Gistz: Charles Novia: The Best 5 Actresses in Nollywood in 2017
Using my annual templates of characterisation, internalisation, visualisation and articulation as score points, here are my Best 5 actresses… NUMBER 5: KATE HENSHAW After a hiatus of sorts, perhaps ‘building up’ somewhere (if the pun is noticed), Kate returned and showed her prowess in two movies in 2017; ‘Roti’ and ‘The Women’. Showing her trademark ability to interpret roles in genres, Kate had a point to prove with her return to the big screen. I was impressed. NUMBER 4: ZYNELL ZUH I later found out that Zynell is a Ghanaian after I watched her in ‘Hire a Man’. Doesn’t matter. She was quite good in the movie and I had to search her out in a couple of other movies in the preceding year too. There’s an intensity in her acting and this lady knows her onions (or would one say her jollof since she’s from Ghana!). One to watch, this Zynell. NUMBER 3: SHAFFY BELLO In the Africa Magic popular series, ‘Battleground’, Shaffy is a delight to watch as she interpretes her role...