Sylvia Oluchy Explained

Ngozi Sylvia Oluchi Ezeokafor (commonly known as Sylvya Oluchy) is a Nigerian actress, writer, producer and filmmaker. She won the Most Promising Act of the Year award in the Best of Nollywood Awards. She won the Rising Star award in the Nollywood Movies Awards. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Sylvia Oluchi was born in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital and raised in London, United Kingdom and Abuja, the federal capital territory of Nigeria.^[3] She studied theatre Arts at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.

Career

According to her, she never wanted to be an actress until her mom told her "You will make a good actress" after noticing her unique talent in mimicking her school teachers.^[4] In 2011, she played the role of Shaniqua in the popular Atlanta TV series. During interviews with Best of Nollywood Magazine and YES International Magazine Sylvia made national headlines when asked if she had any boundaries or limits in her acting profession, she replied "I don’t have any boundaries because my body is my laptop. Others have their laptops and files, what I have are body and voice, Even the concept of nudity, I don’t have any problems whatsoever..."^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Honest Deceiver	Lara	as Sylvia Oluchi
2009	Honest Deceiver 2	Lara	as Sylvia Oluchi
2010	Bent Arrows	Idara[9]	Also Starring: Stella Damasus, Francis Ebiloma, Desmond Elliot, Ngozi Ezeonu
2011	Atlanta Series	Shaniqua
2013	Alan Poza	Senami
2013	On Bended Knees		Also Starring: Chioma Chukwuka, Seun Akindele, Chukwudi Leonard
2013	Playing Victim	Demeji's Girlfriend
2014	Being Mrs Elliot[10] [11] [12]	Nonye
2015	Losing Control	Coco
2015	Heroes and Villains
2016	My Name is Kadi	Jumai	Also Starring: Blossom Chukwujekwu, Femi Afolabi, Jide Bolariwa
2018	Forbidden	Chinalu	TV Series
2019	In the Name of Love	Carol	Short
2020	Crossroads	Madam Daniel	Directed by Seyi Siwoku

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2012	Nollywood Movies Awards	Rising Star Award	Bent Arrows
	City People Entertainment Awards	Best New Actress
2013	Best of Nollywood Awards	Most Promising Act of the Year (female)	On Bended Knees

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

Notes and References

1. Web site: All photos: winners from 2913 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards. ladunliadinews.com. 13 December 2013.
2. Web site: 2014-07-05. Going nude is no big deal - Sylvya Oluchy. 2021-02-27. Vanguard News. en-US.
3. Web site: Waiting In The Wings— Sylvia Oluchy. Nigeriafilms.com. 2010-09-05. 2014-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421065028/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8885/30/waiting-in-the-wings-sylvia-oluchy.html. 2014-04-21.
4. Web site: My Ideal man must have high IQ . nationalmirroronline.com . 17 April 2014 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815034938/http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/my-ideal-man-must-have-high-iq-sylvia-oluchi/ . 15 August 2016 .
5. Web site: My Body is my Laptop and I don't have any problem acting Nude . leemagazineng.com . 17 April 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140417212822/http://leemagazineng.com/blog/my-body-is-my-laptop-so-i-dont-have-a-problem-with-acting-nude-actress-sylvia-oluchy/ . 17 April 2014 .
6. Web site: Fast Rising actress shares sexy photos . informationng.com . 17 April 2014.
7. Web site: Sylvia Oluchi shares Raunchy Photos . insidenaija.com . 17 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015441/http://www.insidenaija.com.ng/photos-18-sexy-nollywood-actress-sylvia-oluchi-goes-bra-less-new-raunchy-photos/ . 19 April 2014 .
8. Web site: Sylvia Oluchi interview with YES Magazine . yesinternationalmagazine.com . 19 April 2014.
9. Web site: Sylvia Oluchi films on irokotv . irokotv.com . 17 April 2014.
10. Web site: 'Being Mrs Elliott' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo. Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 28 May 2015.
11. Web site: Nollywood movie review: Being Mrs. Elliot. Premium Times. Onyinye Muomah. 28 September 2015.
12. Web site: BEING MRS ELLIOT / OMONI OBOLI, MAJID MICHEL. 9FLIX. 9flix. 20 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140613081255/http://9flix.com/watch/915. 13 June 2014.