Patience Ozokwor Biography, Age, Daughter, Children, Adopted Children, Husband and Movies

Patience Ozokwor Biography

Patience Ozokwor is a Nigerian actress popularly known as Mama G. She was born on March 25th, 1958 in the village of Amaobo, Ngwo, Enugu State, Nigeria.

She attended Abimbola Gibson Memorial School in Lagos.

She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Ozokwor was among 100 Nigerians honoured by the government to celebrate the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 1914.

When asked about her roles, Ozokwor said: “When I play the role of a bad woman, I see myself at that instance as a mirror through which I want society to see and appreciate the fact that it is not good to be bad. This is the reason I do it with so much passion that it becomes almost believable and by extension, I also see such roles as an opportunity to minister to lost and wicked souls that jealousy, hatred, envy and all the likes can only bring one to ruins.”

Patience Ozokwor Age

She was born on March 25th, 1958 in Ngwo, Nigeria. She is 59 years old as of 2018.

Patience Ozokwor Daughter

Her only biological daughter is Chioma Nnenna Lameya Ozokwor. The daughter married her heartthrob Chielozona Ugwu Ani in Enugu, Nigeria.

Patience Ozokwor Children – Patience Ozokwor Family – Patience Ozokwor Kids

She has three biological children and adopted five other children who bear her name. Her 1st son is an engineer while her last born is a professional soccer player with Rangers International football club in Enugu.

Patience Ozokwor Adopted Children

She adopted five children.

Patience Ozokwor Husband – Patience Ozokwor Husband Death

Her husband died in the year 2000.

Patience Ozokwor Daughter Tonto Dike

Tonto Dike’s mother passed away when she was aged three. She was the third born out of five, but years later, her father remarried and got two more children. As she was growing up, life was not easy for Tonto, but she worked hard to ensure that she became a popular Nigerian celebrity. Therefore based on the biographies of Patience and Tonto, it is evident that they are not related to each other at all.

Patience Ozokwor Net Worth

According to the recent forbes list for 2018, Patience Ozokwor has a net worth of $950 Million USD.

Patience Ozokwor Interview with the Sun

How did you feel when you received the Centenary award?

Patience Ozokwor: I feel very elated to have received the award, because it is a sign that Nigerians appreciate my good work. It is indeed a dream come through for me as a thespian, and I promise to always make Nigeria and Africa proud with my work.

How do you feel about all your achievements as an actress?

Patience Ozokwor: Stardom has taking me to so many countries in the world. I have been able to meet presidents of different nations. And I appreciate the fact that people commend and appreciate my acting skills whenever they meet me anywhere in Nigeria and outside the country, which gives me a great pleasure and ability to work harder, knowing that I have fans all over the world is worth celebrating.

How has Nollywood helped to transform Nigeria?

Patience Ozokwor: Our movies have been able to affect people’s lives as well as make them happy. In fact, Nollywood has transformed Nigeria’s image abroad positively and I am delighted to be part of this achievement.

Has your profession affected your life positively?

Patience Ozokwor: I have been able to assist my family financially through my work, my children were able to go to school and they are living a comfortable life with their families as graduates by the special grace of God. In fact, the movie industry has affected my life positively in every ramification and I don’t have any regret being an actress and I give God all the glory.

Have you achieved all that you set out to achieve?

Patience Ozokwor: I have not yet achieved everything, personally there are things that I have in mind to do in the industry, but when I look back there is nobody yet qualified to take over the mantle from me. And I pray that God will raise someone that will be better than me, which will be a great achievement to have someone who will replace me, when I finally leave the industry.

Would you support any of your children to go into entertainment?

Patience Ozokwor: My second son is already into entertainment, he has a music record label. While my daughter ended up in the church drama. Though, my son acted in few movies before he left for the United Kingdom, hopefully he may do more in acting or movie directing in the future. And I will give him every encouragement if he decides to go into acting professionally, because he is passionate about entertainment.

While growing up did you ever think of becoming a movie star?

Patience Ozokwor: I have always been an entertainer from childhood, so getting to the level I have attained in the industry is by the grace of God, consistency and hard work.

Could you share some of the experiences you had in your early days as an actress that almost discouraged you?

Patience Ozokwor: During my early days, sometimes when I get to location with a script, they would tell me someone has taken my place, which was so disappointing. But I endured and believed God for mine, and He gave me what belongs to me. Today, God has celebrated me as an icon and I give God all the glory.

Your husband died in 2000, precisely 14 years ago, how is life as a widow?

