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Starring Gary Busey, Don "The Dragon" Wilson
and Olivier Gruner, Crooked will
be released by
Lionsgate Feb. 2007.

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Katee Sackhoff
takes the leap
to the big screen
in this Sci Fi Thriller under the direction
of Jesse Johnson.

Chioma sure loves to make people laugh. This is one character her fans are yet to discover, a trait that filmmakers are yet to explore. Twisting are lips mischievously and blinking like a spoilt brat, the amiable actress and final year student of Banking and Finance in Lagos State University (LASU) dazzled with deep pidgin English, while making light of the question on how her course of study is related to acting : “N-e-l-l, e fit no relate as you go think am o, but make we just say e go let me manage my finance as I dey make de peper from acting per se….” Chioma, a member of choir in the Pastor Paul Adefarasin's “House on the Rock” church and back up singer for Sammy Okposo's Ex-generation band, who said, she is a born again Christian, although she is single, wife seekers should keep off, as she will be tying the nuptial knot soon. Chioma told the story of a rewarding beginning in her acting career: “Sometimes in the 90s, I went for an audition and it didn't work out. Then in the year 2000, I met a producer who asked me if I could read. He needed somebody for a role and he had not got what he wanted. That was how I got to read the script and I guess he liked my performance. But then he had a problem with my looks on that day which he said did not appear quite young and naïve, apparently because of what I was wearing. I took off that attire and that was it. That was how I got my first movie role in The Apple where I played a seventeen year old girl.”“Was she really seventeen? “No, I was much more older” she said. When did the idea of becoming an actress first strike her? Chioma, said she had had the flair from childhood, not necessarily to be an actress, but for any performance that would bring her before the crowd. Said she: “I actually grew up with the desire to be a singer, just like must kids do, you know; some wanting to become a lawyer and some others, doctor. But, for me, music was the thing, and I grew up loving the crowd. I just visualize myself under the spotlight with a lot of people. But then, I didn't know which way exactly that dream was going to lead me. Now, I found myself here.Even then, before any vision, there must have existed certain traits of a particular talent. How did she discover that she could sing in the first place? “I had the desire to sing when I discovered that I had the voice. So, I started singing in the kitchen, the toilet, the shower, everywhere. Then, I said to myself, how do I improve on this? So, I joined the choir in my church”.Talking about her church and her role as an active member of the choir, how does she react to the rumour that her pastor, Paul Adefarasin, who felt that her acting career was beginning to run in conflict with her role in church, took issues so personal that he asked her to choose between her career and the church.“That is very wrong”, she said. “Pastor Paul supports what anybody is doing as long as you do it right and you still stand out. The assistant pastor, Yemi, actually told me this: 'Chioma, I want you to be able to do what you are doing and do it well. I want you to stand out, such that people would see in you that you are a minister of God'. So, you see, they don't have problem with my career. What is important here is how I do it, bearing in mind that I am a minister of God”. Concluding, she said: “Pastor Paul has never been against anyone becoming an actor or actress and I didn't have any option of having to choose between acting and singing in the choir.” Chioma, who believes that as a performing artiste, the success which her effort in The Apple and other films brought to her is a mark of God's love and destiny, said, although, she did her best to fit into her roles, God interpreted the character for her. She agreed that The Apple is truly her first and her break, it is today, difficult for her to say, which film, is actually her best. In retrospect, she said: “I won't forget The Apple in a hurry because, it was my first and I had challenges. I was working with professionals. I was a green horn who didn't know her left from her right. Another of such challenging ones is the very epic of Don Azema. Then, I wasn't used to shooting outdoors. We went all out into the bush and there are particular costumes you wear in the movie and the make ups. So far, these two, I find quite challenging, but all my movies are my best, I dare say. How much was she paid the first time and how did she feel about it? “I know you are not expecting me to tell you how much it was that I was paid, but honestly, my first time, it wasn't about how much it was that I was paid, I was still trying to establish myself as an actress, so, if I was paid peanut, it was okay, because I had to pay my due.” Has she really paid her due? Without mincing words, she said “Yes, I have paid my dues, because if you have a job for me, I tell you, this is how much I want from the job and if you can't afford it, you forget it”.She added that beyond the money that any producer may be offering her the script and storyline must be good enough for her to accept to do it. What target has she set for herself in the industry? She said “Like I said, I have carved a niche for myself in the industry, and I want to remain there. I will do what I am supposed to do, but will still be myself. If you watch Chioma Chukwuka on TV, you will know this girl is natural, she is not trying to be somebody else, and that is what I want to be. I see myself, not just within the four walls of the country, Nigeria.” Now what part, if given to her, would she not be able to handle conveniently? She said: “well if I am given the part of a child who is two years old, that I am sure I won't be able to play. Also, I can't pose n**e. I am not a nudity actress. I can't reveal certain things that are meant for my husband's eyes alone”.

