Zephani Idoko facts for kids

Zephani Idoko is an actress from Nigeria and America. She is well-known for her main role as Abena in the horror movie The Unsettling. She also played Sallay in the film Nanny. Nanny won a big award called the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Zephani also acts in TV shows. She plays Stephanie in the Starz show Power Book II: Ghost. She also appeared as Ashley in the HBO Max show Gossip Girl.

About Zephani Idoko

Zephani Idoko was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her parents are Deborah and John Idoko. She is the youngest of six children. Later, she moved to the United States. She studied acting at the Academy Of Art in San Francisco, California. She earned a special degree called a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).

While she was still in college, Zephani started working. She worked as an actor and a model. She met her husband in San Francisco. They got married four years later, in 2019. Now, Zephani and her husband live in New York City.

Zephani's Acting Career

After finishing college, Zephani moved to New York City. Soon after, she got a main role in a movie. It was an independent psychological horror film called The Unsettling. This movie was shown at film festivals in Australia, the UK, and the US in 2021 and 2022. The Unsettling was released on February 10, 2023. You can watch it on Apple TV+, Prime Video, and other streaming services.

Zephani has also been busy with TV shows. She has a repeating role as Stephanie in the Starz show Power Book II: Ghost. She also appeared in the second season of HBO Max's Gossip Girl.

Nanny Film Success

In June 2021, it was announced that Zephani would be in the movie Nanny. She played a supporting role as Sallay. Nanny is a psychological horror film. It was made by Blumhouse and Amazon Studios. The movie first showed at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. It won the top award there, the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Zephani has talked about Nanny and her career in interviews. She was featured in Photobook Magazine. She also spoke with OkayAfrica. Nanny was shown at many other film festivals. These included the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. It also played at the BFI London Film Festival and AFI Fest. The movie even screened at the Africa International Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the city where Zephani was born.

Nanny came out in movie theaters on November 23, 2022. It then became available to stream on Prime Video on December 16, 2022.

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