No Shade To Lupita, But Here Are 11 Nigerian Actresses Who Could Have Been Great As Ifemelu In The Americanah Adaptation
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Victoria Uwumarogie
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Genevieve Nnaji
The forever youthful and well-known Nigerian actress, who is Igbo, is one of the greats of Nollywood. With more than 80 Nollywood movies under her belt, including Netflix’s Lionheart, the 40-year-old has proven her talent. She had a small role in the adaptation of Chimamanda’s Half of a Yellow Sun (which had Thandie Newton and Anika Noni Rose as stars), and would have done great things in the lead of this TV adaptation.
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