Born on 6th April 1991, Sharon Ooja is a Nigerian actress who came into the limelight after she played the role of "Shalewa" in the web series Skinny Girl in Transit.
Sharon Ooja Egwurube is from the Idoma tribe of Benue state. She was born in Kaduna State. She has three sisters. She attended Kings and Queens School, Jos, for her primary education. For her secondary education, she attended two all-girls schools – Regina Pacis Secondary School, Garki II, Abuja, and St. Louis Girls’ College, Jos. Both were boarding schools.
She started her acting career when she moved to Lagos in 2013. She revealed in an interview with a Nigerian Tabloid, Punch newspaper how she got into acting. According to Sharon, it all began when she was at a photo session for a store and NdaniTV was covering the behind-the-scenes activities of the shoot. The next week, she was invited for an interview for a television show that did not happen. Shortly afterward, she was called to play a small role in the television series, Gidi Up.
Sharon was also featured in Skinny Girl in Transit, where she played the character Shalewa.
Sharon Ooja is a graduate of mass communication from Houdegbe North American University Benin. She hosted GT Bank's Fashion Week red carpet alongside Timini Egbuson in 2017.
She was listed as a top female celebrity of 2020 and a Nollywood actress to look forward to in 2024. Sharon Ooja was among many others selected by Netflix to represent Nigeria in the program titled "The Bridgerton Affair" in South Africa. She fell ill during the remake of the movie Glamour Girls.
The actress announced in March 2024 that she had a private civil wedding ceremony to her husband whom she calls "odogwu silencer". Surrounded by family members, friends, and colleagues, actress, Sharon Ooja, tied the knot with her husband, Ugo Nwoke in June 2024. The traditional leg of the ceremony was held on June 27th, 2024 while the white wedding was on June 29th, 2024.
Filmography
- Lara and the Beat (2018)
- King of Boys (2018)
- Moms at War (2018)
- From Lagos with Love (2018)
- Coming from Insanity (2019)
- The Bling Lagosians (2019)
- Oloture (2019)
- Bad Comments (2020)
- Who’s the Boss (2020)
- The Whole 30 Yards (2020)
- TV Shows
- Gidi Up (2013 – 2014)
- Skinny Girl in Transit (2016 – 2020)
- The Men’s Club (2018 – 2020)
- Jenifa’s Diary (Season 12)
- My Flatmates
Sharon Ooja’s awards and nominations
- City People Award for Best New Actress of the Year (English) (2018) – Nominated
- City People Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year (English) (2019) – Nominated
- The Future Awards Africa Prize for Acting (2019) – Nominated
