Theresa Edem


Theresa Edem Isemin is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker. She won the Best Actress in a Feature Film award at the Las Vegas Black Film Festival and has been nominated for several awards, including the African Movie Academy Awards.
Greater success came to her career after her performance on Tinsel, and she has since gone on to star in several films and TV series, including Ayamma: Music in the Forest, My Village People, Forbidden and The Olive.

Early life and education

Isemin was born in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State into a family of four children, of which she is the fourth and only girl. She attended primary and secondary school in Akwa Ibom before proceeding to the Federal [University of Technology Owerri|Federal University of Technology, Owerri], where she earned a degree in Animal Science and Technology.

Career

Isemin started acting professionally in 2012, after completing an acting course at the Royal Arts Academy. Her first major role was in After The Proposal, starring alongside Uche Jombo, Anthony Monjaro, Patience Ozokwor, Desmond Elliot and Belinda Effah. Following that, she starred in several films, TV series and stage plays, including The Antique, Tinsel and Twenty-Five. She has also featured in a number of Africa Magic Original Films.
Her cinema debut was in the 2016 epic, Ayamma. She was also in the movie My Village People alongside Bovi and Nkem Owoh.

Personal life

In December 2015, she married her friend of many years, Ubong Isemin. The ceremony was held in Uyo.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Stage

Radio

Awards and nominations