Uzoamaka Aniunoh

Aniunoh was born in Onitsha. She studied at the University of Nigeria and gained followers to a blog she created. In 2015 she moved to the UK where she studied creative writing at the University of Birmingham. gaining a master's degree.[1]

Aniunoh in the queue to audition to play Cynthia in MTV Shuga

She returned to Nigeria in 2017 and attended the open auditions for a new series named MTV Shuga. She was one on the few actors chosen as her role was to be Cynthia. She had taken the advice of Niyi Akinmolayan in preparing for the audition and the same advice got her a role in Rumour Has It for NdaniTV.

She has been a lead in the film "Stuck" with Seun Ajayi and Lala Akindoju.[2]

Series six of MTV Shuga returned to be based once again in Nigeria and Aniunoh was contracted to play Cynthia once again in that years series sub-titled "Choices".[3] Fellow actors included Timini Egbuson, Rahama Sadau, Yakubu Mohammed, Bukola Oladipupo, Helena Nelson and Ruby Akabueze.[4]

Cynthia talking on-line in "Alone Together" Episode 12

Aniunoh was in series 6 of MTV Shuga and the role of "Cynthia" was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every night - its backers include the United Nations.[5] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story will progresses using on-line conversations on location between the characters. All of the filming will be done by the actors[6] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, Jemima Osunde, Folu Storms and Aniunoh.

Aniunoh is also a writer and has had work published. An excerpt from her work Balcony was edited and published by the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[1]