''Domitilla II''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/399932-sequel-of-1996-nollywood-classic-domitilla-in-the-works.html| title=Sequel of 1996 Nollywood classic, Domitilla, 'in the works'| accessdate=11 October 2020|newspaper=Premium Times}}</ref> Later she acted in the film ''True Confession'' alongside Liz Benson.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2020 |title=Sequel of 1996 Nollywood classic, Domitilla, 'in the works' |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/399932-sequel-of-1996-nollywood-classic-domitilla-in-the-works.html |access-date=11 June 2022 |language=en-GB|newspaper=Premium Times}}</ref>

In 2012, she played Inspector Sankey in the blockbuster hit M-Net series ''Tinsel''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/anne-njemanze-domitilla-stars-marriage-crumbles-after-8-months/qcwqtmr| title='Domitilla' star's marriage crumbles after 8-months! | accessdate=11 October 2020|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Genre !! Ref. |- |1991 |''Checkmate'' |Temi Badmus | | |- | rowspan="2" | 1995 || ''Rattle Snake'' || Amara || Drama || <ref>{{Cite news|date=5 July 2020|title=Five Classic Nigerian Stories Coming To Cinemas|url=https://guardian.ng/life/5-classic-nigerian-stories-coming-to-cinemas/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=24 May 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''Rattle Snake 2'' || Amara || Drama || |- | rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''Domitila'' ||Domitilla || Action / Thriller || |- | ''Domitilla II'' || Domitilla|| Action / Thriller || |- | 1997 || ''True Confession'' || || Home Video || |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''Living Abroad'' || Herself || Drama || |- | ''Best Lovers'' || || Drama || |- | 2012 || ''Tinsel'' || Inspector Sankey || Drama || |- | 2015 || ''Hope'' || Ireti || Short film || |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''Ìrètí'' || Ireti || Short film || |- | ''Colourless'' || Mrs. Grace Okai || Drama || |- | 2018 || ''The Lost Café'' || Ose's Mother || Drama || |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1580024}} * [https://www.tmznaija.com/2020/05/nollywood-actress-anne-njemanze.html Nollywood actress Anne Njemanze celebrates daughter on her birthday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115131857/https://www.tmznaija.com/2020/05/nollywood-actress-anne-njemanze.html |date=15 November 2021 }} * [http://www.nollywoodwatch.com/nollywood-actress-anne-njemanze-celebrates-her-daughter-who-turns-a-year-older-today-photos/ Nollywood actress, Anne Njemanze celebrates her daughter who turns a year older today]

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