Odera Olivia Orji
# Odera Olivia Orji

Odera Olivia Orji // (listen) is a Nigerian actress, film director and producer.

## Career

Odera Olivia Orji's acting career started after starring in the 2012 film " Last flight to Abuja". Her career came into the limelight after she starred as the character " Peace" in the MNET Africa television series Jemeji. She has also starred in several movies, including Obsession, The Father, Blue, Fifty, Kayanmata, Bedroom Points, and Just a Fling. In 2018, she was nominated for the Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Kiss in a movie alongside Mawuli Gavor.

### Other work fields

Olivia serve as media and creative associate at Eureka Media Services and Assistant Director, Content Development, Mind works Story Consultancy and Productions.

## Selected filmography

* Kayanmata, 2020
* To Be Frank With You, 2022
* Lunch Time Heroes, 2015
* Fifty, 2015
* Colourless, 2016
* Coming to Nnewi, 2015
* Blue Collar, 2019
* Love and Pain, 2020
* Through The Wire, 2020
* The Father, 2020
* Blue, 2020
* Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), 2020
* Dark Sides, 2020
* Just a Fling, 2019
* Sergeant Tutu, 2018
* Ifemelu: something happened, 2016
* Bedroom Points, 2019
* Sapio, 2020
* Situationship, 2021
* Knockout Blessing, 2018
* Hell Mary, 2019
* Reserved Edge, 2019
* Obsession, 2017
* Split, 2019
* Deserted, 2022

### Television

* ‘Soole’, (2021)
* Jemeji (2017)
* Enakhe (2020)
* Newman Street, (2016)
* Afterdark, (2019)
* Calabash, (2016)
* Legal Clinic, (2015)

### Director

* History Of Chicken (2019)
* Family Court (2019) Co-Director

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year (FEMALE) | Herself | Nominated |
| 2018 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Kiss in a movie | Herself | Won |
| 2019 | Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Self | Nominated |
| 2019 | Abuja International Film Festival | First-Time Director (The History of Chicken) | Self | Nominated |
| 2019 | City People Movie Awards | Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) | Self | Won |
