Uzoamaka Aniunoh is a Nigerian actor and writer. She has been a regular cast member of MTV Shuga appearing in several series including the first and the sixth.[1]
She returned to Nigeria in 2017 and attended the open auditions for a new series named
MTV Shuga.[3] She was one on the few actors chosen as her role was to be Cynthia.
Series six of MTV Shuga returned to be based once again in Nigeria and Aniunoh reprised her role as Cynthia in that year's series sub-titled "Choices".[5] Fellow actors included
Timini Egbuson,
Rahama Sadau,
Yakubu Mohammed,
Bukola Oladipupo, Helena Nelson and Ruby Akabueze.[6]
Aniunoh was in series six of MTV Shuga and the role of Cynthia was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of
Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. The series was written by
Tunde Aladese and broadcast every night - its backers include the
United Nations.[7] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story progresses using on-line conversations on location between the characters. All of the filming was done by the actors[8] who include
Lerato Walaza,
Mamarumo Marokane,
Jemima Osunde,
Folu Storms and Aniunoh.
She plays the role of Kumene in
Africa Magic's Riona.
Aniunoh is also a writer and has had work published. An excerpt from her work Balcony was edited and published by the Nigerian writer
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[2]