Mbong Amata

Mbong Amata (Listen)^ⓘ (born 21 September 1985)^[1] is a Nigerian actress. She has appeared in films such as Black November, Forgetting June, and Inale. She won the "Most Beautiful Girl" (Akwa Ibom) in 2003 and was the 2nd runner up in the 2004 Miss Nigeria.^[2]

Mbong Amata
Born	(1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39)
Nationality	Nigerian
Occupation	actress
Years active	2005–
Known for	2nd runner up, 2004 Miss Nigeria
Spouse	Jeta Amata ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2014)​
Children	1

Personal life

In 2001, at an audition in Calabar, she met Jeta Amata.^[3] Two years later when she was 18, they began dating. They married in 2008 and their daughter Veno was born later that year. In 2013, they separated and in 2014 they divorced.

Amata lives between Los Angeles and Lagos. People thought she had gone missing, but she later came out to debunk the news on social media.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Wheel of Change	Christabel	Directed by Jeta Amata
2006	The Amazing Grace	Ansa	Drama/History
2008	Mary Slessor	Ama	Episode: "The Beginning"
2010	Inale	Keke	Musical
2011	Black Gold	Ebiere	Drama
2012	Black November	Ebiere Perema	Action/Crime/Drama
2013	Forgetting June	June	Drama
2014	Champagne		[5][6][7]
2015	The Banker	Chinwe	Drama
2017	A Little White Lie	Winnie	Drama/Romance
TBA	From Freetown
2016	Darima's Dilemma	Darima	Drama

See also

• List of Nigerian actors