Bikiya Graham-Douglas
| Bikiya Graham-Douglas | |
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| Born |
Botoba Tamunolobikiya Graham-Douglas on March 4 in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State |
| Occupation | Actress |
Bikiya Graham-Douglas is an Awards winning Nigerian actress, producer and businesswoman. She is the founder of Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF).[1]
Career
Her credits include; Flower Girl (Movie),[2] Shuga (TV Series),[3] Closer (Stage Play),[4] Saro the Musical (Stage Play),[5] For Coloured Girls (Stage Play),[6] Suru L'ere (Movie), Lunch Time Heroes (Movie), Jenifa's Diaries (TV Series), Legacy Post Production (TV Series).
Bikiya worked at MTV Base Africa and the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria and as Artist Coordinator at Africa Unite Music Group.
Beeta Universal Arts Foundation is an organization focused on the arts and training. The organization created opportunities for over 500 individuals to exhibit their talent and improve their skills. BUAF is active in stage play productions and training. Some of BUAF's works include;[7]
- Calabar Festival: Iya Ile
- NLNG Annual Literature Award Night: Drama Sketch “Legends”
- Fela Broadway Musical Theatre Workshop: “Issues and Challenges of Theatre”
- National Theatre: “An Actor’s Voice” Theatre Workshop
- Presidential Summit on Water: Theatre Sketch “Water is Life”
In 2014, Bikiya was commissioned by UNESCO World Book Capital to produce a dance drama titled 'Obele and the Story teller' at the UNESCO Port-Harcourt World Book Capital 2014.[8]
Recognition
- Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA 2014) Best Supporting Actress in Drama category for her role in the movie Flower Girl.[9]
- Nollywood Movies Awards (NMA 2014)[10]
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA 2014)[11]
References
- ↑ "Our People". Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF). Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "BIKIYA GRAHAM DOUGLAS IN FLOWER GIRL". YouTube. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "MTV Shuga cast members!". MTV Base. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141210095040/http://www.gistfactory.com/bikiya-graham-douglas. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Tosin Olubanke. "SARO The Musical : Search results for bikiya graham-douglas". Saroterrakulture.blospot.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "When For Coloured Girls came to Lagos". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "About BUAF". Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF). Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ Super User. "Port Harcourt World Book Capital - Port Harcourt World Book Capital drama, Obele & the Storyteller to be staged in Lagos and Abuja". Portharcourtworldbookcapital.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "2014 AMVCA winners". Africamagic.dstv.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Nollywood Movies Awards". Noolywoodmoviesawards.tv. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ "Nominees". Neaawards.com. Retrieved 11 December 2014.