Spotlight On Nollywood: Mercy Johnson

Mercy Johnson is a Nigerian actress who shot to stardom after starring in Kenneth Nnebue movie The Maid in 2002. It was her first lead role and she gave an excellent performance as a possessed house maid, acting alongside already established stars, Eucharia Anunobi and Clem Ohameze. Mercy Johnson was the most searched Nollywood celebrity on the internet in 2012, for the second year running according to Google. In 2011 Mercy was married to Edo based businessman Prince Odianosen Okojie and just recently in December they welcomed a baby girl into their home. The popular actress is loved across the continent and beyond
Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson Ozioma (which means a girl with good luck in her dialect) hails from Okene (known as the Igbiras) in Kogi State. She is the fourth child in a family of seven. At the age of two, she left her mum and went to live with her father (an ex-military officer) who was constantly being transferred from one station to another as a military man.
Mercy came back to Lagos after her secondary school education, Mto study for a degree and became hooked on Nigerian movies. She watched Genevieve Nnaji in the movie titled Sharon Stone and decided tht she wanted to become
a Nollywood actress. In 2001 she approached a dear friend for assistance to feature in a movie, but was unsuccessful in securing a role despite a year of constantly frequenting the National Theatre.
Mercy's first starring role was in 2002 in a movie titled 'The Maid' by Kenneth Nnebue. She played the lead role and has been on a meteoric rice ever since featuring in hundreds of African movies.
Mercy Johnson got married on the 27th of August, 2011 to Prince Odianosen Okojie.