Patience Ozokwor: God has always been on my side because without Him there is nothing we can do. Again, I lived in the village, maybe if I were living in the city, things would be happening to me and nobody will know what I was passing through. And my people in the village know that I am always on location working either in the eastern part of the country or Lagos and Abuja. But when I am not working you will see me in the comfort of my home in the village. I appreciate my people for all their love and peaceful co-existence which I am enjoying. My husband’s family loves me so much, even before I became a star; we were so attached to each other. Everyone in the family calls me Patia; they are fond of me.

Are you saying you still live in the village?

Patience Ozokwor: I don’t live in the city; I still live in my village. It is nice to live in the countryside where everyone is everybody’s business. (Laughter).

Not minding the fact that you are a celebrity?

Patience Ozokwor: If you see the way people appreciate me in my village, whenever I go to the market to shop everyone will be calling me ‘Mama G’, ‘Gee’ for general, in fact, you will appreciate me more. But my office is located in Enugu town. So, I enjoy living in the village, my hometown. I still live my life of simplicity regardless of fame.

How do you manage to shuttle from the village to other parts of the country?

Patience Ozokwor: I have a guest house in Lagos where some of my jobs are concentrated like soaps, endorsements, commercials and shooting of movies. I have a three bedroom flat in Asaba. Because I am tired of staying in public hostels, some are sub-standard; and sometimes you run into small girls that you know. So, I decided to rent an apartment each in Lagos and Asaba for comfort. I have adopted children who I take on holidays, so because I would not like them to grow up in the village without being exposed to city life, when they are on long vocation and I am in Nigeria, I take them to Lagos or Asaba for a change of environment.

Your son had his wedding in the United Kingdom sometimes ago and your daughter also got married in Nigeria, how many children do you have?

Patience Ozokwor: I have three biological children. But because of my love for children, I adopted five other children who bear my name and I am very proud of them as my children. But I intend giving two among them to my younger sister to love as I have been doing. I am grateful to God for their lives, my son in-law and beautiful daughter-in-law I love you all.

Your late husband was supportive of your career, would you say you miss his presence now that you have hit stardom, especially being honoured with the Centenary award?

Patience Ozokwor: I wish my husband were alive to witness my Centenary award, because he was highly supportive of my career. Though, he was sick for a long time before he died, I wish he were still alive. But God knows the best. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

What did you really miss about him?

Patience Ozokwor: I miss the togetherness, when two people work together trying to train the children, bringing them up in unity and love. And all the affection he showered on us. I miss the way he celebrated my children’s birthdays, he was a true father and husband when he was alive. I miss my husband’s companionship and love.

Have you ever acted any role related with your experience as a widow?

Patience Ozokwor: Of course, one or two things that happened to you as a widow will definitely come up in the movies, but I have not acted any widowhood role that has to do with my experience as a widow negatively. My in-laws have been very supportive and caring; we have always lived like one big family. I always visit them in the United Kingdom, United States of America and those in Nigeria are united in love with me. When my husband was hospitalized, my sister-in-law and I were taking care of him; she stayed with him at nights while I took over from her in the morning before going to location. On that fateful day, I was on location when my husband died, before my sister in-law arrived the hospital. Thereafter, they informed me about his death and they put him in the mortuary and asked me to continue with my job, because they understand my kind of job, but I blatantly refused. I took permission from the producer and stayed away for some days. I later came back to finish the production of the movie.

Tell us about your parents?

Patience Ozokwor: My parents were loving and caring, I miss them so much. My mother was a popular trader. I never had it rough as a child, I only had it rough when my husband fell sick, but my in-laws did not leave me, they took care of my husband’s hospital bills. It’s just that you don’t have to wait for people to survive; instead you struggle to make life meaningful for yourself.

You are looking younger and beautiful even at your age, are you thinking about remarrying?

Patience Ozokwor: It is not about my look but my age. I am not thinking about remarrying. Since my husband died, I have been rearing my children to the glory of God. And I decided to occupy my mind on my job and service to God to give my children the best in life.

How old are you now?

Patience Ozokwor: I was born on March 25,1958, so do the calculation.

At 56, you are looking elegant. What is the secret behind your healthy look?

Patience Ozokwor: God is the secret behind my ageless look, and I also eat what my body needs, I take a lot of fruits and exercise when it’s necessary. And most imperatively, I don’t drink alcohol because I have realized that alcohol does a lot of damage to the body and makes you look older than your age.

Nollywood producers have stereotyped you with roles that make you get bad remarks, how have these roles affected your life?

