Gloria Young//ⓘ (néeAnozie; born 4 February 1967) is a
Nigerian actress and former journalist[1] who has featured in more than 70 movies and has won the City People Movie Award for Movie Couple of the Year at the
City People Entertainment Awards.[2]
Early life and education
Young was born in
Abia State,[3] a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria. She received primary and secondary education in Fountain School located at
Surulere in
Lagos State And she studied at Methodist Girls High School,
Yaba Lagos, where she obtained her first school leaving certificate &
WAEC certificate respectively. Young obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from a university in Dallas, USA. She later returned to Nigeria in 1987 and worked as an energy correspondent with the Daily Times before joining the Nigerian Movie Industry.[4][5]
Career
Young began her career as a journalist[6] then delved into entertainment and became an entertainer on the Charly Boy (A comedy skit) Show which was a reality show about
Charly Boy. Her acting career came into limelight in 1994 when she took an active role in the movie titled “Glamour Girls”[7] which eventually became a successful project. Young who played the character Doris in the Glamour Girls movie featured alongside
Nollywood prominent actors;
Dolly Unachukwu,
Liz Benson,
Eucharia Anunobi,
Zack Orji,
Sola Fosudo,
Ngozi Ezeonu,
Keppy Ekpenyong, and
Sandra Achums. A
Vanguard publication described her as one who ruled the Nigerian movie industry in the 90s.[8][9][10][11]
Young is married to
Nollywood colleague
Norbert Young and both have three children together.[9] A novelty football match was organized at the National Stadium in
Surulere,
Lagos state in order to celebrate her silver jubilee in Nollywood.[14][15][16]