All you need to know about veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor – Her childhood, how her husband died, children, net worth & many more (With Pics)

She later opened a training school to help young female school dropouts start a business of their choice. She taught the girls how to make hair and skin care. The project was sponsored by the Enugu state government. Due to her humanitarian service she was politically appointed as the assistant to the wife of the Mayor of her local government in Enugu state, Nigeria.

After her husband’s illness and sudden death, Patience Ozokwor became a widow and concentrated all her energy in providing for her family while returning to school to learn graphic arts and mass communication. In 1998, she joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) and rose to fame in 1999 after starring in the Nollywood blockbuster movie “Living in Bondage” a movie that brought Nollywood to limelight. Patience Ozokwor is one of the pioneers of the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood).