Patience Ozokwor

Patience Ozokwor (born 14 September 1958), also known as Mama G and G for General, is a Nigerian actress and musician. She won Africa Movie Academy Awards's Best Supporting Actress in 2012 and 2013. She is best known for playing villainous roles. Ozokwor was among the top 100 Nigerians honoured by the government to celebrate the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 2014.

On 20 May 2023, she received the Merit Award at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.

Early life Ozokwor was born in the village of Amaebo, Ngwo in present-day Enugu State, Nigeria, and attended Abimbola Gibson Memorial School in Lagos. Ozokwor developed a passion for acting in primary school, where she took part in various stage plays. She later attended the Institute of Management and Technology Enugu (ESUT), where she obtained a degree in fine and applied arts. Before starting as an actress, she was part of a radio drama.

Career Ozokwor worked as an announcer and broadcaster with Radio Nigeria before becoming an actress. She rose to fame with her role in the 1999 film Authority and her first TV drama was a soap opera titled Someone Cares on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Since her breakthrough, she has appeared in over 100 films.

She starred in the Mo Abudu Netflix films Chief Daddy (2018) and Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022) as Madam Pat.

In 2026, Ozokwor starred in the Dammy Twitch-directed romantic comedy Call of My Life alongside Uzoamaka Power and Nkem Owoh. The film earned 628 million Naira within 6 weeks of release and entered the list of Nollywood's Highest-grossing Films.

Personal life Ozokwor got married at the age of 19 and she became a widow in 2000 following her husband's death from a terminal disease. She has three biological children and seven adopted children all of whom bear her name. She also has several grand children. Ozokwor is an ordained evangelist. |Susana

$1 (One Dollar)| Christian Marriage| My Girl|- Final Clash| Fire on the Mountain| Miracle| Okwu Na Uka| Old School| Buried In Heaven|- Pretender| Submission| Sunrise| The Vulture|

2 Rats| Arrows| Billionaire's Club|Njideka Blood Sister|Ulumma By His Grace| The Cross of Love|Uloma Cry No More|Agues Deceiver| Emotional Crack|Magdalene Evil Woman| Forever Yours| Last Miracle| Market Sellers| Mr. Trouble| No Nonsense|Adanne Onunaeyi: Seeds of Bondage| Princess Buttem| Price of the Wicked|Ijenu Private Sin|Mrs. Ejiofor The Storm Is Over| Under Fire| Women Affair|

Annabel|Amelia Eyin Oka| Fateful Love| Heritage| Indulgence| Love After Love|Abigail Love & Pride| Mama-G in America| Mama, I Will Die for You| Millionaire's Daughter| Mothers-in-Law| My First Love| My Mother My Marriage| My Woman| Old School 2 & 3| Police Woman| The Staff of Odo| 2005 Women in Power|Joyce 2006 Last Dance|Lucia 2007 Alice My First Lady|Amaoge 2008 Husband My Foot|Rose 2009 Missing Child|Owakwe 2010 Power of a Kiss|Mrs. George 2011 Open & Close|Charity 2012 Turning Point|Mrs. Afolabi 2013 Cry of a Witch|Mma 2014 Idemili|Queen 2015 Overseas|Amaka

Days of Tears|Ndudi Wedding party 2|Adanna 2018 Chief Daddy|Madam Pat

Knock out| Don't Get Mad Get Even|Mama Caro

Bad Comments|Mama Frank Utterances|Mrs Ozobia Scars of a Mother|Fresher

The Ghost and the Tout Too|Mama G The Ghost killer Depths of Despair|Agatha

Cake|Tomiwa's Mum Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke|Madam Pat Be with me|Agnes Battle on Buka Street | Hila|Grandma Wedding in Nigeria|

Mother-In-Law|Mama Sallia The Scuffle | Bigger Fish|Liz' Mama

This Very Christmas|Caro Everybody Loves Jenifa|Mrs Agnes 2025 Son of the Soil| 2026 Call of My Life'' Mama Soluchi