Okawa Shaznay, The Cameroonian Thespian


She is not a Ghanaian.

She is not American.

She is not a Nigerian.

She is a Cameronian.

Do you know her?

Her name is Okawa Shaznay, a Nollywood actress from Cameron and the first from her country to successfully break into Nollywood with her role in the blockbuster movie titled "Iyore" starring alongside Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin.

Okawa Shaznay was born on May 6, 1986, in Bamenda Northwest Region, Cameroon. She is currently 37 years old.

She hails from Bamenda, Cameroon.

Okawa Shaznay received her secondary school education at Presbyterian Secondary School Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon.

After completing her secondary education, she relocated to the United States with her family in 2005 to pursue her higher education where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Texas Southern University in 2009.

In 2016, she became prominent after playing the lead role in the hit TV series Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose.

Her film debut was "Master DJ," a Cameroonian production in 2004.

She has starred in over ten African films while in the US. Her first significant role was in the film "Cheaters" in 2014, followed by her breakout role in the Nigerian film industry "Iyore" in 2015.

In 2016, she won the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) award for TV Actress for her role in Delilah.

Okawa Shaznay is a very beautiful, skillful, creative, and talented actress who's good at interpreting movie roles.

The fair and gap-toothed personality has worked with A-list Nollywood actors like Ken Erics, Rita Dominic, Chioma Nwosu, Mercy Johnson Okojie, and Joseph Benjamin, to name a few.

She is known for Cheaters (2014), Iyore (2015), Delilah: The Mysterious Case of Delilah Ambrose (2016), The Other Woman (2021), Red Carpet (2022) and Stuck in Lust (2023).

Okawa Shaznay is very good at acting, Good in interpreting her role.

She has a striking resemblance to Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah.

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