Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw’s house on fire

Friends and Neighbors consoling Kate Henshaw

The residence of  leading Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw in Lekki phase 1 area of Lagos caught fire on Thursday. The fire started around 3pm and neighbours struggled to put out the fire.

According to witnesses, the outbreak might have been caused by an electric surge. This is according to a publication by The Cable.

Henshaw is a Nigerian actress. In 2008 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Henshaw was born in Cross River State, Nigeria, the oldest of four children. After completing her primary and secondary school in Lagos and Calabar, she spent one year at the University of Calabar
reading remedial studies, and then majored in Medical Microbiology at the School of Medical Lab Science, LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital) in Lagos. Henshaw worked at the Bauchi State General hospital.

In 1993 Henshaw auditioned for the lead role in the movie When the Sun Sets and was handed the role. This was her first appearance in a major Nollywood movie.

She has starred in over 40 Nollywood movies.

In 2008 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Stronger than Pain. She is now “The Face of Onga”.

She is a judge on Nigeria’s Got Talent.