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Joyce Kalu// (listen) (born 25 September 1970) is a Nigerian actress, film producer and director in the Nigerian Film Industry.

Joyce Kalu
Born	(1970-09-25) 25 September 1970 (age 51) Ohafia, Abia state, Nigeria
Education	Marketing, Lagos State University (LASU) Computer Science (Diploma)
Occupation	Actress, film producer
Years active	2005-date
Children	3
Awards	Best Actress in Nigeria, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Most Promising Act, and Most Prominent Actress in Nigeria

Biography

Joyce Kalu was born on 25 September 1970 in Ohafia, Abia State, South Eastern Nigeria. The last daughter in a family of nine, she is now married with three children.[1]

Education

Kalu's primary and secondary education was in Abia State, Nigeria. She also has a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, which she obtained from the Lagos State University (LASU). Kalu also has a diploma in Computer Science.[1]

Career

Joyce Kalu started her acting career in 2005. She became prominent after featuring in a Nollywood movie Take me Home. She is also a business woman.[1]

In 2018 Joyce Kalu featured alongside Rita Dominic, Enyinna Nwigwe and other Nollywood actors in an award winning movie Bound,[2] which was produced by Lilian Afegbi. Bound won the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2018 for Best Indigenous Language (Igbo).[3]

Based on her involvement in the Nigerian Film Industry, community and charity organizations, she was honored with a chieftaincy title of Apunawu I of Ohafia Community, Abia State by His Royal Paramount Ezieogo, Prof. U I.E. Imaga alongside the entire Ohafia monarchy. She was conferred with the chieftaincy title on January 1, 2016.[1]

Joyce Kalu received an honorary award from the Niger Delta Icon and Dynamic Awards (NDID) as the Most Influential Actress of the year (2020).^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• Take me Home (2007)
• Obianama (2018)[4]
• Oderi gwugwu(2018)[4]
• Isioma Scotland (2018)[4]
• Bound (2018)[5]

References

External links

• Joyce Kalu on IMDb

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