Rita Daniels Chukuji is a famous Nigerian actress, filmmaker, movie producer, politician, investor, and entrepreneur. She has been in the Nigerian Movie Industry for almost two decades. Daniels is also known as the mother of the popular talented actress and billionaire wife Regina Daniels. Rita is a force to reckon with in the entertainment industry.
Rita Daniels Biography
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Daniels was born on January 12th (year unknown).
She is an indigene of Ogwashi-Uku, a small town in Delta State, the Southern part of Nigeria. Information about her education is not available as of when this article is being written.
Career
Rita has always been passionate about acting ever since she was a young girl. She attended the Anglican Church where she played the lead roles in church dramas, musicals, and competitions. She made her entry professionally into Nollywood many years ago.
After that, she has been featured playing roles in several movies, and over the years she has gradually become a Nollywood icon. She has exceptional acting skills and has risen through the ranks of her career. Daniels is the current chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Delta chapter. She is also the majority leader and counselor of Aniocha South LGA, Delta State.
Besides entertainment, Daniels is also an entrepreneur, the sole proprietor of Last Point Resort, CEO of Regina Daniels children foundation (A charity foundation set up by her daughter, Regina Daniels, to reach out to Nigerian kids living in poverty), and also CEO of Chris Daniels Nigerian Ltd.
Rita Daniels Movies
Daniels has been featured in several Nollywood movies. Listed below are some of those movies;
- Royal Covenant 1&2 (2008)
- Jealous Princess 1&2 (2008)
- League of Gentleman (2009)
- Last Mogul of the League (2009)
- World of Lust (2014)
- Anger of a Wonder Girl (2017)
- Diabolic Conspiracy (2020)
- Letter to My Daughter (2019)
- My Mother Suffered to Feed Me and My Brother (2019)
- The Crazy Marriage (2019)
- The Enemy I Know (2019)
- We Met at Our Wedding (2019)
- The perfect ladder (2020)
- A Single Mother 1&2
- Delusional Love
- The palace enemy
- Jealous Princess
Rita Daniels Marriage, Husband and Children
Daniels is estranged from her husband, before separation the two have six children, Ifeoma, Emmanuel, Lawrence, Samuel, Destiny, and Regina Daniels.
Her Daughter Regina Daniels a famous actress got married in her teens to popular Nigerian billionaire Ned Nwoko who was in his sixties. The marriage sparked a lot of controversies and Rita Daniels was dragged in the tabloids and said to have “sold” her daughter for money, her estranged husband didn’t help matters when he said he didn’t know of the marriage plans.
Rita Daniels current husband is Larry Zuka, according to some reports, the marriage was a quiet one. Also, It was confirmed that they got married in May 2021. Larry Zuka has two kids from his previous marriage.
The mother of six is now a grandmother.
Rita Daniels Net Worth
Rita Daniels is one of Nollywood’s most influential actresses with an estimated net worth of $500,000.