Hauwa maina biography definition
Lives in Garki, Nigeria · From Jalingo, Bauchi, Nigeria · In a relationship · See more about Hauwa'u.
She begins her life defined by innocence, culture and a road mapped out for her by ancient customs....
As an actor, Hauwa Maina was definitely versatile, having played different roles, such as the romantic wife, the warrior fighter, the submissive slave, the evil aunty, a daughter, and lately the mother to a daughter, and creditably.
Her career as a professional actor, which started around 1999, has spanned almost 2 decades in the Nigerian film industry, from roles in Kannywood to Nollywood, in both movies and TV. She was a star in the Huasa movies of Kannywood, almost immediately after the audience saw her first act.
Rising to a zenith with her star performance in a self-produced title bearing her name Maina, she soon crossed over to Nollywood, in English language movies, playing distinctive roles such as the lead in ‘Amina’, Ben Tomoloju’s ground-breaking flick, which I co-directed.
Needless to say, she played the titular queen of Zazzau to perfection.
I have had the opportunity of working closely with Hauwa on a number of productions, chiefly the earler-mentio