Hilda Dokubo is a Nigerian award-winning[1] film actress,[2] activist and youth advocate who once served as special adviser on youth affairs to Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers State.[3][4]
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Born | (1969-10-22) October 22, 1969 (age 52) Port-Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992 to present |
Hilda Dokubo was born as the first of six children in Buguma, a town in Asari-Toru, Rivers State where she went on to complete her primary and secondary school education at St Mary State School Aggrey Road and Government Girls Secondary School respectively.[5] Her father was an engineer, while her mother was a school teacher . She is an alumna of the University of Port Harcourt where she earned her bachelor's degree and master's degrees in Theatre Arts.[5]
Dokubo made her screen debut during her youth service in a 1992 film titled Evil Passion. She has since been featured in, and has produced several Nigerian films.[6] including Gone Forever, End of the Wicked, My Goodwill, and The CEO Upon starring in a supporting role in a 2015 film titled Stigma, Dokubo won Best Actress in a Supporting Role and best actress in the comedy category 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[7] In 2019, she featured in the movie Locked, a story about mental health awareness She founded and runs a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Creative Arts Education (CREATE), which deploys the creative arts to empower women and the youth [8]
In June 2020, Dokubo joined other protesters in a street march in Lagos against rape and other violent crimes against women In October 2020, she was part of the End SARS protests in Port-Harcourt against police brutality Alongside Kate Henshaw in March 2020, Dokubo launched an online protest against the appointment of Senator Ishaku Elisha Dabo of Adamawa North Senatorial District as a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria
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Year | Award ceremony | Prize | Result | Ref |
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2015 | 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | [9] |
12th Abuja International Film Festival | Outstanding Female Act in a Film | Won | [10] |
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Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
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2005-2016 |
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