Regina Askia celebrates 53rd Birthday (Photos)

Beautiful former nollywood actress, Regina Askia is 53 year-old today. The beautiful nurse, wife and mother of two shared some photos online with a short caption to celebrate her birthday .

“Chapter 53!! Happy birthday to me!!! Enjoying the dividends of God’s grace. I am truly grateful. Thank you Lord 🙏”

Regina’s acting break came in 1993, when she played gold-digger Tokunbo Johnson in Nigerian soap Fortunes (later Mega Fortunes) on NTA Network, a role which earned her critical acclaim and roles in Nollywood movies. She has received several awards for her performances – including one for “Best Actress in Nigeria” by Afro Hollywood London in 2000 – and has produced several television shows and films.

Regina Askia starred in several “Nollywood” films during the 1990s and early 2000s, most of which were filmed to be released directly to video, reaching a wide audience in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa such as Tanzania and Ghana. She became one of Nigeria’s biggest acting celebrities.

Regina was compared to Elizabeth Taylor for her fame, and was paid around N300,000 for a starring role, on par with other top Nigerian actresses.

She is married to American Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Williams, nephew of Ron Everette and grandson of Fess Williams; together the couple have two children – daughter Teesa Olympia and son Rudolph Junior.

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