Liz Benson

Liz Benson

Elizabeth Benson (1966-) is a Nollywood Actress whose rise started from the soap opera "Fortunes" in 1993. She later switched into home movies like "Glamour Girls" (1994), True Confessions and Izaga to mention a few. The Efik born acting diva is one of Nigeria's most prolific actresses and holds a degree in Dramatic Arts. She has worked with reputable Nigeria Filmakers such as Lola Fani Kayode, Zeb Ejiro, Chuck Mike, Andy Amanechi, Tunji Bamishigbin and Lai Arasanmi.

Liz lost her husband (Samuel Gabriel Etim) while around her mid-twenties. Liz said that she actually gained strength from his character and that made her be able to carry her and her kids through the loss. She is not currently remarried because she says she takes marriage sacred and doesn't want to rush into it, but has admitted to be in a relationship at present

She started acting when she was five years old and she once had a fling with a bloke called Abbey. She is a very famous person.

She is loved by most movie watchers in Nigeria and is seen as one of the first ladies of Nollywood

Some of her more popular roles include her role as Titubi in Femi Osofisan's Morountodun and as Mrs. Agnes Johnson in "Fortunes" a soap opera which ran for about two years on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 10. She has acted in a number of Nollywood Films such as Evil Men 1 and 2, Shame, conspiracy, Izaga, Burden, Stolen Child, Faces, Dead End, Tycoon, Glamour Girls, Body of Vengeance and a horde of other movies.

In 2004 Liz became born again and started preaching the gospel. She is currently an evangelist.

Filmography

# Toko taya (2007) (V)
# Political Control (2006) (V)
# Political Control 2 (2006) (V)
# Political Control 3 (2006) (V)
# Bridge-Stone (2005) (V)
# Bridge-Stone 2 (2005) (V)
# Crazy Passion (2005) (V)
# Crazy Passion 2 (2005) (V)
# Day of Atonement (2005) (V)
# Now & Forever (2005) (V)
# Now & Forever 2 (2005) (V)
# Squad Twenty-Three (2005) (V)
# Squad Twenty-Three 2 (2005) (V)
# Women in Power (2005) (V)
# Women in Power 2 (2005) (V)
# Inheritance (2004) (V)
# Melody of Life (2004) (V)
# Red Hot (2004) (V)
# Turn Table (2004) (V)
# Turn Table 2 (2004) (V)
# World Apart (2004) (V)
# World Apart 2 (2004) (V)
# Èèkù-idà (2002) (V)
# Èèkù-idà 2 (2002) (V)
# Wisdom and Riches (2002) (V)
# Wisdom and Riches 2 (2002) (V)
# Dapo Junior (2000) (V) .... Ronke
# Chain Reaction (1999) (V)
# Diamond Ring (1998) (V)
# Diamond Ring 2 (1998) (V)
# Scores to Settle (1998) (V)
# Witches (1998) (V)
# Back to Life (1997)
# True Confession (1995) (V)
# Glamour Girls (1994) (V)
# Silenced (????) (V)

External links

* [http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=1254&z=3 Liz Benson on her new life at 40]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1229840/]


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