Benita Onyiuke
Chikodili Benita Ugochukwu, professionally known as Benita Onyiuke, is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter, and film producer. She is recognized for her leading roles in Nollywood dramas and family-themed films. Onyiuke has produced and starred in movies under her banner B'nit Production, and she has been featured in international film festivals.[1][2]
Career
Onyiuke's career spans both acting and production. She founded **B'nit Production**, through which she has produced lots of Nollywood films,[3] elevating emerging talent and promoting women-led narratives in the industry.[4][5]
Her 2025 film *A Ride With Forever* was officially selected for screening at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF), reinforcing her international impact.[1][2]
Onyiuke was nominated for **Best Supporting Actress in Africa** at the 2024 Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival for her role in *Tender Hedges*.
She won **Best Lead Actress in English** at the 2023 Nigeria Achievers Awards and received a **Special Recognition Award** from the Nigerian Women Achievers Awards in 2025.[6]
Selected filmography
- With Every Heartbeat (2022) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Lily's Voice (2025)
- Every Single Day (2024)
- My Kind of Girl (2023) – Executive Producer
- A Ride With Forever (2025) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Love and Music (2023)
- Madam and the Maids (2023)
- Love in Full Bloom (2025)
- High School Hearts (2024)
- Dear Yesterday (2024) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- The Art of Forgiveness (Farmer's Heart) (2025)
- Loving June (2024) – Executive Producer
- Oma's Pain (2024) – Executive Producer
- When the Heart Calls (2019) – Executive Producer
- Handful of Tears (2016) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress[3]
- Temporary Wife (2023) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Tears of Omasiri (2018) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Local Man (2024) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Ward 101 (2025) – Executive Producer, Lead Actress
- Bad Girl (2025) – Lead Actress
- This Love Is Ours (2024) – Lead Actress
- Happy Sadness (2023) – Lead Actress
- Daddy's Love (2022) – Lead Actress
- The True Bosses (2023) – Lead Actress
- Crazy Stupid Love (2020) – Lead Actress
- Beyond Belief (2020) – Lead Actress
- When You See Me (2020) – Lead Actress
- Let's Talk About Love (2020) – Lead Actress
- How to Be an Unforgettable Woman (2022) – Lead Actress
- Beauty Not Enough (2023) – Lead Actress
- A Glimpse of Love (2023) – Lead Actress
- The Other Friend (2023) – Lead Actress
- Love Delayed (2020) – Lead Actress
- Wild Couple (2024) – Lead Actress
- Paint My Love (2022) – Lead Actress
- Joromi (2022) – Lead Actress
- Games of Love (2022) – Lead Actress
- Strong Feelings (2022) – Lead Actress
Awards and recognition
- **2024** – Nominee, Best Supporting Actress (Africa), Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (*Tender Hedges*)
- **2023** – Winner, Best Lead Actress in English, Nigeria Achievers Awards
- **2025** – Winner, Outstanding Filmmaker of the Year, Nigerian Women Achievers Awards
Personal life
Benita Onyiuke is married to Mr. Ugochukwu, and they have three children. She balances her family life with her career as an actress, writer, and producer.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Benita Onyiuke's Movie Goes to Toronto". Punch Nigeria. 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Benita Onyiuke's Movie Selected for Toronto Film Festival". The Sun. 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nollywood producer Benita Onyiuke breaks barriers in movie 'Hands Full of Tears'". The Nation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "Benita Onyiuke Releases New Project for Kenyan Fans". Mpasho. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "New Benita Onyiuke Movie 'Art of Forgiveness' Got Fans All Up in Their Feelings". ThisDayLive. 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "Every Marriage Has Its Own Challenges – Benita Onyiuke". Vanguard. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "Onyiuke: My husband supports my career". The Nation. May 2, 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Anambra Women Make the Best Wives – Actress Benita Onyiuke Brags". Within Nigeria. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "Actress Benita Onyiuke welcomes her third child". May 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Every Marriage Has Its Own Challenges – Benita Onyiuke". Vanguard Nigeria. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ "How My Late Father Prayed for Me to Be a Star in Nollywood – Star Actress Benita Onyiuke". ThisDayLive. 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ↑ Nation, The (September 10, 2021). "Onyiuke: My husband supports my career".
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