Liz Benson

Elizabeth "Liz" Benson, born on April 5, 1966, in Etinan, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, is a renowned actress, television personality, and philanthropist. She began acting at the age of five and later studied Dramatic Arts at Sylvania State College in the United States. Benson gained early success in her career with roles in the 1993 soap opera *Fortunes*, where she played Mrs. Agnes Johnson, and in the 1994 film *Glamour Girls*, which solidified her status as a prominent actress. However, she quit acting in 1996.

Benson returned to Nollywood and now identifies as a born-again Christian, prioritizing roles that align with her faith. In her personal life, she lost her first husband, Samuel Gabriel Etim, in her mid-twenties but found strength in his character to raise her children. She remarried in 2009 to Bishop Great Ameye of Freedom Family Assembly in a quiet ceremony in Abuja. The couple is involved in Christian evangelical ministry, with Benson serving as an evangelist and living in Delta State.

Her notable roles include Titubi in *Morountodun* and Mrs. Agnes Johnson in *Fortunes*. She has also appeared in films such as *Evil Men 1 and 2*, *Shame*, *Conspiracy*, *Izaga*, *Burden*, *Stolen Child*, *Faces*, *Dead End*, *Tycoon*, *Body of Vengeance*, and others. Benson’s career reflects her dedication to both her craft and her faith.