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Actress Rachael Okonkwo Celebrates 36th Birthday (PHOTOS)
Nollywood actress, Rachael Okonkwo is celebrating her 36th birthday today.
Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo (born 26 May 1987) Popularly Known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka is a Nigerian film actress. She is best known for the film of the same name. She bags an ambassador deal with Aquadon Water.
Rachael Okonkwo is from Ukpata in Uzo Uwani Local government area of Enugu State, located in South East (Nigeria). She studied at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in Enugu state. She started acting while she was a child, but due to lack of movie roles she switched career to dancing.
She joined Nollywood in 2007 playing very minor roles. In 2008, she played a Supporting role to Ini Edo & Van Vicker in Royal War 2, also in 2010 alongside Patience Ozokwor and John Okafor in Open and Close 1&2.
Her first major role and consequently her breakthrough movie came in 2014, where she played the lead character in Nkoli Nwa Nsukka as Nkoli. Her mother died in 2020.