Maureen Nankya

Maureen Nankya is a Ugandan actress who featured in Mariam Ndagire's maiden film Down This Road I Walk (2007) plus sitcom Tendo Sisters which was run on NTV Uganda, Bukedde TV and Maisha Magic.[1] Born in September and sometimes called Jolly, she is also a model, singer, TV presenter, fitness instructor and personal trainer at her startup called Mona Fitness, derived from the first sounds of her two names.

History

Maureen (sometimes referred to as Moreen Nankya or Mona) studied at Gombe SSS and Kingstone High School Kawempe in Kampala. The first time she went for an audition, she got a role and that was proof that she was good and had to chase her dreams. Maureen confesses that her family was 100 percent behind her. Maureen possesses an undeniable spark and majestic star presence; when she walks into a place, it's easy for people to notice her. She played the role of Kanini, a mason's wife cheating on her husband with his boss in a Maisha Film Lab project entitled The Casual (2008 short film) written and directed by Kenyan Mark Mutahi. She later appeared on a Warid Billboard in the early 2010s. In 2019, she appeared as a gym instructor in a TV commercial for MTN alongside Uganda's Mr. Google. Nankya has featured in various movies including The Life (2012 film) directed by Nana Kagga where she plays Anna,[2][3] City of Dust (2014 film) where she plays Suzan, the girl with weird dreams[4][5] and The Athlete (2016), a TV drama by Matt Bish. Maureen also sings and her music has been broadcast on East Africa TV (Channel 5) from Tanzania plus WBS, the first privately owned Ugandan TV station that started in 1999 but was sold off to Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa (Kwese Sports) in 2016. She has worked as a Unit Production Manager on some films. On 6 September 2019, her talkshow called The Reel where she interviews people in the film industry started airing on UBC TV, Uganda's national broadcaster. She is the creator and producer of the 30 minute show. From her own confession, her dreams always come true.

Personal interests

Maureen is a Christian. She describes herself as a Bentley car and possesses skills in track and field athletics, kickboxing plus fitness. The beautiful actress married Rev. Hargreaves (who had been widowed) around 2011 at a public wedding in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

References
  1. "Ugandan Television Content Gets Own Channel On DStv". balancingact-africa.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. "The Life". AfrolandTV. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "Maureen Nankya - IMDb". m.imdb.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "artsculture/Entertainment/812796-810956-vwq0lxz/index". monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. "LA Weekly". laweekly.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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