Jennifer Okere
Jennifer Okere was a Nigerian actress in the 1990s. Her two Nollywood movies, Living in Bondage and Glamour Girls have been re-adapted. She was the posthumous recipient, of the 2016 Afro Heritage Broadcasting and Entertainment Awards in Houston, Texas.
Early life
Jennifer Okere was born to the family of Raymond Okere and Janet Okere in Okolochi, Owerri West, Imo State, Nigeria, where she lived through her teenage years. After completing her education, Okere moved to Lagos State with her family, where she entered the movie industry.Career
After studying Theater Art at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Okere joined Nollywood in the early nineties.Okere's first movie role was in Living in Bondage, a Igbo movie starring Kenneth Okonkwo, Nnenna Nwabueze, Okechukwu Ogunjiofor, Francis Agu and Bob-Manuel Udokwu.
Her second role was in Glamour Girls, starring Liz Benson, Ngozi Ezeonu, Eucharia Anuobi, Pat Attah, Ernest Obi, Zack Orji, and others.
Okere also featured in Ikuku and True Confession. She also acted The Oath, The Ripples, Strange Woman, Calabash. The Oath was Okere's final movie.