Below is a list of Popular Nigerian actresses who pushed professional boundaries by going all the way to have their hair shaved off to interpret movie roles.
1. Mercy Johnson Okojie
The first on the list is Mercy Johnson. The versatile actress and mother of three took off her hair in a movie titled “Heart of a Widow” in the year 2011.
2. Oge Okoye
Number 2 on the list is ace Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye. She starred in the movie “The Three Widows” in which she alongside Queen Nwokoye went bald in the movie.
3. Uche jumbo
On the number three spot, is veteran nollywood actress Uche Jumbo, who went bald in the movie “Holding Hope”, she acted as a woman with leukaemia.
4. Chika Ike
Chika Ike shaved her hair when she starred in a movie titled “Moment of tears” in which she was the wife of veteran nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs.
5. Ebube Nwagbo
Ebube Nwagbo takes the number 5 spot on the list. The nollywood actress went bald for the movie titled “Widows cult” which she acted alongside Angela okorie and Chita Agwu.
6. Faithia Williams
Nigerian actress, film maker, producer and director, Faithia Williams, in 2011 went bald for her “Makomi” movie, which was the hit movie that brought her into limelight and in 2016 she went bald again for the movie “Shola Arîkusa”.
7. Bimbo Akintola
Number 7 on the list is the beautiful actress from oyo state, Bimbo Akintola. She played the role of a mourning widow in the movie titled “The mourning after” in which she had to go bald.
8. Queen Nwokoye
The beautiful and talented actress also shaved her hair in “The three widows” alongside Oge Okoye and Rukky Mushud.
9. Racheal Okonkwo
Racheal Okonkwo copes the 9th spot on the list. She went bald in an igbo movie titled “Iga Alikaya”.
10. Chinyere Wilfred
In the year 2014, ace nollywood actress, Chinyere Wilfred joined the bandwagon of actresses who have gone bald in a movie. She went bald for the movie titled “More than a widow”.
11. Adaorah ukoh
The Big, Bold and Beautiful actress had to shave off her hair for her role in “Thy kingdom come” where she stares alongside Sam dede, Kenneth Okonkwo and Mike Ezuruonye.
12. Toyin Abraham
Talented actress, Toyin Abraham, went bald to pull of her character in the movie “Ana Mi”.
13. Eve Esin
Eve esin went bald in the movie titled “Girls on fire”, “sweet kokoma” and a whole lot of other movies.
14. Destiny Etiko
On the number 14 spot is the beautiful actress, Destiny Etiko who went bald in the movie titled “Private Part”” in 2018.
15. Yvonne yegede
16. Eniola Ajao
Nigerian actress, Eniola T Florence, aka Eniola Ajao has shaved off her hair for a movie.
The actress took to her social media page to share the photo.
According to her, she had to scrap her hair for a movie role directed by Adebayo Tijan.
She explained that she made the decision to go bald in order to fit into a role directed by Adebayo Tijan.
