{"id":274105,"date":"2011-01-15T01:15:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T01:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=47683"},"modified":"2011-01-15T01:15:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T01:15:24","slug":"racheal-oniga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/15\/racheal-oniga\/","title":{"rendered":"Racheal Oniga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_47684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47684\" style=\"width: 167px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-47684\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/15\/racheal-oniga\/racheal-oniga\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47684\" title=\"Racheal Oniga\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Racheal-Oniga.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racheal Oniga<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nName: Racheal Tabuno Oniga<br \/>\nAddress \u2013 Okota, Lagos State.<br \/>\nDate Of Birth: 23-05-57<br \/>\nMarital Status: Separated<br \/>\nState Of Origin: Delta State, Agbon Local Government, Eku<br \/>\nLanguages Spoken: English, Yoruba, Urohobo.<br \/>\nEducational Background- Primary Princess Girls School Lagos, SEC \u2013 Our lady of lords grammar school ,Uromi Edo state. Rimax inst for computer studies.<br \/>\nTell us about yourself<br \/>\nI grew up and was born in Lagos to Mr &amp;Mrs Ubogun. I am Urhobo from Delta State. I enjoyed my youth age to the fullest and a real \u201ctom-boy\u201d. I loved singing and dancing as a child and wished to be in the entertainment industry. I have an elder sister Mrs Elizabeth Ahmiegbe, my younger ones are Mr Dafe Ubogun and Mrs Toyin Odusote.<br \/>\nWhat was the first paying job ever that you had?<br \/>\nA Computer Programmer and also as an assistant to the director of an engineering Dutch firm.<br \/>\nHow much were you paid per month and what were the responsibilities?<br \/>\nI was paid N23,500 \u2013 that was in 1982. My responsibilities were *preparing programs for salaries, *keeping important documents of the company and *seeing to the immigration documents of overseas staff coming into Nigeria.<br \/>\nWhat other jobs do u do outside Acting? NONE!<br \/>\nWhat made u go into the acting career and when did u start Acting (year)?<br \/>\nI started acting in 1993 immediately I separated from my husband.<br \/>\nWho were idols\/Models (Actors) in those days and what was your first role in Theatre, TV or Movies?<br \/>\nLayi Ashadele and most Village head master cast. They were brilliant. As per my first role, I acted as Onome`s Mother a boli seller (roasted plantain seller), whose husband after collecting his pension money left and 4 kids. I was the mother of the star of the movie, so it was titled ONOME.<br \/>\nWhat were the constraints you had to face and overcome as an up-and-coming actor?<br \/>\nI knew I started late and needed to learn fast and be hard working.<br \/>\nHow many films have you been involved with as an actor to date?<br \/>\nOver 150. Too many to list. Choice ones include Onome, True or False, Sango, Oduduwa, Prisoner of love, Bibi`re, Eleyele, Day Break, Yesterday, Blood-hunt South African all white crew and many more<br \/>\nWhat is the most awkward or strangest role you have had to take\/play in your career and why?<br \/>\nRole of a mad woman in a Lancelot Immasuen movie, \u2026 I can`t remember the title just yet. Strangest in the sense that the character was a mad woman loved by all and thinks she is the most beautiful lady in the town. I personally designed the character so that it was different from all other mad people played in all our movies.<br \/>\nWhat film have you been most proud to be involved with so far, and why?<br \/>\nOduduwa because I also put myself in the character since it was not stated or known characterization for \u201cOlokun\u201d. I just used the mood of the ocean and its beauty and the fact that Olokun is said to be wealthy a queen of the ocean.<br \/>\nHow important are our Nigerian roots, morals, values, knowledge and sense of wisdom to wisdom to you and yours works?<br \/>\nWe must learn to speak like African act as one and not like whites because we cannot be them, we should be proud of our Roots.<br \/>\nOn the stories, scripts or screen play of our films, and its impact on the Nigerian\/African cultural values (home and abroad), how do you manage to harness, keep and pass them across your films?<br \/>\nTrue or false really changed a lot of lives and amended up broken homes because of childlessness. And that there is nothing like \u201cAbiku\u201d. But before marriage people should check their Rheasus factor.<br \/>\nAs a Producer, Director and filmmaker also, how is this different for you from Acting and what is the additional drive for you?<br \/>\nIts more difficult because you have to see the movie to the market. You want a movie that is the talk of the town.<br \/>\nWhat projects are you working on at the moment and with whom and where do you see yourself and Nollywood in this career in the next five years?<br \/>\nI am presently working on three Yoruba movies the script are ready but I need sponsors because all my movies are not wishy-washy. In the next five years, I hope to be right at the top and flying higher and hoping to work with Hollywood stars. For Nollywood, If the industry is not sanitized it may drop.<br \/>\nWhen you are not working how do you pass the time?<br \/>\nI like to swim ,read and club. I also listen to Country side music, R&amp;B, Hip-hop, Jazz. I love Kenny Rogers.<br \/>\nIs there an International Actor (American, British, Australian, African etc.) you will want to work with if the opportunity presented itself?<br \/>\nYeah sure! I\u2019d love to work with Whoppi Goldberg, Denzel Washinton, Demi moore.<br \/>\nWhat message do u have for your international fans in America, UK, Europe, Africa and its Diaspora?<br \/>\nTo reach the Nigerian actors and work with them, work with them and work with them. For we are good if given the chance.<br \/>\nHow would you personally want your fans to remember you?<br \/>\nAs a mother and great actor with children. I love our fans for loving our jobs. To all my fans keep watching any movie with Rachel Oniga you will always get something new. For i am a versatile actor and not a stuck one.<br \/>\nFilmography: Passion of Mind, Power Of Sin, Restless Mind, Revelation, Tears, The Hair Dresser, The Senator, Thorns Of Love, The Holy Man, True Or False, Unconditional love, What I want, Widow\u2019s Tears, Yesterday, A date with the Queen, African Child, Agony of A Mother, Broken Chord, Broken Vow, Desperate Secret, Market Women, My Mother\u2019s Pregnancy and many more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Racheal Tabuno Oniga Address \u2013 Okota, Lagos State. Date Of Birth: 23-05-57 Marital Status: Separated State Of Origin: Delta State, Agbon Local Government, Eku Languages Spoken: English, Yoruba, Urohobo. Educational Background- Primary Princess Girls School Lagos, SEC \u2013 Our lady of lords grammar school ,Uromi Edo state. Rimax inst for computer studies. 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