Beverly Ifunaya Bassey professionally knows as Beverly Naya, is a British-born Nigerian actress.
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Beverly, who was born in London, decided to move to Nigeria because of Nollywood’s ‘rapid growth’ and the ‘opportunities it created for aspiring actors’. She gained popularity after she debuted in the Nigerian film industry in 2010 as a lead actress in Lancelot Imaseun’s film titled ‘’Living in Exile.’’
The actress has starred in a lot of other movies including soap operas and has received several awards and nominations to her name.
Beverly Naya was born on 17 April 1989, in London, though her parents are from Ibuzor in Oshimili North local government of Delta State, Nigeria. She is currently 31 years old.
Beverly’s acting career began at age 17 while she was still studying at Brunel University. She acted in a few short films for the British Broadcasting Corporation and The Metropolitan Police.
After making her debut in Nollywood in, “Living in Exile”, Beverly starred in other movies in the following years. She starred in movies such as “Make A Move,” “Forgetting June,” “When Love Happens,” “Something Wicked“, “Stripped“, “Up Creek“, “The Wedding Party 1&2“, “Brother’s Keeper“, “Skinny Girl in Transit” and “Chief Daddy.”
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In 2013, Beverly made her television series debut in “Passport”, a BET tv series shot entirely in Atlanta, Georgia. Not long after wrapping up the series, Naya landed herself a supporting role as Yaya Gardia on M-Net’s number one soap, Tinsel.
Awards
Beverly won the Most Promising Talent at 2010 Best Of Nollywood Awards. She was also named Nollywood’s Fastest Rising Actress at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards.
In 2014, she was nominated in ‘TV Actress of the Year‘ category at the ELOY Awards but she couldn’t win.
Beverly recently won the award for Best Documentary with ‘Skin‘, at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA).
Beverly Naya Net worth
As of 2020, Beverly Naya’s net Worth is said to be $1 Million.
Her income source is mostly from being a successful Actress.
Boyfriend, marriage, and relationship status
Beverly Naya is currently not married, and if she is in a relationship, nothing is known about who the lucky man is.
There’s only one past relationship of the actress that is known. She has not been engaged. Naya is presently putting all her energy into building her career and currently lives between London, Lagos, and Los Angeles.