Cynthia Shalom

Cynthia Shalom was born in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. She is the first daughter from a family of three sons and two daughters. She had her Primary and Secondary Education in Port Harcourt where she lived with her parents.[3] Having obtained a degree in Management from the University of Port Harcourt and an Acting certification from the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) talent development workshop,[4] In an interview with Vanguard Nigeria she said she relocated to Lagos to pursue her career in acting.[5]

Shalom was the winner of the Next Movie Star Reality Show in 2015/2016.[6] She made her acting debut in Monalisa Chinda’s Talk show titled You & I with Monalisa. She told The Punch that rejections were one of the hurdles she had to surmount while starting out in Nollywood.[7] In 2016, she was cast in her first feature film An Hour With The Shrink with Annie Macaulay-Idibia, Gbenro Ajibade, and Segun Arinze.[8] Shalom co-starred with Desmond Elliot in The Damned an Irokotv film.[9][10] In 2018, Shalom started her film production company, Cynthia Shalom Productions. Her role in one of her movies titled Chain,[11] which features Eddie Watson, Enado Odigie, Emem Ufot, earned her two individual nominations; Best Actress in a Leading role and Most Promising Actress at the 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards.[12][13]

• Cynthia Shalom at IMDb