Beverly Naya
Beverly Naya is an award winning actress and entrepreneur. Born in England, she studied script-writing and film-making at Roehampton University before relocating to Nigeria some years back to focus on being a part of the industry.
Having acted in a number of well received movies including When Love Happens, Before 30, Catcher, The Perfect Picture and The Wedding Party 1 and 2; she has grown to become amongst some of the most recognized actors in the entertainment industry today. Amid other achievements, Beverly Naya recently produced her first documentary titled ‘Skin’ under her production company Be Naya LTD. The documentary focuses on colourism and how it affects our society, it has gone on to screen at over 12 film festivals around the world.
Beverly Naya has received several nominations and awards for her talent. In 2016 she was nominated for an AMVCA award in the best supporting actress category for her performance in the highly acclaimed show, Before 30 and in 2018 she won the best actress award at the Toronto International Film Festival for her role in Demon Inside.
In 2018, Beverly Naya was honored by Forbes Africa on the ’30 under 30’ list for her tremendous contribution to the creative industry, she also features on the hit Ndani web series ‘Skinny Girl in Transit’ and starred in Mo Abudu’s film ‘Chief Daddy’ which was the highest grossing film of 2018. Beverly Naya played the lead in Kathryn Fasegha’s newest feature film, ‘Two Weeks In Lagos’ which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and premiered on the 21st of March 2020 in Lagos.
Beverly Naya has also received several international awards for her outstanding documentary ‘Skin’, touring secondary schools and universities across several African countries including Nigeria, and Ghana with the support of the Ford Foundation. ‘Skin’ recently won an award in the best documentary category at the prestigious AMVCA 2020 awards and has received worldwide acclaim since its release on Netflix as the first Nigerian documentary on the platform..
Among Beverly's recent acting endeavors are prominent roles in 'Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke', 'Kofa', and 'Palava'. With numerous projects currently in the pipeline, she emerges as a commanding force in the industry.
