#WCW – Woman Crush Wednesday: Joke Silva
Hi! We hope you are having a great Wednesday. It's woman crush Wednesday!! Today is dedicated to an Ace actress and director. She is Joke Silva . Joke Silva is a Nigerian Actress, Director, Business Woman & beautiful wife of veteran Nigerian Actor; Olu Jacobs. She is also known as the "godmother" of Nollywood. The actress isn't just the "godmother", she is also a role model to many young Nigerian women who aspire to go into the film industry. Joke was born in Lagos, Nigeria, into a family of four. She attended Holy Child College in Lagos, she studied English at the University of Lagos after which she relocated to England and studied drama at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. During her days at the University of Lagos, she belonged to a cultural group which comprised of the likes of Bode Osanyin, Stella Monye and others. She began her career in film in the early 1990s. In 1998, she starred in a major role opposit...