Amaka Igwe

Nigerian Filmmaker & Creative Industries Stakeholder Champion
Person human Q17711206

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
January 2, 1963, January 2, 1954[8]
Date of death
April 28, 2014
Place of birth
Port Harcourt
Place of death
Enugu
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[9]
Religion or worldview
Christianity[13]
Cause of death
asthma[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin[18][19][20]
Birth name
Amaka Igwe[21]
Eye color
brown[17]
Hair color
black hair[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
Name in native language
Amaka Igwe[22]
Native language
Igbo[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[24][25]
P14750
0736-7E48-27C0-F1ED-8BAF[26]
Personal pronoun
L484
🏷️ Also known as
en Amaka Igwe fa آماکا ایگوی he אמאקה איגווה
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
280190610
Library of Congress authority ID
no2009125121
African American Visual Artists Database ID
16549
Africultures person ID
15809
Freebase ID
/m/010fr58f
IMDb ID
nm4177818
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
29780832X
TMDB person ID
2166383

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Occupation 3
Educated at 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Hair color 1
Influenced 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Native language 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Amaka Igwe was born on January 2, 1963[1], in Port Harcourt[2]. She died on April 28, 2014[3], in Enugu[4]. She worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

Amaka Igwe has been cited as an influence by Foluke Daramola[27], a film actor[28], b. 1978[29], of Nigeria[30], specialised in theater arts[31].

FAQs

Where was Amaka Igwe born?

Amaka Igwe's place of birth was Port Harcourt[2].

Where did Amaka Igwe die?

Amaka Igwe died in Enugu[4].

What did Amaka Igwe do for work?

Amaka Igwe worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], and writer[7].

Where did Amaka Igwe go to school?

Amaka Igwe was educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[11] and University of Ibadan[12].

Who did Amaka Igwe influence?

Amaka Igwe has been cited as an influence by Foluke Daramola[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . google.com. Retrieved . google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0736-7E48-27C0-F1ED-8BAF
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  2. 15w ago · Chigozirim2005 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Port Harcourt
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin
    Hair color → black hair
    Religion or worldview → Christianity
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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