AND THE WINNER IS.......,, Fatima Jabbe Maada Bio. Whatever she touches turns into Gold!!! All is not doom and gloom for Sierra Leone. You have to hand it to her. There is only one Fatima Jabbe Maada Bio. No duplicate. Sierra Leones National Treasure has done it again. On this day, Sierra Leone is happy to be the first country to honour you and celebrate your success this way. God bless you. You are protected by Isaiah 54:17. So the question which everyone keeps asking is: who is Fatima Jabbe-Bio? Fatima Jabbe was born to a Sierra Leonean mother, Tidankay Jabbie who hails from Kono district and a Gambian father, Umar Jabbe who lived in Kono for many years as a business man and in those days owned properties in Kono. Fatima Jabbe-Bio then grew up in Kono where she attended the Ansarul Islamic School and later attended the St Joseph Convent Secondary School in Freetown. As a matter of fact through her maternal lineage, her late grandfather Alhaji Marabou Jabbie hailed from Kono whilst her late grandmother, Isata Nabay hailed from Segbwema. But it is not all about her deep rooted connection in Sierra Leone, as a little girl growing up, born to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Gambian father who both lived as an admirable family in Kono is as much revealing as Fatima’s academic and professional career life. As a very promising and determined young woman, Fatima Jabbe-Bio holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Performing Art from the Roehampton Institute in London. This BA (Hons) degree in Performing Art prepared her to start a very successful career in the African Film Industry in London which has made her not only one of the most elegant Nollywood Actresses but also a talented scriptwriter and executive producer. Fatima Jabbe-Bio has starred in many nollywood movies such as “BATTERED”, “Shameful Deceit”, “Expedition Africa”, “My Soul” to name but a few. Over the years, she has been cast with famous nollywood actresses including Genevieve Nnaji and Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) in one of the most award-winning movie “Mirror Boy”. She has also written and produced her own movie “Battered”. And part of her award collections for her talent in the film and fashion industries have been: an award for “Miss Africa 2000” in the UK; “Best Supporting Actress” for the movie “Mirror Boy” at the ZAFAA Awards 2011 in the UK; She has also won “Best Actress Award” from the Black Ethnics, Fashions and Film Industry in the UK 2011; Pan-African “Woman of the Year Award” was given to her by ‘All African Media’ based in Ghana; and just in September 2013, Fatima Jabbe-Bio was voted the best female actress at the African Oscars in Washington DC, from a list of 32 nominees in Africa People’s Choice Best Actress category. She won the award ahead of other nollywood superstars including the likes of Omotola Jalade, Monalisa Chinda, Queen Amina and Ify Hollywood. But that is not all, very recently, on 27th October 2013, she won the Gathering of African Best (GAB) Awards for her exceptional contribution for promoting a positive image of Africans around the world; an event which revealed the accomplishments of award winning Africans. Fatima and Maada Bio Equally important is the fact that her talent and contributions in the film and fashion industries have also been honoured and recognised by the Sierra Leonean Community in the UK as one of our talented sisters where she was awarded the ‘Best Dress Actress’ and ‘Best African Breakthrough’ by the Sierra Leonean Excellent Award in the UK in 2011. And in a bid to promote the Sierra Leone Film industry she recently travelled to Sierra Leone to shoot the now internationally acclaimed “Ibu in Sierra Leone” which was recently premiered in London and starring Desmond Finney, Collins Archie-Pearce and John Okafor (Mr. Ibu). Also, it is not all about her talents in the film and fashion industries as she is also very charitable and compassionate. She is a Patron Member of many charitable organisations in the UK including the John Utaka Foundation helping African children and young people who are mentally and physically disable. And couple of days back, this was what Fatima Jabbie-Bio said to me “As someone who has always been proud of Sierra Leone as my maternal home where I grew up, I have always been looking forward to working with stakeholders in helping children and young people whilst at the same time continue to promote and support the Sierra Leone Film Industry at local and international level”. And in addition to broaden her talents and versatility in the creative industry, by next year Fatima Jabbie-Bio will also be completing another Bachelor of Arts with honours degree in Journalism at the University of the Arts, London College of Communication, an award-winning media institution. Whatever the politics, for our country to be the maternal home of such a young, talented and internationally renowned woman who is also very proud to call Sierra Leone a HOME it is refreshing, as she will always be a wonderful role model to our young talented women in the creative industry. And thanks to the former SLPP government of Pres. Kabbah, because of the enactment of the Sierra Leone Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2006 which repealed section 10 of the Sierra Leone Citizenship Act, 1973 to grant the right of dual citizenship.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:31:59 +0000
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