African Celebrities: Kate Henshaw

Kate Henshaw is a Nigerian actress. She was born on 19th July, 1971, in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. She is the oldest of four children. She had her primary and secondary education in Lagos and Calabar, Nigeria. She studied Medical Microbiology at the School of Medical Lab Science, LUTH (Lagos University Teaching Hospital) in Lagos. Kate worked at the Bauchi State General Hospital in Nigeria.

Her first appearance in a major Nollywood movie was in 1993 in the movie When the Sun Sets, since then she has starred in several Nollywood movies.

Kate got married in 1999 to British Born Roderick James Nuttall but their marriage crashed and the couple separated in 2011. Kate and her ex husband Roderick James Nuttall have one daughter named Ella Nuttall who was born in 2000.

Kate Henshaw has won several awards including African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film stronger than pain.

Kate Henshaw also directs movies and runs a number of investments, one of which is the Kate Henshaw hairdressing and styling outfit in Liverpool, UK.

Her Twitter account is kate henshaw @HenshawKate