Maureen Nankya is a Ugandan actress who featured in Mariam Ndagire's
maiden film Down This Road I Walk (2007) plus sitcom Tendo Sisters
which was run on NTV Uganda, Bukedde TV and Maisha Magic. Born in
September and sometimes called Jolly, she is also a model, singer, TV
presenter, fitness instructor and personal trainer at her startup
called Mona Fitness, derived from the first sounds of her two
names.Maureen (sometimes referred to as Moreen Nankya or Mona) studied
at Gombe SSS and Kingstone High School Kawempe in Kampala. The first
time she went for an audition, she got a role and that was proof that
she was good and had to chase her dreams. Maureen confesses that her
family was 100 percent behind her. Maureen possesses an undeniable
spark and majestic star presence; when she walks into a place, it's
easy for people to notice her. She played the role of Kanini, a
mason's wife cheating on her husband with his boss in a Maisha Film
Lab project entitled The Casual (2008 short film) written and directed
by Kenyan Mark Mutahi. She later appeared on a Warid Billboard in the
early 2010s. In 2019, she appeared as a gym instructor in a TV
commercial for MTN alongside Uganda's Mr. Google. Nankya has featured
in various movies including The Life (2012 film) directed by Nana
Kagga where she plays Anna, City of Dust (2014 film) where she plays
Suzan, the girl with weird dreams and The Athlete (2016), a TV drama
by Matt Bish. Maureen also sings and her music has been broadcast on
East Africa TV (Channel 5) from Tanzania plus WBS, the first privately
owned Ugandan TV station that started in 1999 but was sold off to
Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa (Kwese Sports) in 2016. She has
worked as a Unit Production Manager on some films. On 6 September
2019, her talkshow called The Reel where she interviews people in the
film industry started airing on UBC TV, Uganda's national broadcaster.
She is the creator and producer of the 30 minute show. From her own
confession, her dreams always come true.Maureen is a Christian. She
describes herself as a Bentley car and possesses skills in track and
field athletics, kickboxing plus fitness. The beautiful actress
married Rev. Hargreaves (who had been widowed) around 2011 at a public
wedding in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
maiden film Down This Road I Walk (2007) plus sitcom Tendo Sisters
which was run on NTV Uganda, Bukedde TV and Maisha Magic. Born in
September and sometimes called Jolly, she is also a model, singer, TV
presenter, fitness instructor and personal trainer at her startup
called Mona Fitness, derived from the first sounds of her two
names.Maureen (sometimes referred to as Moreen Nankya or Mona) studied
at Gombe SSS and Kingstone High School Kawempe in Kampala. The first
time she went for an audition, she got a role and that was proof that
she was good and had to chase her dreams. Maureen confesses that her
family was 100 percent behind her. Maureen possesses an undeniable
spark and majestic star presence; when she walks into a place, it's
easy for people to notice her. She played the role of Kanini, a
mason's wife cheating on her husband with his boss in a Maisha Film
Lab project entitled The Casual (2008 short film) written and directed
by Kenyan Mark Mutahi. She later appeared on a Warid Billboard in the
early 2010s. In 2019, she appeared as a gym instructor in a TV
commercial for MTN alongside Uganda's Mr. Google. Nankya has featured
in various movies including The Life (2012 film) directed by Nana
Kagga where she plays Anna, City of Dust (2014 film) where she plays
Suzan, the girl with weird dreams and The Athlete (2016), a TV drama
by Matt Bish. Maureen also sings and her music has been broadcast on
East Africa TV (Channel 5) from Tanzania plus WBS, the first privately
owned Ugandan TV station that started in 1999 but was sold off to
Zimbabwean tycoon Strive Masiyiwa (Kwese Sports) in 2016. She has
worked as a Unit Production Manager on some films. On 6 September
2019, her talkshow called The Reel where she interviews people in the
film industry started airing on UBC TV, Uganda's national broadcaster.
She is the creator and producer of the 30 minute show. From her own
confession, her dreams always come true.Maureen is a Christian. She
describes herself as a Bentley car and possesses skills in track and
field athletics, kickboxing plus fitness. The beautiful actress
married Rev. Hargreaves (who had been widowed) around 2011 at a public
wedding in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
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