Biography – Education and Net Worth of Regina Askia

Biography – Education and Net Worth of Regina Askia – Imaobong Regina Askia, also known as Regina Askia, is a famous Nollywood actress, producer, model, social activist, and a licensed nurse living in America. On May 17, 1967, she was born in Lagos, Nigeria’s westernmost state. She is now 50 years old. She is from Ukanafun, a tiny town in Akwa Ibom in Nigeria’s southern region. She is beautiful, intelligent, creative, artistic, and brilliant and has been dubbed the greatest actress in Nollywood history. She is extremely good at interpreting her parts and can fit into any character that a director assigns her. She can perform in romance films, comedies, horror pictures, action films, and sad films.

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EDUCATION

In Lagos State, Nigeria, Regina Askia completed her primary and secondary school education and obtained her First School Leaving Certificate and the Senior School Certificate from West Africa. She went to the University of Lagos after completing her secondary education and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. In 1989, Silverbird Television hosted the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, a beauty pageant contested and won by Regina Askia.

In 1990, at the Miss Charm International beauty pageant held in Leningrad, Russia, Regina Askia represented Nigeria as the first runner-up. Regina Askia also made history by becoming the first Nigerian in Japan with an excellent traditional costume at Miss International.

CAREER

Regina Askia entered the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood) in 1993. She starred in her first TV soap opera, Fortunes, which gave her an edge in Nollywood and took her closer to film directors and producers. In 1995, after starring in the Nollywood hit movie “Most Wanted,” she played a masked male arm robber, Shea rose to fame. The film won her an award at the African Movie Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Regina Askia has appeared in over 100 Nollywood movies, including Slave Warrior, Festival of Fire, Dangerous Babe, Man Snatcher, Full Moon, High Way to the Grave, and Most Wanted Fortune, etc. She has received many awards for her acting career, including Best Actress of the Year at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Most Promising Actress at the City People Entertainment Awards in Nigeria, Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Best of Nollywood Awards, Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards and Most Prominent Actress at the Af Af Academy in Nigeria.

FAMILY

Regina Askia, sadly, stopped acting and moved with her family to the United States of America and became a registered nurse full time. She is reportedly married to Rudolph Williams, an American citizen, and the couple are blessed with two beautiful children together.

NET WORTH

With an estimated net worth of $7 million, she is reportedly one of Nigeria’s richest and most successful actresses. Do well to share this article with your family and friends. Always remember that sharing is caring. That’s that about “Biography – Education and Net Worth of Regina Askia”

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