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Nancy Isime

Actor · Born December 17, 1991 (34)

Nancy Isime is a Nigerian actress, television host and producer whose work spans film, television and streaming productions. Her acting credits include Blood Sisters, Shanty Town, She Must Be Obeyed, Hijack ’93, Saving Onome, Everybody Loves Jenifa, Queen Lateefah, Superstar and Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards. She is also known for hosting The Nancy Isime Show and has presented entertainment programs, award ceremonies and televised events in Nigeria and internationally. Her work combines acting, interviewing and entertainment production. In 2022, Isime received Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy for Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards and Best Actress in a Drama for Superstar. Beyond performance and presenting, she has participated in public-speaking and youth-focused initiatives supporting African storytelling, creative professionalism and opportunities for women and young people.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 17, 1991 (34)
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on Motif · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Nancy Isime's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
30%
Survival
13%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nancy Isime's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Nancy Isime's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • A Very Dirty Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jade

  • Imported Wives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Ifeoma

  • Radio Voice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Uche

  • 3 Working Days(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Queen Latifah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Move Like a Boss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Saving Onome(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Onye Egwu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Reporter

  • She: Must Be Obeyed(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Honey Money (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Love In A Pandemic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • My Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Set Up 2(2022)

    as Usi

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blood Sisters(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Superstar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Queen Ejiro

  • Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lagos to Oslo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Nadia (I)

  • A Dance to Forget (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Elizabeth

  • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free(2019)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Made in Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Wrecker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Rukky

  • Hire a Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Merry Men 2(2019)

    as Sophie Obaseki

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sophie

  • Tempted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Treachery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • On The Real (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amaka

  • Gidi Blues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Carmen Onilude

  • Hire a Man(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Everybody Loves Jenifer (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 50th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 28 of them dated from 2016 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Merry Men 2 (2019)

$3.3K worldwide

Highest rated

Blood Sisters (2022)

Midcredits 44th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score9th

By decade

2010s10 · acting2020s18 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nancy Isime's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 10th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

She: Must Be Obeyed (2023)

98th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blood Sisters (2022)

Midcredits 44th · 72% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nancy Isime work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nancy Isime's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Uzor Arukwe shares the most, 3.

Actors

Editors

Producers