When Rita Dominic closes her eyes she imagines herself strutting her stuff with the best top movies stars Hollywood has to offer. Rita aka silky skin who has a beautiful figure that suggests sensible eating and her fair share of spending time at the gym has certainly come a long away from her days of TV programs such as Children's Variety, Junior Opinion, winning several dance competitions both at the local sports club and whilst at Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene where she gained her GCE 0-LEVEL qualification.Rita, Uchenna, Nkem, Dominic, Waturuocha who was born on 1 July, 1975 and has always reached for the stars, attributes her inspiration to the encouragement of her immediate close knit family consisting of her parents, two elder sisters and a brother.Especially her late mum who identified her obvious talent at an early age supported and nurtured her academic, social achievements and was very instrumental to her success as an actress.From when Rita Dominic was about three years old and attending YMWCA nursery school Aba to Constitution Crescent Primary school all in Abia State Nigeria it was obvious she was destined for fame, at the time, mostly because of her excellent and unique singing and dancing talent, Rita whose hobbies include acting, singing, watching movies, reading and traveling graduated from University of Port-harcourt with a BA (1-lonours) Degree in Theatre Arts in 1999 hails from Abiah Mbaise local government area in lmo State and belongs to the Royal Waturuocha family.Blessed with stunning and very attractive looks, Rita favours the indian rock cheek style and enjoys spending time with her friends and family when she is not on a movie set.She recently visited Sierra Leone with some of her colleagues and was overwhelmed by the turn out of fans at the airport, a lot of them wearing t-shirts with their names on them. The Nigerian committee in Dublin also recently presented her with an honorary award.
Other facts about RitaPhilosophy - Always strive to achieve your heart's desireCan't Do Without - Her Walkman or CD playerType of Music - Oldies to jazz sentimentalBest African Food - Afang soup and semovita Beauty routine - Mild cleansers and face wipes Style of hair - I like the Afro hair because it sooths my faceWhat she admires in people - She likes natural and humble peopleWhat I find attractive in a guy - Cool, polished, intelligent and 100% dress senseHERE IS A LIST OF MOVIES THAT RITA HAS FEATURED IN



ALL MY LIFE 2004GOODBYE NEW YORK 2004INDECENT ACT 2004NIGHTS OF RIOT 2004PASSION OF MIND 2004SINGLES AND HARRIED 2004THRONING STONES 2004A NIGTH TO REMEMBER 2003ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE 2003ANOTHER SIDE OF LOVE 2003BACK FROM AMERICA 2003BLIND LOVE 2003EREAK UP 2003CONTROVERSY 2003HERO OF LOVE 2003HONEY MOON 2003 PLAYER 2003 STOLEN HEART 2003 STREET LIFE 2003 TO LOVE A THIEF 2003 UNFORGETTABLE 2003 FATE OF LIAR 1999
HONEY MOON 2003HOSTILE HOSTAGE 2003LEAN ON ME 2003LOST PARADISE 2003LOVE TEMPLE 2003LOVE U FOREVER 2003PAINT MY LOVE 2003WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND 1999ABA RIOTS 1990BLACK SHEEP 1995CHILDREN OF TERROR 1995CORNER TONE 1995TIME TO KILL 1990FUGITIVES 1999 MY HEART DESIRE 1999 ORIGINAL SIN 1999 PLAY BOY 1999 PRISONER OF LOVE 1999 SILENT TEARS 1999 SOUL MATES 1999 THE SOUL THAT SINNET 1999 WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND 1999

Stephanie Okereke is a Nigerian born superstar with an infectious personality. Spend five minutes with Stephanie and she will have you laughing and feeling like you are talking to a friend you have known forever. As the sixth child in a family of eight Stephanie has been entertaining her family from birth Now she is entertaining the world.

Ms Okereke sprung onto the Nollywood scene in 1997 with Compromise II” and then featured in “Waterloo” A year later she was accepted into the English and Literary Studies Program at the
University of Calabar. She decided to pursue school while she put acting on hold, A year later Nollywood came calling again and Stephanie could not resist she fed her desire to act with Teco Benson’s Terror.

Stephanie has big dreams and she let the world in on her modeling talent with her second place finish in the 2002 The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria” beauty pageant Despite her hectic schedule, Stephanie graduated with her degree from Calabar and started to stake her claim in the movie world. Emotional Crack put Stephanie on the map and was nominated for eight awards. Stephanie was delighted to have her efforts blessed with two awards. (Best Actress — English and Reel Awards Best Actress of the Year 2003), Stephanie has also stared in quite a few films including Private Sin, Final Solution, Pretender and Adora (Shot in South Africa).

In April of 2004, Emotional Crack was premiered at the African Film Festival held in the United States. Stephanie also joined her Nollywood colleagues to speak out in a collective voice to help stop the piracy of Nigerian movies
Next, Stephanie made her first foray into Hollywood by auditioning for a role in the Good Shepard. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for Stephanie and see what happens. In the meantime Stephanie has a role on Mnet’s soap Snitch. We have just started to hear from this rising star who is also a talented singer and a model. Stephanie is always striving to improve her craft so needless to say the best from Stephanie is yet to come;