Patience Ozokwor: I don’t owe anybody any apology for the roles I play, because I get paid for them and it is my job. It is only people who don’t understand that acting is make belief that perceive an actor to be living his or her life the way she acts on set. If I could read my script and interpret the role to get the best production, it means I understand acting.

Who is Patience Ozokwor outside the set?

Patience Ozokwor: I am a very loving mother, nice, caring, jovial, understanding, and above all God fearing. But I don’t take nonsense because I am a disciplinarian.

You attended teachers training college were you nursing the idea of becoming a teacher?

Patience Ozokwor: I attended teachers training college in Afikpo; and then I proceeded to IMT, Enugu where I studied Fine and Applied Arts, specializing in Graphics. But I am a not a teacher today, because my interest is in acting where my passion also lies.

Patience Ozokwor Movies

1. Old School
2. Personal Desire
3. Personal Desire 2
4. Act Of Faith
5. After My Heart
6. Erak & Eran
7. Battle Of Religion
8. After My Heart 4
9. Bottom Of My Heart
10. Bottom Of My Heart 2
11. Critical Truth
12. Female Lion
13. Female Lion 2
14. Heart Of A Slave
15. Heart Of A Slave 2
16. Heaven After Hell
17. Heaven After Hell 2
18. Husband My Foot
19. Husband My Foot 2
20. Naked Wrestler
21. Naked Wrestler 2
22. Onoja
23. Onoja 2
24. Sin No More 1 & 2
25. Sin No More 2
26. Strength To Strength
27. Strength To Strength 2
28. The Evil Queen
29. The Evil Queen 2
30. The Plain Truth
31. The Plain Truth 2
32. Area Mama
33. Area Mama 2
34. Away Match
35. Away Match 2
36. Blood Apart
37. Blood Apart 2
38. Divine Twins
39. Divine Twins 2
40. Evil Agenda
41. Evil Forest
42. Final Kingdom
43. Final Kingdom 2
44. Goddess Of The Sun
45. Goddess Of The Sun 2
46. Heavy War
47. Help Me Out 2
48. Highest Offence
49. Highest Offence 2
50. My Vision 3
51. Holy Man 2
52. Grave Minds
53. I Need A Husband
54. I Need A Husband 2
55. Kingdom Apart
56. Kingdom Apart 2
57. Legal War
58. Dog Of War
59. Legal War 3
60. Lions Den
61. Lions Den 2
62. Lost In The Jungle
63. King Of My Village
64. Love And Age
65. Love And Age 2
66. Love And Likeness
67. Love And Likeness 2
68. Mountains Of Evil
69. Mountains Of Evil 2
70. Naked Kingdom
71. Naked Kingdom 2
72. Old Testament
73. Old Testament 2
74. Only Daughter
75. Only Daughter 2
76. Passion Of My Blood
77. Passion Of My Blood 2
78. Pride Of A Woman
79. Pride Of A Woman 2
80. Saved By Sin
81. Saved By Sin 2
82. Silent Rage
83. Silent Rage 2
84. Try & See
85. Try & See 2
86. Unfinished Business
87. Unfinished Business 2
88. Will Of God
89. Will Of God 2
90. The Monster: Demon In-Law 3
91. Abuja Top Ladies
92. Abuja Top Ladies 2
93. Abuja Top Ladies 3
94. Aguba Igogoro
95. Alice My First Lady
96. Alice My First Lady 2
97. Asunder
98. Asunder 2
99. Beyond Dreams
100. Beyond Dreams 2
101. BLOODY MISTAKE
102. Chicken Madness 2
103. Dear Mama
104. Deep Bondage
105. Cry To God 2
106. Demon In-Law
107. Demon In-Law 2
108. Desperate Women
109. Desperate Women 2
110. Divided Attention
111. Divided Attention 2
112. Dry My Tears
113. Dry My Tears 2
114. End Of Battle
115. End Of Battle 2
116. Final Surrender
117. Double Mind 2
118. Apology
119. Living In Pain 2
120. My Love My Sorrow
121. My Love My Sorrow 2
122. My Mother’s Decision
123. My Mother’s Decision 2
124. No Where To Run
125. No Where To Run 2
126. Peace Talk
127. Peace Talk 2
128. Plain Truth
129. Pounds And Dollars 2
130. Sacred Blood
131. Return To Me
132. Soul Engagement
133. Suspicion
134. Soul Engagement 3
135. Sweet Mama
