Elizabeth Benson 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

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

's most prolific actresses and holds a degree in Dramatic Arts. She has worked with reputable Nigeria Filmmakers 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. 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

Femi Osofisan

Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan is a Nigerian writer known for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his novels. A frequent theme his novels explore is the conflict between good and evil...

's Morountodun and as Mrs. Agnes Johnson in Fortunes, a soap opera that ran for about two years on Nigerian Television Authority

Nigerian Television Authority

The Nigerian Television Authority - also known as NTA - was inaugurated in 1977 and is the government-owned body in charge of television broadcasting in the country. The NTA claims to run the biggest television network in Africa with stations in several parts of Nigeria...

(NTA) Channel 10. She acted in a number of Nollywood video-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 1996 Liz became a born-again Christian and started preaching the gospel. She is currently an evangelist.

Selected filmography

1. Toko taya (2007) (V)
2. Political Control (2006) (V)
3. Political Control 2 (2006) (V)
4. Political Control 3 (2006) (V)
5. Bridge-Stone (2005) (V)
6. Bridge-Stone 2 (2005) (V)
7. Crazy Passion (2005) (V)
8. Crazy Passion 2 (2005) (V)
9. Day of Atonement (2005) (V)
10. Now & Forever (2005) (V)
11. Now & Forever 2 (2005) (V)
12. Squad Twenty-Three (2005) (V)
13. Squad Twenty-Three 2 (2005) (V)
14. Women in Power (2005) (V)
15. Women in Power 2 (2005) (V)
16. Inheritance (2004) (V)
17. Melody of Life (2004) (V)
18. Red Hot (2004) (V)
19. Turn Table (2004) (V)
20. Turn Table 2 (2004) (V)
21. World Apart (2004) (V)
22. World Apart 2 (2004) (V)
23. Èèkù-idà (2002) (V)
24. Èèkù-idà 2 (2002) (V)
25. Wisdom and Riches (2002) (V)
26. Wisdom and Riches 2 (2002) (V)
27. Dapo Junior (2000) (V) .... Ronke
28. Chain Reaction (1999) (V)
29. Diamond Ring (1998) (V)
30. Diamond Ring 2 (1998) (V)
31. Scores to Settle (1998) (V)
32. Witches (1998) (V)
33. Back to Life (1997)
34. True Confession (1995) (V)
35. Glamour Girls (1994) (V)
36. Silenced (????) (V)

External links

• Liz Benson on her new life at 40