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Mary Njoku
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Mary Njoku

Nigerian actress (born 1985)

Mary Remmy Njoku (born 20 March 1985) is a Nigerian actress, producer, content creator and founder of the ROK TV Channels and CEO of ROK Studios, which she founded in 2013. With a catalogue of over three thousand (3000) hours of original content produced, that includes movies and TV series, ROK has in a short span become a leading producer of family friendly content and entertainment.2

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Born Mar 20, 1985.1

About

Njoku has overseen the growth of the brand ROK with its first channel, ROK on Sky launched in 2016 in the UK. She subsequently launched ROK on DSTV, a network airing across Africa, in the same year. In April 2018, Njoku launched two new Pan-African channels, ROK2 and ROK3, as well as ROKGH for Ghanaian viewers.

In 2019, French TV giant Canal+ acquired ROK Studios from iROKO Partners in what was reported to be the biggest media acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa at the time. In keeping Njoku on as Managing Director, Canal+ Chief Content Officer Fabrice Faux was quoted as saying “We will provide administrative support, finance and equipment, but otherwise it is our intention to give Mary maximum autonomy and creative freedom".

At the time of the acquisition, ROK Studios had produced 540 movies and 25 original TV series, according to company data.

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Companies

Early life and education

Mary Remmy Njoku, who is the sixth child in a family of eight, was born in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, Nigeria. She is from Nsukka, Enugu State. She attended Amuwo Odofin High School, National College Bagada and Navy Town Secondary School. She holds a diploma in computer science. From 2010, Njoku attended Lagos State University where she studied for a degree in English Language. In 2012, Njoku attended London Film Academy in the United Kingdom funded by her husband where she did a course on Producing: Movie Magic Budgeting and Schedule. From childhood, she had a passion for acting and started acting on stage when she was in Secondary school. Njoku joined the Nollywood industry in 2003, at the age of 17. Njoku unlike many, thinks education is just a pastime as the most important thing is your skills.

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Career

Occupation: film producer, actor, businessperson.4

Njoku made her acting debut in the 2004 Nollywood movie Home Sickness, which she featured alongside Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha. She came to limelight after featuring in popular Nollywood blockbuster Blackberry Babes in 2011. Between 2011 and 2013, Njoku produced iROKtv, a YouTube platform that featured interviews with Nigerian celebrities, as well as coverage of Afrobeats and Nollywood events. In 2015, Njoku became the chief content officer at IROKO Partners. By March, she held her first world premier for her film Thy Will Be Done at the BFI IMAX London, the first ever Nollywood film premiere in IMAX. In August 2018, Njoku produced the movie Nwanyioma, where her role required her to completely shave her head. In 2023, she co-created the movie Dr. Love with Uche Jumbo.

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Personal life

  • BornMar 20, 1985, Lagos5
  • CitizenshipNigeria6

Njoku married British-born Nigerian entrepreneur, and African start-up investor, Jason Njoku, in Festac Town, Lagos on 18 August 2012, in front of family, friends and colleagues. They welcomed their first son, Jason Obinna Njoku, on 30 July 2013, a second child Nwakaego Annabelle Njoku, was born on 24 August 2015 and they welcomed their third, Amber Nnenna Njoku on 4 August 2017.

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