{{Short description|Nigerian actress and model}} {{Infobox person | name = Emem Inwang | alma_mater = University of Uyo | occupation = Model <br /> Actress | years_active = 2011-present | spouse = Moses Inwang }} '''Emem Inwang''' {{Audio|Ig-emem inwang.ogg|listen|help=no}} is a Nigerian actress and model.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Photos: Nollywood Director Moses Inwang Weds His Sweetheart Model Emem Udonquak|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/movie/142576/photos-nollywood-director-moses-inwang-weds-his-sweetheart.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.thenigerianvoice.com}}</ref> She was formerly '''Emem Udonquak.'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=2014-03-16|title=Nollywood Director Moses Inwang & Actress Emem Undonquak Set To Wed n April|url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/nollywood-director-moses-inwang-and-actress-emem-undonquak-set-to-wed-n-april/78sqrdb|access-date=2021-11-04|newspaper=Pulse Nigeria|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104094324/https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/nollywood-director-moses-inwang-and-actress-emem-undonquak-set-to-wed-n-april/78sqrdb|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 18, 2014, she won the 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards (3rd edition) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie ''Itoro''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=dailytimes.com.ng|title=Nollywood Movies Awards Was A Blast {{!}} News Ghana|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/nollywood-movies-awards-was-a-blast/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Daily Times Nigerian|language=en-US}}</ref> The event was held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muomah|first=Onyinye|date=2014-10-21|title=Flower Girl wins big at Nollywood Movie Awards {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/169838-flower-girl-wins-big-at-nollywood-movie-awards.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Premium Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Biography== Emen Inwang is a Nigerian actress and model from Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. She celebrates her birthday on September 8.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-08|title=It's Nollywood Actress Emem Inwang's Birthday Today! Check out her Sultry Birthday Photos – Pleasures Magazine|url=https://pleasuresmagazine.com.ng/its-nollywood-actress-emem-inwangs-birthday-today-check-out-her-sultry-birthday-photos/|access-date=2021-11-04|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 5, 2014, Emem married Moses Inwang,<ref name=":1" /> a Nigerian movie director and producer.<ref name=":0" /> They had their first child in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BellaNaija.com|date=2015-08-23|title=Nollywood Director Moses Inwang welcomes Son, Eden – First Photos!|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2015/08/nollywood-director-moses-inwang-welcomes-son-eden/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Simi|first=Jumoke|date=2017-01-31|title=Actress Emem Udonquak-Inwang Marks Hubby's Birthday with Endearing Words|url=https://motherhoodinstyle.net/2017/01/31/89099/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Motherhood In-Style Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Career=== Emem is a model and became prominent when she was crowned the 2011/2012 Calabar Carnival Queen on Friday December 23, 2011.<ref name=":0" /> The Pageant was sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Aiki|first=Damilare|date=2012-01-19|title=Calabar Crowns a New Tourism Ambassador! Photos & Scoop from the 2011 Carnival Calabar Pageant at Studio Tinapa|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2012/01/calabar-crowns-a-new-tourism-ambassador-photos-scoop-from-the-2011-carnival-calabar-pageant-at-studio-tinapa/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=BellaNaija|language=en-US}}</ref> In the same year, she signed an ambassadorial deal and was officially the Calabar’s Tourism Ambassador and spokesperson for Mothers Against Child Abandonment (An initiative of the Wife of the former Governor of Cross River State, Obioma Liyel-Imoke).<ref name=":2" /> However, she delved into acting and has featured in several Nollywood movies.<ref name=":4" />
==Selected filmography== * ''Dr. Love'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite news|last=|date=2020-05-29|title=Uche Jombo is Playing 'Dr. Love'|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/05/30/uche-jombo-is-playing-dr-love/|access-date=2021-11-04|newspaper=This Day LIVE|language=en-US}}</ref> as Loretta *''Itoro'' (2013) as Itoro<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2014-05-27|title=ITORO {{!}} African Movie Review {{!}} Talk African Movies|url=https://www.talkafricanmovies.com/itoro/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.talkafricanmovies.com|language=en-US}}</ref> *''Lock Down (2021)''<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Emem Inwang : Biography {{!}} Filmography {{!}} Awards - Flixanda|url=https://flixanda.com/cast_crew/1113/emem-inwang|access-date=2021-11-04|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004122838/https://flixanda.com/cast_crew/1113/emem-inwang|url-status=dead}}</ref> *''Unroyal (2020)''<ref name=":3" /> as Matilda *''Alter Ego (2017) as Aisha'' *''Crazy People (2018)''<ref name=":3" /> as Clara *''Onyeegwu (2023)'' as Monica *''Men Love Lust'' ''(2024)'' as Nengi *Special Assistant (2023)<ref>{{Citation |last=Edochie |first=Great Valentine |title=Special Assistant |date=2023-12-22 |type=Drama, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23787352/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_2_act |access-date=2024-06-19 |others=Jide Kene Achufusi, Kameel Audu, Aderinoye Babatunde |publisher=Bossteewo Studio}}</ref> as Sharon *''Forever Yours (2024) as Benny'' *''Dangerous Hustle (2024) as Tiana''
== Accolades == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Award and Nominations !Awards !Category !Result !Ref. |- |2014 Nollywood Movies Awards |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web|last=daviruz|date=2014-09-26|title=[News] List of Nominees for Nollywood Movie Awards|url=https://dmoviereview.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/news-list-of-nominees-for-nollywood-movie-awards/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Movie Reviews|language=en}}</ref> |- |2014 Nollywood Movies Awards |Best Rising Star (female) |{{Nom}} | |- |2018 African Movies Viewer's Choice Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-09-02|title=How Omotola, Falz, Adekola, others win AMVCA 2018|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/amvca-2018-18-hours-emerges-overall-best-movie/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-11-04|newspaper=Vanguard|language=en-US}}</ref> |}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=8722667|name=Emem Inwang}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Inwang, Emem}} Category:Actresses from Akwa Ibom State Category:Living people Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses Category:University of Uyo alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Nigerian film actresses Category:Nigerian female models