Rachael Oniga, Popular Nollywood Actress Is Dead
Lagosreporter
Posted On July 31, 2021
Popular Nollywood actress, Rachael Oniga, died yesterday at the age of 64.
Her son, Olatunji, confirmed the death of the actress, Saturday morning saying her mum passed on Friday night at about 10pm.
His words, “She passed last night around 10pm. She had malaria and typhoid,”
Recall that Oniga featured in scores of Nollywood movies —both English and Yoruba— before her demise.
Born on May 23, 1957; Oniga began her career in 1993, with her first movie was the blockbuster, Onome, while her debut movie in the Yoruba speaking sector of the film industry was Owo Blow.
Online reports have it that the 64-year-old actress used to work for a European engineering consultancy firm with its regional head office in Nigeria.
In an interview, she noted that she stopped working when she got married and started having children. Unfortunately, her marriage did not last.
So, after her separation from the father of her kids, she took up acting again.
She revealed in the interview that one of her regrets in life was that she did not fight for her marriage.
In the span of her career, which was about 27 years, the multiple award-winning actress featured in movies like The Wedding Party, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, 30 Days in Atlanta, Sango, Out of Bounds, among others.
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