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How was your growing up like?

My growing up was awesome, but at the same time,
rough. I lived with my mother who had to cater for
her eight children. We went through thick and thin
then, but I thank God that today, the story has
changed. My siblings and I are doing well in our
various fields.

Did your mother okay your going into acting?

Convincing my family took a lot of effort. It was only
my sister who bought into my dream from the
beginning. I had to organise a family conference to
plead my case. My mother insisted I had to go to a
tertiary school before I would be allowed to act. I
studied marketing at the Lagos State University.
Surprisingly, we have marketers too in film
production. So it all works together, I don’t feel bad
about it all.

What went wrong between your parents?

It’s their issue because I was still a baby then.
Didn’t you bother to ask questions?
We grew up living like that. Though, we spent
sometime with him which I’d say wasn’t fun at all.
We always had to come back to my mother.

Did your father re-marry?

It is not as though he married another woman, my
dad is a flirt. Even as an old man, he is still fresh
and cute. He gets women at his beck and call.

At what point did you miss the “father” figure in
your life?

I missed him as a child especially during parents -
teachers meeting in my school. I saw my mates
with their mum and dad having fun. And due to the
nature of my mum’s job, she wasn’t always
available. The pressure was too much on my mum,
though she never made us feel my dad’s absence. I
love her for that. I don’t wish my daughter such an
experience.

How did you get the name ‘Empress’?

It was through a friend who encouraged me. We
became friends after he saw my first production.
One day, he called me and told me “You are an
Empress and don’t let people oppress you, build an
empire each time”. So my first BBM name was
Empress Anu Sosanya and since then, the name
stuck.

What’s your view about the industry?

We are not there yet because I see a lot missing. I
hardly watch Nollywood these days. I don’t want to
sound like I’m condemning our industry, but we
have to work more on our films. Our story-lines,
costumes, and our subtitles to mention a few, need
to be checked and corrected. I agree that piracy is
really killing the business, but we should not
compromise our standard because of that.

Will you agree that another factor responsible for

this is that our market is saturated?

I totally agree and that is because everybody wants
to be an actress and also a producer. And not all of
us went through training. We have many talents in
Nollywood who want to showcase their talents but
lack the opportunity. These people believe that
producing their own movie will showcase them, but
sometimes, they do poor quality movies due to lack
of funds.
How about one person producing, directing and

playing the lead role in a movie?

I don’t know much about that. I think that can be
linked to cutting cost. An actor might decide to
direct the movie instead of getting a director who
will take away a large percentage of his capital.
This kills the product itself. When a film lacks
professional touch, it collapses. We should learn to
know and understand our limits.

Are you married?

No, but I have a child.

How did it happen?

It just happened. So many people didn’t know I was
pregnant. People say it is not too good having a
child out of wedlock but I am a proud mother. I love
my daughter to a fault.