Rita Dominic

Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha (born 12 July 1975)is a Nigerian actress. In 2012, Dominic won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Rita Dominic is a multiple award-winning Nollywood actress, producer, model, television personality, investor, a philanthropist and co-founder of the Audrey Silva Company. She has been regarded as one of the best industrious actresses in Nollywood and also one of the highest-paid actresses in Nigeria. Dominic serves as a GLO ambassador and the CEO of Rita Dominic Productions. Dominic is a member of the Royal Nwaturuocha family of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. Dominic is the youngest of four children. Her late parents were health care professionals, her father was a medical doctor and her mother a nursing officer. Dominic attended Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, before heading to the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, where she graduated with a BA (Honours) Degree in Theatre Arts in 1999.