Mercy Johnson, Now Highest Paid Nollywood Actress …Earns N2m Per Movie

It seems that the marriage of Kogi State-born super actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie in 2011, has boosted her career in Nollywood months after she delivered her daughter, ‘Purity,’ which took her away from the industry for sometime, she bounced back to acting with a bang.

Not only has she been in hot demand, her fees have also gone up as producers and marketers  literally queue up and beg her to feature in their movies because of her prowess in role interpretation and their belief that her face sells movies. This development has made her the highest paid Nollywood actress currently as she earns a princely N2 million per movie.

To many Nollywood watchers, this is a big surprise how Mercy Johnson who few years ago was considered an outcast by some of her senior colleagues then such as Regina Askia, Liz Benson, Eucharia Anunobi, Omotola, Genevieve etc but today she dictates the pace in the industry.

It would be recalled that Mercy Johnson was born in Lagos in 1984. She started her primary school education in Calabar where she resided with her father and later relocated to Lagos with her farther and continued her Nigerian Navy Primary School. Her secondary education was in the Nigerian Navy Secondary  School Port Harcourt.

After her secondary education, she auditioned for a role in “the maid”, a movie that was to launch her into  stardom. The talented actress has been mostly connected with emotionally charged roles. As witnessed in many of her films, she is an actress who is able to fit into any role ranging from action to romance.

The Nollywood screen darling has featured in many movies which include: Beyond Desire, “My Beloved Son’, ‘Look into my Eyes’, Kill the Bride,”  “Painful World’, “Under Control”, “Lost to Lust”, “Sweet Mama”,  Wealth Aside”, “Royal Tears”, “Genevieve”, “Strength to Strength”, “Last Kiss”, “Forest of Promises”, “Women in Power etc.