Rachel Oniga

Rachel Oniga (born May 23, 1957) is a Nigerian film actress.[1]

Rachel Oniga
Born (1957-05-23) 23 May 1957
Ebute Metta, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
NationalityNigerian
Other namesTabuno
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupationfilm actress
Years active1993-present
Notable work
Sango (Film)

Early life and career

Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos State.[2] She began her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce.[3] She worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome and her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow.[4] Over the years, Oniga has featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode[5] and Wale Adenuga's television series, Super story.

Personal life

Rachael became a grandmother when her daughter Georgia delivered a baby.[6]

Selected filmography
  • Sango (1997)
  • Out of Bounds (1997)
  • Owo Blow (1997)
  • Passion of Mind (2004)
  • Power Of Sin,
  • Restless Mind
  • Doctor Bello (2013)
  • 30 Days in Atlanta (2014)
  • [The Royal Hibiscus Hotel] (2017)
  • Power of 1 (2018)
  • The Wedding Party

References
  1. "My Late Husband Abandoned Me For Another WomanRachael Oniga Laments - nigeriafilms.com". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. BOLDWIN ANUGWARA. "I'll never marry except... – Rachael Oniga - Newswatch Times". Newswatch Times. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. "Rachael Oniga:How strange woman hijacked my husband". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "I was a tomboy –Rachael Oniga". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. "Africultures - Fiche film : Sango". africultures.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. Dayo Showemimo. "Veteran actress, Rachael Oniga, becomes grandmother". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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