Mary Njoku

Mary Remmy Njoku, who is the sixth child in a family of eight, was born in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, Nigeria. She is from Nsukka, Enugu State. She attended Amuwo Odofin High School, National College Bagada and Navy Town Secondary School. She holds a diploma in Computer science. From 2010, Njoku attended Lagos State University where she studied for a degree in English Language. In 2012, Njoku attended London Film Academy in the United Kingdom funded by her husband where she did a course on Producing: Movie Magic Budgeting and Schedule. From childhood, she had a passion for acting and started acting on stage when she was in Secondary school. Njoku joined the Nollywood industry in 2003, at the age of 17. Njoku unlike many, thinks education is just a pass time as the most important thing is your skillsNjoku made her acting debut in the 2004 Nollywood movie 'Home Sickness', which she featured alongside Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha. She came to limelight after featuring in popular Nollywood blockbuster 'Blackberry Babes' in 2011. Between 2011 and 2013, Njoku produced iROKtv, a YouTube platform that featured interviews with Nigerian celebrities, as well as coverage of Afrobeats and Nollywood events. In 2015, Njoku became Chief Content Officer at IROKO Partners. By March, she held her first world premier for her film Thy Will Be Done at the BFI IMAX London, the first ever Nollywood film premiere in IMAX. In August 2018, Njoku produced the movie Nwanyioma, where her role required her to completely shave her head. in 2023 she Co-created the movie Dr. Love with Uche Jumbo.