Background
Stephanie Okereke was born in Ngor Okpala, Imo State.
Stephanie Okereke was born in Ngor Okpala, Imo State.
She completed her primary & secondary education in Delta State.She studied at the University of Calabar, in Cross River State, where she graduated with a degree in English and Literary Studies.
She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002. In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a National honour (Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR). She is the sixth child of Mary and Chima Okereke"s eight children.
Already during her teenage years in 1997 she starred in two Nollywood movies, Compromise 2 and Waterloo.
During the 2002 Most beautiful girl in Nigeria beauty pageant Okereke reached 2nd place. After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2007, Okereke released the movie Through the Glass in which she served as director, scriptwriter, producer and actress.
In 2014, she release another movie, Dry and again served as a director, scriptwriter, producer, and actress. Okereke has starred in over 90 movies.
2002: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Runner up (2nd place).
2002: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Runner up (2nd place) 2003: What a Year Award for Best Actress 2003: Reel Award for Best Actress - English & Best Actress of the year 2004: Afro-Dublin Award, for Outstanding Actress 2004: Film Makers of Nigeria, Award Foreign Excellence 2005: Africa Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role - nomination 2006: Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress 2009: Africa Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role - nomination 2010: Africa Movie Academy Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role - nomination.
