{"id":273935,"date":"2011-01-14T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=47288"},"modified":"2011-01-14T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T12:53:00","slug":"joke-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/14\/joke-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Joke Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_47289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47289\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-47289\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/14\/joke-silva\/joke-silva-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47289\" title=\"Joke Silva\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Joke-Silva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joke Silva<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJoke is a household name in the world of Nigeria cinema. Since the  early eighties, she has carved out a successful career as an actress on  stage, film, television and radio primarily in Nigeria and England (BBC,  British Film Institute, Royal Court Theatre Sloan Sq) and the South of  France. Her acting credits include \u201cSecret Laughter of Women\u201d with Nia  Long and Colin Firth (\u201997 Film), Mirror in the Sun (\u201984 TV), Second  Chance (\u201984 TV), Jero\u2019s Metamorphosis (\u201981 Stage), Owuro Lojo (\u201993  Video), Mind Bending (\u201992 TV), Sisters (2002 Stage), The King Must Dance  Naked (\u201993 Stage), Tight Rope (2000 \u2013 2002 TV), Twins of the Rainforest  (\u201998 Film), The Kingmaker (2002 Video), A Husband\u2019s Wife (2003 Stage),  Brave Heart (2003 Film), Shylock (2004 Stage) and A Past Came Calling  (2004 Stage) to mention a few.<br \/>\nJoke has also written and directed to critical acclaim: Digging for  Gold, Jonah, The Drummer Boy and Footprints. She is an alumnus of Holy  Child College, Obalende, Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts, London,  University of Lagos Akoka and Fate Foundation, Ijora.<br \/>\nSilva is a recipient of several awards, including the EMOTAN Award by  African Independent Television and the SOLIDRA Award. She is also a  Member of the think tank for the Blair Commission for Africa, a trustee  of Advocacy for Women and Children, a board member and a grief counselor  for AART of Life Foundation.<br \/>\nThere is no doubt that Joke brings a wealth of experience to the  character she portrays in 30 Days. Dupe Alade is the president\u2019s most  powerful minister and she has been charged with the task of untangling  the mystery behind the killing of government officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joke is a household name in the world of Nigeria cinema. 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