Profile: Veteran Nigerian Actress Liz Benson
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Elizabeth 'Liz' Benson (Age 56, born 5 April 1966) is a Nigerian actress, television personality and philanthropist. Liz was born in Etinan, Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. She attended Sylvania State College in the United States of America, where she got a degree in Dramatic Arts. Benson began acting when she was 5 years old.
She featured in Fortunes, a television soap opera in 1993. Benson played the part of Mrs. Agnes Johnson in the soap, which ran for about two years on NTA Network. In 1994, her role in Glamour Girls, a successful home video film that focused on the theme of prostitution, cemented her status as a film actress. Benson suddenly quit acting in 1996. Benson is an evangelist and lives in Delta State with her husband. Together they run a ministry, Freedom Family Assembly.