Hilda Dokubo

Hilda Dokubo is a Nigerian award-winning^[1] film actress,^[2] author, social justice advocate, and politician who once served as special adviser on youth affairs to Peter Odili, a former Governor of Rivers State.^[3][4] She is currently the Chairman of Labour Party in Rivers State.

Hilda Dokubo
Dokubo at a product bid photoshoot in Lagos
Born	(1969-10-22) October 22, 1969 (age 55) Port-Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria
Education	Theatre Arts, University of Port Harcourt
Alma mater	University of Port Harcourt
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992 to present

Early life and education

Hilda Dokubo was born as the first of six children in Buguma, a town in Asari-Toru, Rivers State in the South-South region of Nigeria, she went on to complete her primary and secondary school education at St. Mary State School Aggrey Road and Government Girls Secondary School respectively.^[5] Her father was an engineer, while her mother was a school teacher. She is an alumna of the University of Port Harcourt where she earned her bachelor's degree and master's degrees in Theatre Arts.^[5]

Career

Dokubo made her screen debut during her youth service (NYSC) in a 1992 film titled Evil Passion. She has since been featured in and has produced several Nigerian films.^[6] including Gone Forever, End of the Wicked, My Goodwill, and The CEO Upon starring in a supporting role in a 2015 film titled Stigma, Dokubo won Best Actress in a Supporting Role and best actress in the comedy category 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards.^[7] In 2019, she featured in the movie Locked, a story about mental health awareness She founded and runs a non-governmental organisation, the Centre for Creative Arts Education (CREATE), which deploys the creative arts to empower women and the youth ^[8][9]

Activism

In June 2020, Dokubo joined other protesters in a street march in Lagos against rape and other violent crimes against women In October 2020, she was part of the End SARS protests in Port-Harcourt against police brutality Alongside Kate Henshaw in March 2020, Dokubo launched an online protest against the appointment of Senator Ishaku Elisha Dabo of Adamawa North Senatorial District as a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria

Filmography

• Without Love
• Forever (1995)
• Jezebel
• Evil Passion(1996)
• Hour of Grace(2001)
• Fatal Desire
• Error of the Past (2000)
• Sweet Mother (2000)
• Black Maria (1997)
• End of the Wicked (1999) as Stella
• "Confidence"
• Onye-Eze (2001) as Feoma
• My Good Will (2001)
• Borderline (2001)
• Light & Darkness (2001)
• A Barber's Wisdom (2001)
• My Love (1998)
• Above Death: In God We Trust (2003)
• World Apart (2004) as Rhoda
• With God (2004)
• Unfaithful (2004)
• Chameleon (2004)
• 21 Days With Christ (2005)
• Gone Forever (2006)
• Stigma (2013) as Mama
• The CEO (2016) as Superintendent Ebenezer
• "Locked (2019) as Dr. Mrs. Ife Adu
• "Accidental Affairs (2019) as Dr Peters
• Stuck (2022) as Mrs. Julie Ogolo
• A Sunday Affair (2023) as Mrs. Okwara
• Kill Boro (2024) as Mama Fanta

Fatal

• ‘’Strange sisters’’
• The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 (2024)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Result	Ref
2015	11th Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Won	[10]
	12th Abuja International Film Festival	Outstanding Female Act in a Film	Won	[11]

References

1. "Actress wins 10th international award as best female performer". Pulse Nigeria. 2015-11-02. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
2. Quasim, Adedamola (2022-08-01). "Nollywood stars Hilda Dokubo, Lizzy Gold react as colleagues' abductors demand $100,000". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
3. "Hilda Dokubo stages come back to screen". The Sun Newspaper. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
4. Uwandu, Elizabeth (7 May 2015). "I set pace for entertainers to hold political office – Hilda Dokubo". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
5. Izuzu, Chidumga (23 October 2015). "Hilda Dokubo: 6 things you probably don't know about talented Veteran". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
6. Njoku, Benjamin (3 October 2015). "What fame has done for me — Hilda Dokubo". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
7. Adesola Ade-Unuigbe (21 August 2015). "See Full List of 2015 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Nominees | OC Ukeje, Hilda Dokubo, Ini Edo & More". BellaNaija. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
8. "Hilda Dokubo Biography: Everything You Need To Know". GossipTrendz. 2022-05-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
9. "I set pace for entertainers to hold political office - Hilda Dokubo". Vanguard News. 2015-05-07. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
10. Husseini, Shaibu (2 October 2015). "AMAA 2015: And The Award For The Leading Actor, Supporting Actress And Promising Actor Goes To …". The Guardian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
11. Abulude, Samuel (6 November 2015). "Nigeria: Hilda Dokubo, IK Ogbonna Pick Best Actor Awards At 12th AIFF". Leadership Newspaper. AllAfrica. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

External links

• Hilda Dokubo at IMDb