Uche Jombo became a strong person after her father’s death. This post will reveal to you her top secrets, her age, net worth, husband, family, son, and more.

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Uche Jombo Biography

Uche Jombo is a famous Nigerian actress, director, producer, screenwriter, CEO, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

She was born on December 28, 1979, in Abiriba, Abia State, South East Nigeria. As of 2023, Uche Jombo’s age is 45 years old.

Talking about her family. Uche Jombo’s father died many years ago. Her father was the late Sir Nelson Jombo, and her mom is Mrs. Ngozi Jombo, a businesswoman; she is still alive. In a chat, Uche stated that her father’s death changed her life, brought tears to her eyes, and also forced her to grow, and she grew up with so much and little.

The actress said that she knows what it means to have a lot and to have nothing at all. All these form the adult she is today. It’s important to note that Uche Jombo is the first child of her parents’ six children. She has two younger brothers and three sisters who were all raised by her widowed mother after their father’s death.

Uche Jombo Education

This cute Nollywood actress completed her primary and secondary education in Abiriba.She was a great drama student in her church during her secondary school days. For being a great drama student with a unique acting skill and proper role interpretation, her mother’s church paid her tuition fee for her in full.

After completing her secondary school education, she moved to Calabar, Cross River State, for her university education. Uche Jombo is a graduate of mathematics and statistics from the prestigious University of Calabar. She also holds a master’s degree in computer programming from the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

Uche Jombo Career

Talking about her career in Nollywood,she started as an actor and later became a producer, director, scriptwriter, and more. Just so you know, Uche Jombo came into Nollywood, the Nigerian movie industry, in 1999 in the movie titled Visa to Hell. Since then, she has featured in over 200 movies.

Actress Uche Jombo is an excellent screenwriter who has written and co-written many scripts like Games Men Play, Girls in the Hood, and A Time to Love. As a producer, she has produced many films like Nollywood Hustlers, Damage, and others that speak to the issue of domestic violence.

Again, as an actress, she has excellently interpreted a lot of movie roles that came her way with her unique acting style that endears many fans to her. Uche started her own film production company called “Uche Jombo Studios” in 2008. This company is into the production and distribution of movies, and Uche is the executive producer.

Moving on guys, this talented and beautiful actress began her directing career in Nollywood in 2015. Now, we can boldly say that she has tasted all the different branches of filmmaking, like acting, screenwriting, directing, and production. Please clap for this lady because she is a living legend in Nollywood.

She launched her movie-directing career with the movie titled “Heaven on My Mind,” a movie she also co-produced. After the success of this one, she did another one titled “How I Saved My Marriage” and has up to date directed other interesting films too numerous to mention.

Just so you know, she is not the only one from her family in Nollywood; her brother Nelson Jombo is there too. Her brother Nelson is also a big producer and the founder of Nelson Jumbo Productions, a film production and distribution company. Nelson Jombo has over the years supported the production of some of his sister’s movies.

Uche Jombo Awards And Nominations

Due to her passion and dedication to delivering great films to Nigerian cinemas and Nollywood, Uche Jombo has won awards over the course of her career. Well-known among these awards and recognitions are:

2008 Best Actress at the AfroHollywood Awards UK
2010 Best Supporting Actress at the Best of Nollywood Awards.
2008 actress Nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
2010 City People Entertainment Awards honoured her as the Best Actress.
Abia State Honor Award (2010)
Nollywood Personality of the Year at the Life Changers Awards in the UK

Apart from filmmaking, Uche is also a brand ambassador. From 2010 to 2013, she was the brand ambassador for Globacom. This amazing lady also owns and runs a non-governmental organisation named “Uche Jombo and You,” an NGO that helps to train Nigerian youths who are talented in acting and scriptwriting.

Uche Jombo Interview

Your favourite actress sometime ago granted an interview where she talked a lot about herself. In the interview, she told Sun News that she doesn’t attach so much importance to the things of this world. When asked to mention her losses from fame, the actress said that she’s gained a lot from fame, so there is no point in counting her losses.

Speaking about her challenges in Nollywood, especially having to sleep with people for movie roles.

Uche said; I’ve been in that kind of situation twice during my starting days. I rehearsed for almost two weeks only to come next and find that someone else was reading my role because I declined the request to “see me for sex”.That experience made me weep seriously, I was hurt but four to five years later, I made it big.

Uche Jombo Husband And Marriage

Uche Jombo married her now ex-husband, Kenney Rodriguez, on May 16, 2012, in Puerto Rico, and they have a son together named Mathew. She revealed that it all started as a relationship. The actress said this and I quote,

When I met Kenny and saw the relationship he had with his mum, I totally knew he was husband material. The way you treat your mum tells a girl how you can treat her,’ she recalled. ‘If you don’t have respect for your mum, you’re never ever going to have respect for your wife.’

Uche Jombo and Kenney Rodriguez were married for a few years. Their wedding ceremony was a private event on a beach in Puerto Rico. For those who didn’t know, Uche Jombo’s wedding was put together by the expert wedding and event planner, Michelle Cotto, but many Nigerian celebrities didn’t attend. Only a few friends and family members did.

Uche Jombo Children

Now let’s move on and talk a little bit about Uche Jombo’s children. Luckily, after the wedding, this actress welcomed a son named Matthew Chinedu Rodriguez with her husband on May 27, 2015.

Matthew is biracial, meaning his mom is from Nigeria while his dad is from Puerto Rico. Michael Rodriguez speaks English fluently like an American, to the amazement of her mom’s fans. He is an 8-year-old cute model who turned 8 years old on May 28, 2023. They live in America. But the actress shuttles between America and Nigeria for business trips.

Uche Jombo’s Divorce

Sadly, after 5 years, there were rumours of her marriage crash. But Uche’s husband debunked the rumours and also apologised to his beautiful wife for that. Mr. Kenney also took legal action against the first blogger who posted the fake news.

Uche also told those spreading the fake news to get their facts right and leave a career woman who struggles to balance her career, family, and marriage between two countries alone.

Do you know if she has finally divorced her husband? I ask because what baffles her fans is that she dropped her husband’s name on her Instagram page and Twitter handle. And they haven’t been seen together for over two years now. Right now, Uche keeps her private life out of social media and has warned the public to mind their business.

Who is Uche Jombo’s husband? For those who didn’t know, her husband is a Puerto Rico-based businessman.

For those who don’t know, Uche is the founder of Uche Jombo Studios, a movie production and distribution company. She began the executive production of her own movies in 2008 and also ventured into directing in 2015 after the birth of her son Matthew.

Uche has been actively involved in the production of great movies since 1999 till date. She has spent over 20 years in the movie industry. Even though she doesn’t attach so much meaning to the things of this world, Uche Jombo’s net worth is estimated to be worth $2 million dollars.

Uche Jombo Houses and Cars

First, let’s switch to her cars. Uche Jombo has been seen driving around in many expensive cars, like a Mercedes G Waggon, Lexus, and SUV.

On 24th June 2011, exactly 12 years ago at about midnight. She was involved in a car accident in her FJ Cruiser. The cruiser hit another car head-on along the Lekki chevron axis of Lagos State. Luckily, no lives were lost, and Uche thanked God so much for the gift of life. After that accident, she reportedly bought a 350 ML Mercedes-Benz. T

Talking about Uche Jombo’s houses. Your favourite actress built a massive mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State, on Alpha Beach Road opposite Chevron. She got this after building another magnificent house in her village in Abia State. Uche lives a luxurious life she had always dreamt of. This proves that hard work, dedication, and resilience pay off in the long run.

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