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Ufuoma McDermott (Ufuoma Stacey Ejenobor) was born on 23 April, 1981 in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, is a Nigerian actor and model. Discover Ufuoma McDermott's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?

Popular As Ufuoma Stacey Ejenobor
Occupation Actor, Presenter, Producer, Film Director.
Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 23 April, 1981
Birthday 23 April
Birthplace Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Nationality Nigeria

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Who Is Ufuoma McDermott's Husband?

Her husband is Steven McDermott (m. 2010)

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Ufuoma McDermott Net Worth

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1981

Ufuoma Stacey McDermott (Ejenobor ; born 23 April 1981) is a Nigerian actress, director, former model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Ejenobor was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo descent who hails from Delta State in Nigeria.

She moved a lot – from Benin City to Jos, where she spent the better part of her toddler years, and later to Lagos, where she has lived for the greater part of her life and still resides till date.

At the age of seven, her father coined a pet name for her: ISIO (which means "star" in Urhobo).

She was so named after the star actress of the TELEFEST programme put together by NTA Benin, The Pot of Life.

2000

She started a career in entertainment with modelling in 2000 as a photographic model and later moved on to the runway and beauty pageants.

2002

By 2002, she had participated in two mini-pageants, won the Miss Ebony beauty pageant and partaken in her first national pageant: Miss Commonwealth(Vanessa Ekeke), where she won the Miss Congeniality prize.

Later the same year, she emerged 1st runner up in the queen Afrik beauty pageant (Tamilore Kuboye).

2003

2003 saw her in the Queen of all Nations beauty pageant (Dubra Fufeyin) where she was again the 1st runner up.

2004

In 2004 she contested in the Miss Nigeria beauty pageant where she emerged ...yet, 1st runner up.

Not long after she was crowned Miss Earth Nigeria and consequently went to represent the country at the Miss Earth 2004

In February 2004, Ejenobor decided on a movie career.

Starting off with Zeb Ejiro's The President Must Not Die, she has continued to have roles in movies.

2005

In May 2005, she played her first lead role in Life and Death, her third movie after The President Must Not Die and Guy on the Line.

By December 2005, she played Chibuzor on the Edge of Paradise TV series produced by Royal Roots network.

2008

In 2008 she took on the role of "Lillian Wright" in the TV series My Mum and I a role that garnered her a nomination for a best actress award at the 2010 Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo and one at The Terracotta Nigerian TV and Film Awards.

2010

Ejenobor got married on 23 April 2010 to Steven McDermott.

Ufuoma also received a Golden Nymph Best Actress nomination at the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival alongside Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski and January Jones.

2011

In 2011, she attended New York Film Academy in Los Angeles for an acting course and later on a film making course from Dov Simen's Hollywood Film Institute.

She was nominated as the Actor of the year 2011 at the Future Awards

2013

In 2013, she obtained a certificate in Human resource management from the London Business School.

At the premiere of her movie directorial debut, McDermott revealed that she had begun writing the story for the film Christmas is Coming in 2013.

2014

She officially changed her name to Ufuoma McDermott on 23 May 2014 at a Lagos high court.

She went through Alama Private School Jos, Plateau state, Tunwase Nursery and primary school Ikeja, Lagos and finally Molly International Nursery and primary Ajao Estate for her nursery and primary education.

She then attended Federal Government College, Odogbolu, Ogun State for her secondary education.

Ufuoma later bagged a degree in French language from the University of Lagos where she partook in a Federal Government scholarship holiday programme.

She also has certificates and diplomas from Alliance Française and NIIT.

She holds a master's degree in Public and International Affairs, also from the University of Lagos.

The play, which made its debut in Lagos, Nigeria in 2014, also features the acting talents of Joke Silva, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Elvina Ibru and Bimbo Akintola.

2015

In Summer 2015, she was part of the Relativity Education program from Nigeria, owned by Relativity Media in Beverly Hills.

2017

The movie was however released in November 2017 ahead of the Christmas holidays.

2018

In January 2018, McDermott reprised her roles as "Mama Baby", "Women Call Leader" and "Sister Esther" in the stage production Hear Word!, which returned for the second year in a row to Harvard and was staged at the prestigious American Repertory theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.SA.

The production covers various themes, which address issues against women in the society.

In 2018, she earned her sophomore production credit with the release of What Just Happened in cinemas across Nigeria.

2019

Hear Word! featured at the Edinburgh International Festival in August 2019, and McDermott, Joke Silva, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett and other cast members performed at the Royal Lyceum, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Guardian UK, in its review of the show described it as "at once tough and inspirational", giving the play a three-star out of five.

In July 2019, McDermott put together a live-theater experience at the Eko Hotel and Towers in Lagos, tagged "The USM Show with Ufuoma McDermott".

The event was a potpourri of live music, dance performances and a debut of her stage production "The Magic of a Dream".

The Magic of a Dream was directed by Toritseju Ejoh and featured acting performances from several notable Nigerian thespians including Femi Branch, Chioma Akpotha, Offiong Anthony (Thin Tall Tony), Akah Nnani and Zara Udofia-Ejoh.

The USM Show also featured live musical and comedy performances from a range of Nigerian entertainers, including, Teni the entertainer, Seyi Law and MC Abbey.