Charity Eke Faani, popularly known as Chacha Eke Faani, is a famous Nollywood actress that is known for the ability to cry and acting of grieving roles in movies. She is a talented award-winning actress, a model, a TV personality, and a philanthropist. She became famous in the Nollywood industry in the year after featuring in the movie “End is Near,” that shock the Nollywood industry with popularity and fame. Chacha is majorly known for her ability to cry in the film and making a sad scenario appear real. Her multitalented and creativity capabilities have made her take up other roles like a royal prince, traditional herbalist, terrorist, among others, in the latest movies.
- Chacha Eke was born on 1st May 1993 in Abakaliki hometown in the Ebonyi state of Nigeria. Her father is John U Eke a professor, and state commissioner for education in Ebonyi state, and a mother who is a barrister and practicing lawyer. She was blessed to be born in a middle-class family with working-class parents. Chacha is currently 33 years of age. Chacha was privileged to grow in three cities, that is Abakaliki, Enugu, and Asaba, respectively.
- Chacha attended EUST Nursery and was primarily located at the Abakaliki township of Ebonyi state in the southeast part of Nigeria. She acquired certificates and excelled well in primary education. Chacha joined Our Lord Shephard International School to pursue her secondary education in Enugu State, Nigeria. She furthered her studies at Ebonyi State University in the faculty of Accountancy and graduated with a degree in Accountancy.
- Chacha is married with got married a Movie producer, director, and Editor, Mr. Austin Faani, in the year 2013. Her marriage is blessed by two beautiful daughters; Kamara Faaniand Kaira Faani and Chiemierie Faani.
- Chacha Eke joined the Nollywood industry in the year 2009 after she merited in the Miss Nollywood Talent Hunt show competition organized at her hometown Abakliki. From there, she participated in various Nollywood auditions, and she was given roles in Nigerian movies. In 2012, Chacha featured in a famous movie, “The End is Near,” that made her breakthrough Nollywood industry and gained both national and international recognition. She is renowned for taking grieving parts due to her ability to cry and make the situation appear real.
- Chacha loves tragic and sorrowful movie settings and she is perfect in acting such. Mrs. Faani has since been featured in around 200 Nollywood movies taking diverse roles including royal princes, traditional herbalists, bad girl, and trickster, among others.
- Some of the most famous movies she acted include Bloody Carnivore, Innocent Pains, Child of Pain, Hand of Destiny, among others. She has been featured in movies alongside numerous Nollywood icons like Olu Jacobs, Mike Eziruonye, Yul Edochie, Ngozi Ezeonu, Jibola Dabo, Harry B, among others.
- Eke has been nominated for several awards due to her outstanding performance and creativity in movie acting. In 2013, she was able to bag a prize for the Most promising Actress in Nigeria at City People Entertainment Awards. She also scoped the Best Actress of the year at the African Magic Viewer’s Choice Award and Best Actress in a leading role at the African Movie Academy Awards.
- Chacha Eke is one of the most accomplished Nigerian actresses. She has garnered more wealth from her acting career, and it is approximated that her worth stands at $700,000. She is powerful and influential among the Nollywood actress.
- Chacha Eke has an endless passion for fashions and fancies trending African wears. She likes African made fabrics and styles so much, and she is seen in such when not on set. Mrs. Faani established and manage a prestigious fashion company by the name “print-Afrique Fashions Limited Company” that majors in the production of trending African fashions and fabrics.
- Mrs. Faani has tremendous gratitude and feels marrying a husband from the Nollywood industry is a blessing and relief. She believes that most actresses in the industry are misjudged based on the various roles they play in movies, and marrying Austin Faani, a movie director created room for an understanding of the kind of work they do. She acknowledges that her beloved husband has seen her grow and known her from scratch, and she has seen him in best and average moments. The two live a happy married life based on mutual understanding and love.
