Barbara Soky

Barbara Soky (civil: Bara Sokorma ) is a Nigerian actress and singer .

Life

Soky's first leading role as an actress was office receptionist Rosemary Hart on the NTA series Inside Out . Originally an NTA Port Harcourt production, the sitcom gained popularity in eastern Nigeria after being broadcast on various NTA stations across the country. After the show ended, the Soky native moved to Lagos , where she starred in producer Lola Fani-Kayode's Mirror in the Sun series . Her role as Yinka Fawole , a seductive young woman, made her a national star and resulted in a commercial for Jik Bleach. Soky was part of the original Ripples line- up, playing Daphne Wellington-Cole , a successful lawyer who often fell in love with the wrong man , from 1989 to 1993 .

After a 13 year hiatus from trying her hand at being a presenter, Soky returned as Nkoyo Broderick in the Amaka Igwe production Solitaire .

music

In 1986 Soky released the album Going Places through PolyGram Records . She already played a singer in the sitcom Inside Out .

Awards

In 2013 Soky received a Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her appearance in the movie Bridge of Hope at the 2013 Nollywood Movie Awards .

In 2014 she was also nominated for Best Actress in Brothers Keeper at the Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Web links

Barbara Soky in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Acting's my calling, so I am back and better - Barbara Soky - Daily Newswatch. September 4, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .
↑ Barbara Soky Is Back. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
↑ My Greatest Mistake Was To Have Wrong People As Friends - Barbara Soky , theeagle.com.ng, July 22, 2018
↑ Barbara Soky - Going Places. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
↑ Barbara Soky. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
↑ # NMA2013: Nollywood Movies Awards 2013 (Winners - Complete Full List). In: 360Nobs.com. October 13, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2019 (UK English).
↑ Adenike Orenuga: AMAA 2014: Uche Jombo-R, Desmond Elliot, others make nominees' list. In: Daily Post Nigeria. April 3, 2014, Retrieved November 21, 2019 (American English).

personal data
SURNAME	Soky, Barbara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sokorma, Bara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Nigerian actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century

[1] Acting's my calling, so I am back and better - Barbara Soky - Daily Newswatch. September 4, 2014, accessed November 21, 2019 .

[2] Barbara Soky Is Back. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .

[3] My Greatest Mistake Was To Have Wrong People As Friends - Barbara Soky , theeagle.com.ng, July 22, 2018

[4] Barbara Soky - Going Places. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .

[5] Barbara Soky. In: Discogs . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .

[6] # NMA2013: Nollywood Movies Awards 2013 (Winners - Complete Full List). In: 360Nobs.com. October 13, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2019 (UK English).

[7] Adenike Orenuga: AMAA 2014: Uche Jombo-R, Desmond Elliot, others make nominees' list. In: Daily Post Nigeria. April 3, 2014, Retrieved November 21, 2019 (American English).