Date Of Birth: 28 August 1984

State Of Origin: Kogi

Marital Status: Married

Movies Acted: The Maid, Into Temptation, Bloody Ring, Baby Oku In America, Power Of A Kiss, 30 Days in Atlanta, etc.

Awards Won: Best Actress -Africa Collaboration (2015), Best Actress in Comedy (2013), Best Actress In Leading Role (2012), Best Supporting Actress (2009), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (2009).

Mercy Johnson-Okojie hails from Okene in Kogi State. Born in Lagos to a former naval officer, Mr Daniel Johnson and Mrs Elizabeth Johnson, she is the fourth child in a family of seven. She started her primary education in Calabar. Her father, being a naval officer, was later transferred to Lagos State where she continued her education at a Nigerian Navy Primary School. She went to a Rivers State Secondary School for her secondary education in addition to the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Right after her secondary education, she auditioned for a role in The Maid, a movie that was to launch her into stardom. Her performance in that movie paved the way for her into getting more roles in movies such as Hustlers, Baby Oku in America, War in the Palace, and many more. In 2009, she won an award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2009 African Movie Award ceremony, and then Best Actress award at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for her role in the comedy movie Dumebi the Dirty Girl. In December 2011, she was listed as Google’s most searched Nigerian celebrity, a position she also held in 2012.

She is married to Prince Odianosen Okojie since 2011 and they have 3 children.