136. Sweet Mama 2
137. The Broken Shield
138. The Broken Shield 2
139. The Devil In Her
140. The Devil In Her 2
141. The Final Days
142. The Final Days 2
143. The Hard Solution
144. The Humble Lion
145. The Humble Lion 2
146. The Return Of Mama-G
147. Total Crisis
148. Total Crisis 2
149. Soldiers Of The Lord
150. U General 2
151. Upside Down
152. Upside Down 2
153. Winning Your Love
154. Winning Your Love 2
155. Authentic Mama
156. Bandit Queen
157. Broken Ambition
158. Behind Closed Doors
159. Behind Closed Doors 2
160. Crying Angel
161. Crying Angel 2
162. Dangerous Blood
163. Dangerous Blood 2
164. Divided Kingdom
165. Divided Kingdom 2
166. End Of Dreams
167. End Of Dreams 2
168. Good News
169. Good News 2
170. Heavy Storm 2
171. I Need A Man
172. I Need A Man 2
173. Ladies World
174. Ladies World 2
175. Love Is A Game
176. Love Is A Game 2
177. Men At War
178. Men At War 2
179. My Business
180. Rings Of Fire
181. Rings Of Fire 2
182. Royal Palace
183. Saving The Crown
184. Return Of Mama G
185. Shock 2
186. Soul On Fire
187. Soul On Fire 2
188. The Corridors Of Power
189. The Successor
190. The Corridors Of Power 3
191. Torn Apart
192. Torn Apart 2
193. Ways Of The Heart
194. Ways Of The Heart 2
195. War And Romance
196. What A Mother
197. Woman Of Authority
198. Women In Power 2
199. You & I Forever
200. You & I Forever 2
201. Annabel
202. Annabel 2
203. Wrong Choice
204. Eyin Oka 2
205. Fateful Love
206. Fateful Love 2
207. Forbidden Love
208. Heritage 2
209. Two Aside
210. Indulgence 2
211. Love After Love
212. Mama-G In America
213. Mama, I Will Die For You
214. Millionaire’s Daughter
215. Millionaire’s Daughter 2
216. Mothers-In-Law
217. My First Love
218. My First Love
219. My Mother My Marriage
220. My Mother My Marriage 2
221. My Woman
222. Old School 2
223. Old School 3
224. Palace Gold
225. The Staff Of Odo
226. Upside Down 1&2
227. Arrows
228. The Flute
229. Billionaires Club
230. Blindfolded Men
231. Billionaires Club 3
232. Broken Marriage 2
233. Blood Sister 2
234. By His Grace
235. Cry No More
236. Deceiver
237. Emotional Crack
238. Evil Woman
239. Forever Yours
240. Forever Yours 2
241. Last Miracle
242. Market Sellers
243. Market Sellers 2
244. Mr. Trouble
245. Mr. Trouble 2
246. No Place To Play
247. Onunaeyi: Seeds Of Bondage
248. Emotional Blackout 2
249. Price Of The Wicked 2
250. Princess Buttem
251. Private Sin
252. Private Sin 2
253. The Cross Of Love
254. The Storm Is Over
255. The Storm Is Over 2
256. Under Fire
257. Women Affair
258. $1: One Dollar
259. Christian Marriage
260. Fire On The Mountain
261. Fearless Woman
262. Miracle
263. Miracle 2
264. Okwu Na Uka
265. Blood For Blood
266. Pretender
267. Pretender 2
268. Submission
269. Sunrise
270. Sunrise 2
271. The Final Clash
272. The Final Clash 2
273. Desperadoes
274. Genesis Of Fire
275. WaterfallS
276. Greedy Genius 2
277. Mothering Sunday
278. Return Of My Pride
279. Terrible Sin 2
280. Ukwa
281. Ukwa 2
282. Unscrupulous
283. Now And Forever
284. Godless Woman 2
285. Lost But Found 2
286. Hatred
287. Millionaire’s Widow 1
288. Millionaire’s Widow 2
289. Palace Maid 1 & 2
290. The Mistress 1 & 2
291. My Christian Faith
292. Bless The Marriage
293. Men Do Cry
294. Fishers Of Men
295. Beauty And The Beast
296. Coincidence
297. Mortal Pain
298. Scent Of A Woman
299. Cross Of Love
300. Cross Of Love 2
301. Naked Weapon 1 & 2
302. Untold Truth
303. Father’s Blood
304. Ransom
305. Hope For Tomorrow
306. Evil Manipulation
307. Millenium Lady
308. Secret Of The Mind
309. Deadly Emotion
310. Indian Doctor
311. Marcus D Millionaire
312. The Evangelist
313. A Woman’s Authority
