Being a role interpreter is about being able to push one’s self, whatever boundaries, and do what must be done to fully assume any given role, albeit within the limit of one’s ethics.
It also includes making sacrifices where they sometimes have to alter their physical look to take up a given role.
Below is a list of twelve popular actresses who defied the odds, submitting themselves to have their hair, considered one of a woman’s beauty emblems, shaved in order to assume movie roles.
The versatile movie star and mother of four, Mercy Johnson-Okojie starred in the movie titled: “Heart of a widow” where she had her hair completely shaved off for the role.
Mercy Johnson, who was the widow in the 2011 movie, starred alongside actor, Kenneth Okonkwo.
*Faithia Williams
Filmmaker Fathia Williams went bald twice for two different movie roles.
The thespian, in 2011, had her hair shaved for the movie titled: “Makomi” which actually brought her into the limelight.
Also in 2016, she went bald for the shooting of the movie “Shola Arikusa” which featured Yinka Quadri, Femi Adebayo, Odunlade Adekola, Toyosi Adesanya, amongst others.
*Bimbo Akintola
Actress Bimbo Akintola played the role of a widow who suffers at the hands of her in-laws after the passing of her husband in the movie, “The mourning after”.
The 52-year-old award-winning film star had to shave off her hair to fit into the role of grieving widow.
*Toyin Abraham
Toyin Abraham went bald to pull off her character in the movie “Ana Mi”.
In 2017, the mother of one shocked many when she took to her Instagram page to share photos of her new look. She wrote: “Going bad and bald on this…. MY PAST (ANA MI) a movie by @wumitoriola directed by @adebayotijani#filming #workmode #beastmode.”
In another photo still with the bald look, she wrote: “Bold, Bald and Bad @toyin_abraham like you’ve never seen before. Talk about knowing your craft and doing everything to pull it off! Way to go! #VersatileActress #Bald #Bold #Bad #talent #strong #queen#ToyinAbraham #actress #Nollywood #OnSet #NollywoodTakingOver.”
*Ebube Nwagbo
Ebube Nwagbo with colleagues, Angela Okorie, Chita Agwu and several others went bald for the movie titled, “Widows cult”.
The 2013 movie which was shot in Owerri centered on widows who killed their husbands for money.
*Queen Nwokoye
Actress Queen Nwokoye shaved for the movie: “The three widows” which also featured Oge Okoye-Duru and Rukky Mushud.
*Uche Jombo
Uche Jombo went bald in the movie “Holding hope”. She acted as a woman with leukemia
*Rachael Okonkwo
Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo, who is well-known for her role in the Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, ultimately earning the name of the movie, went bald for “Iga Alikaya”, an Igbo film.
*Chika Ike
Chika Ike shaved when she starred in the movie titled “Moment of tears” in which played the wife of veteran Nollywood icon, Olu Jacobs.
*Destiny Etiko
Curvy actress Destiny Etiko best known for portraying Ekemma in the movie ‘Idemili’ debuted the bald look for the 2018 movie titled, “Private Part”.
*Eve Esin
Actress Eve Esin, fondly called Kokoma is one of the Nollywood females who had to sacrifice their hair for a movie role.
In the movie titled “Girls on fire,” Eve was made to shave her hair when her friend broke a bottle on her head while fighting with her for sleeping with her boyfriend.
