{{Short description|Kenyan actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Susan "Sue" Wanjiru | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Kenya | occupation = Actress | years_active = | children = | spouse = | website = }}
'''Susan "Sue" Wangūi Wanjirū''' is a Kenyan actress. She is famous for two movies in which she acted in 2013 and 2017, titled "Something Necessary" and the award-winning "18 Hours", respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rocquepictures.net/ |title=18 Hours |website=Rocque Pictures |access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name=AM>{{Cite web |url=https://www.freebrowsinglink.com/kenyan-18-hours-movie/ |title=Kenyan’s 18 Hours movie is enormously remarkable for everyone |website=Free Browsing Link |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> She is also a Certified Public Accountant and the founder and key person in the social enterprise, Lokhem Kids Entertainment Ltd., which uses different media to teach children how to become better leaders.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.f6s.com/lokhemkidsentertainmentltd |title=Lokhem Kids Entertainment Ltd |website=f6s |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irex.org/people/susan-wangui-wanjiru |title=Africa, Kenya, Business: Susan Wangui Wanjiru |year=2018 |access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arterialnetwork.org/article/awcl2016_news1/ |title=KENYA ∣ AFRICAN WOMEN CULTURAL LEADERSHIP: "WE DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR EXISTING" |date=June 6, 2016 |website=Arterial Network |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Wanjirū's earlier movie, "Something Necessary" released in 2013 was listed among the 10 best movies of the decade in Kenya. It was directed by Judy Kibinge and was nominated for the Audience Choice Award at the 2013 Chicago International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stories.showmax.com/the-10-best-kenyan-tv-shows-and-films-of-the-decade/ |title=The 10 best Kenyan TV shows and films of the decade. |date=December 13, 2019 |publisher=Showmax Stories |access-date=October 11, 2020}}</ref> Wanjirū acted as ''Anne'' in the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://shadowandact.com/africa-in-motion-13-review-judy-kibinges-something-necessary |title=Africa In Motion 13 Review: Judy Kibinge's 'Something Necessary' |publisher=Shadow and Act |date=April 20, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
In the second movie she appeared in, ''"18 Hours"'' (2017), she was featured as ''Sabina''. The movie was directed by Njue Kevin. In 2018, It became the first Kenyan film to win Overall Best Movie at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA).<ref name=AM/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eventschronicles.com/how-omotola-falz-adekola-others-win-amvca-2018/ |title=How Omotola, Falz, Adekola, Others Win AMVCA 2018 |publisher=Events Chronicles |access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; margin:auto; background:#fff;" |- !Year!!Title!! Role!! Notes |- |2017|| ''18 Hours'' || Sabina|| |- |2013|| ''Something Necessary'' || Anne|| |- |2004 |''Massai - Les guerriers de la pluie'' |Susan Nyambura Wanjiru | |- |1992 |''Saïkati'' |Ntidai | |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|5276844}} * [http://www.creativesgarage.org/2016/11/01/awcl2016-sue-wanjiru/ #AWCL2016 Sue Wanjiru] * [https://www.stage32.com/profile/359398/about Sue's Biography] *[http://www.spla.pro/index.php?page_inc=fiche&type=personnes&no=39066 SPLA - Susan Wanjiru] * [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm5276844/ IMDb - Sue Wanjiru] * [https://mubi.com/cast/susan-wanjiru Mubi - Susan Wanjiru] * [https://lokhemkidsentertainment.com/about/ Lokhem Kids Entertainment Ltd]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wanjiru, Sue}} Category:Kenyan film actresses Category:Living people Category:21st-century Kenyan actresses Category:Year of birth missing (living people)