314. The Empress
315. North And South
316. My Baby
317. Money In The Bank
318. My Future
319. Okada Man
320. 2 Rat
321. Crazy Landlord
322. SON OF A SLAVE
323. Against My Wish
324. By All Means
325. Prophecy
326. Fatal Mistake
327. Givers Never Lack
328. Hard Solution
329. Heavy Thunder
330. In The Beginning
331. New Jerusalem
332. No Nonsense
333. The Promise
334. Police Woman
335. The Untold
336. Ujuaku The Tigress
337. Last Men
338. Princess Myra
339. Before The Sunrise
340. Missing Child
341. Broken Soul
342. Garden Of Love And Tears
343. King’s Battle
344. Gaza Treasure
345. Stooges
346. Lifted Soul
347. Kings Desire
348. Battle Of Destiny
349. A Date With Destiny
350. Garden Of Love
351. Confidence
352. Beloved Twins
353. Marriage Business
354. Odum 2
355. Amina
356. The Vultures
357. Early Grave 2
358. Final Wheel
359. Die Hards
360. Love And Edge
361. Lifted By Grace
362. Royal Coup
363. Through The Fire 2
364. Web Of Mistake
365. What Went Wrong
366. Reincarnation
367. Prince Of Destiny
368. War Without End
369. Dancing Hall
370. Gone Forever
371. Evil Chamber
372. Family Friend
373. Second Chances
374. Return Of Kings Battle
375. Senator 2
376. Holy Anger
377. Price Of The Wicked
378. Price Of Destiny
379. The Price Of Sacrifice
380. Wheel Of Life
381. Igbu Du
382. Ungodly Generation
383. Black Image
384. Voicemail 2
385. Open And Close
386. Lost But Found
387. Revenge Of The Gods
388. End Of Widow’s Tears
389. Burial Bussiness
390. Daughters Of Ages
391. Honourable
392. Strange Affection
393. Iron Ladies
394. My Life Story
395. My Only Hope
396. Return Of Miracle
397. Morning Joy
398. Ijabu
399. Desperate Soul
400. Caught In The Middle
401. Lord’s Chosen
402. Royal Lust
403. Plane Crash
404. Stubborn Doctor
405. Okoro
406. Oganigwe
407. Havoc
408. Combined Business
409. Deceptive Mind
410. Secret In Mind
411. My Saviour
412. Love In Berlin
413. Moments Of Maddness 2
414. Tolerance II
415. To Rise Again 2
416. Save My Home
417. Royal Wives
418. Marcus “D” Millionaire
419. Lady On The Move 2
420. In The Name Of The Lord
421. Family Disgrace 2
422. Dying For A Nation 2
423. Compulsory Risk 2
424. Black Angel 1 & 2
425. End Of Pride 1 & 2
426. Secret Courage
427. Final Coincidence
428. By Fire By Thunder
429. Mansion Models
430. Power Of A Kiss
431. Son Of The Soil
432. HOUSEBOY FOR SALE
433. A Woman’s Honor
434. Twisted Fate
435. Before My Wife
436. Late Arrival
437. Loss Of Trust
438. Revenge
439. Emergency Wedding
440. Emotions Blackout
441. Igede
442. King From Nowhere
443. Eg’gwe
444. Show Me Your Kindness
445. Two Became One
446. Rihanna Returns
447. Palace Scandal
448. Evil Shadow
449. Fake Identity
450. Game Of Dons
451. The Hour Has Come
452. My Beloved Wife
453. Wicked Time
454. Wind Of Mistake
455. The Bombshell
456. Return Of Blood Sisters
457. Cast Away
458. Last Day
459. Out Of Cage
460. Power Play
461. Prince Of Peace
462. Infinite Mercy
463. Sisters At War
464. Congo Boy In The City
465. Happy New Year
466. Mine Forever
467. Orija Shrine
468. He Goat
469. Holy Love And Violence
470. Hlep
471. Way Of The Heart
472. Stone Face
473. Blood On Fire
474. Cats Of Darkness
475. Buried In Heaven
476. Money Love
477. Heartless
478. Holy Kidnappers
479. Wrong Money
480. Sorrow To Joy
481. Making Of The King
482. American Villager
483. Firefox
484. Life After Death
485. Woman To Woman
486. The Champion Sportsman
487. Owerri Soup
488. Arrangee Mama
489. Fulton Mansion
490. Madam Chelsea
491. Return Of The King
492. Total Sin
493. Sisters On Fire
494. A Dance For The Prince

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