This
super actress sure needs little introduction. She occupies a place in
any top 5 list of Nollywood’s powerful amazons. Since the likes of Ini
Edo and Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha have now either gone AWOL or their
acting careers have been suffocated by their marital status, Mercy
Johnson has taken over the throne of the Queen of Nollywood’s home video
market.
Mercy
J as she is fondly called, has become the last girl standing. Though
married with a beautiful daughter, Purity, Mercy remains dominant on the
streets of Nollywood. Nothing seems able to slow her down. Infact I
gathered that Producers multi-task her now on set. Forget the “ban Mercy
Johnson jingoism”, she is their only sure ticket to recouping their
investments at the moment. They use her on different sets
simultaneously. The question is, why?
Is it because she is the only beautiful actress in Nollywood at the
moment with killer physiognomy? Or is it that Mercy Johnson has become
the cash cow…the bankable actress to beat? I think the latter is the
case. We have other actresses with intimidating physiques like Ebube
Nwagbo, Anita Joseph, Ini Edo etc, but Mercy Johnson is not just
captivating beauty wise, she is extremely talented! She gives every role
a 100% interpretation. She has not only remained relevant, she has
also taken her acting career to a whole new level. This captivating
screen goddess shocked everybody by swinging into comedy!
I was dazed by her extremely bewitching acting genius when I watched
her in ‘Dumebi the dirty girl’. That’s another completely different
Mercy. Imagine Mercy freely flipping out her fresh melons ( breast) to
breast-feed a baby in a Nigerian film without shame? The norm for her
likes has been the roles of play girls, lover girls or spoilt daughter
of a wicked mother (Patience Ozokwor) but Mercy has done the
unbelievable by joining the comedy ring with the likes of Funke Akindele
and becoming a strong contender as a major comic character interpreting
force.
Mercy Johnson has proven herself as a versatile actress–what a
football coach will call a utility player. Since the Omotolas and
Genevieves stepped up their games by focusing on only big screen
projects, one can confidently say Mercy Johnson-Okojie has become the
new Queen of home videos! This is without mincing words.
Mercy Johnson was born in Kogi State, once lived in Calabar, Cross River State but found fame and fortune in Eko, Lagos State.
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