Biography
Destiny Etiko is a Nigerian actress best known for her role in the hit movie “Idemili.”
She steered into the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, in 2011, registering with the “Actors Guild of Nigeria.”
During her professional acting conception, she featured in minor roles in several Nollywood films before landing the lead role in the movie “Idemili.”
Etiko was born in Udi, a village located in Enugu state, a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the igbo people of Nigeria.
Age
August 12, 1989
Marriage
Children
Destiny Etiko has an adopted daughter, Chinenye Eucharia but no known biological child.
Family
Mr. John Anonde Etiko is the name of Destiny Etiko’s late dad and her mum is Eucharia Etiko.
In December 2019, she bought a house for her mum as her birthday present, and a year after, she bought a Toyota spider for her mom.
Here’s a photo of her mother together with her sister during the funeral of their father.
Education
Etiko received both her primary and secondary school education in Enugu State where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate and the West African Senior School Certificate.
Etiko then applied to study Theater Arts In Nnamdi Azikiwe University located in Awka where she graduated with a degree in Theater Arts.
What You May Not Know About Destiny Etiko
- Etiko described in an interview, that after registering with the Actors Guild of Nigeria she ventured into the Nigerian movie industry commonly known as Nollywood in 2011 and described her experience then as a difficult one because she had to combine her acting career with her school requirements as she was still a student at the time.
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Destiny Etiko revealed in an interview that her mother was once active in Nollywood and was the one who paved the way for her. “In 2004, my mother, Eucharia Etiko, began acting. She did not play major roles, and her acting career lasted only three and a half years because it was difficult for her to work on set and then return home at night to care for her family. “Whenever we were on vacation, my mother would ask me to follow her and hold her bag whenever she was shooting,” she continued. I followed her three times and appeared in a few cameo roles. As an adult, I had minor roles as well, but I finally got a better role in 2012.
2015 was my breakthrough year as I started receiving regular calls from people who wanted to feature me in their films.”
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“Growing up was not easy,” she added. My father was a successful headmaster, and at one point, he worked as a treasurer for a company where he was accused of theft after the money he was asked to take to the bank was stolen by armed robbers who attacked him on the way. My father was forced to pay for money he never received. It was a problem because we had to move from our flat to a ‘public’ house.“My mother had stopped acting, and we had begun to live off the proceeds of the shop my father had opened for her,” she recently stated in an interview.
Movies
Destiny Etiko has shared screens with prominent Nollywood actors and actresses such as Ernest Obi, Cynthia Okereke, Yul Edochie, Destiny Etiko, Patience Ozokwor, and Eve Essien, and even the legendary Pete Edochie, the list goes on.
- The prince & I (2019)
- Heart of Love (2019)
- My sisters love (2019)
- Poor Billionaire (2019)
- Virgin goddess (2019)
- Queen of love (2019)
- The Sacred Cowry (2019)
- The Return of Ezendiala (2019)
- Barren Kingdom (2019)
- Pains of the Orphan (2019)
- Clap of Royalty (2019)
- The Hidden Sin (2019)
- Family Yoke (2019)
- King’s Word (2019)
- Sound of Evil (2019)
- My Private Part (2019) as Stella
- Power of Royalty (2019)
- Sunset of Love (2019)
- London Prince (2019)
- Woman of Power (2019)
- Tears of Regret (2018)
- Evil Seekers (2017)
- Fear of a Woman (2016)
- 3 Days to Wed (2016)
- The Storm (2016)
- Living in Poverty (2020)
- Hour of Victory (2020)
- Wrong turn (2021)
- Widows money (2022)
- Helpless marriage
Source of wealth
Brand Ambassador
Nollywood Actress
Brand influencer
Net Worth
Destiny Etiko is among the wealthiest and most influential actresses in the Nigerian movie industry, with an estimated net worth of $500,000 – $700,000.
Awards
She has won a couple of awards like the “Africa Magic Viewers, Choice” award under the category “Best New Actress” and “Golden Icon Movie Academy Award” under the category “Best Actress in a Supporting Role.”
Disclaimer
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