Maureen Solomon

Maureen Solomon (Born December 23, 1983) is a Nigerian actress who during her active years in the Nigerian movie industry featured in over 80[1] Nigerian movies.[2][3]

This article is about Nollywood actress. For Australian cook and author, see Charmaine Solomon.
Maureen Solomon
Born
Maureen Solomon

(1983-12-23) 23 December 1983
Abia State
NationalityNigerian
OccupationActress
Years active2001-2011

Early life and education

Solomon was born in Abia state, Nigeria in Isuochi town where she acquired both primary and secondary school education and obtained both her First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate from Isuochi Primary and Secondary school in Abia State.

Career

Solomon disclosed in an interview that she began acting on stage whilst she was in primary school and had always desired to be an established actress in the future. Solomon debuted her acting career into the Nigerian movie industry at the age of 17[4] with the movie titled Alternative which was directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Solomon described her first movie audition which was for the movie Alternative as a mistake on the part of Nigerian movie director Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen who mistook her for one of the registered auditionees and gave her a script to memorize and later perform/render. Solomon revealed that in actuality she coincidentally just happened to be at audition venue at the time. Solomon received a call back the following day and was assigned a role of which she was paid ₦2000 for ($20, per 2001 exchange rate) [5][6] Solomon quit the Nigerian movie industry in 2011.[7]

Personal life

Solomon in 2005 married Mr. Okereke, a medical doctor and they have two children together.[5][8][9]

Selected filmography
  • Heart Of Stone (2010)
  • Kiss The Dust (2008)
  • Angel Of My Life (2007)
  • Careless Soul (2007)
  • Final War (2007)
  • Help Me Out (2007)
  • Men On Hard Way (2007)
  • Total War (2007)
  • Leap Of Faith (2006)
  • The Lost Son (2006)
  • The Snake Girl (2006)
  • Tomorrow Lives Again (2006)
  • Without Apology (2006)
  • Baby Girl (2005)
  • Blood Battle (2005)
  • C.I.D (2005)
  • Desperate Love (2005)
  • Diamond Forever (2005)
  • Forgiveness (2005)
  • Love Is A Game (2005)
  • Home Apart (2005)
  • Marry Me (2005)
  • My School Mother (2005)
  • Red Light (2005)
  • Rising Moon (2005)
  • Songs of Sorrow (2005)
  • Suicide Lovers (2005)
  • Test Of Manhood (2005)
  • Expensive Game (2005)
  • Coronation (2005)

References
  1. "Maureen Solomon". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. "Nollywood actress Maureen Solomon is pregnant after 12 years, flaunts baby bump". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. Okundia, Jennifer (2019-04-09). "Maureen Solomon welcomes 2nd child after 12 years". P.M. News. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  4. Owolawi, Taiwo (2018-11-14). "6 things to know about Nollywood actress Maureen Solomon". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  5. RITA (2019-04-09). "After almost 12 years, actress Maureen Solomon welcomes another child". Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  6. "6 things to know about Nollywood actress Maureen Solomon". Within Nigeria. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  7. "In Search Of These Acting Celebrities". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  8. Rapheal (2018-04-21). "Why I stopped acting for 7 years –Maureen Solomon, actress". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  9. "Actress, Maureen Solomon Shows off Aged Mother with Great Swag". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
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