Mercy Johnson Okojie (born August 28, 1984) hails from Okene in Kogi
State. Born in Lagos to a former naval
officer, Mr Daniel Johnson & Mrs Elizabeth
Johnson, she is the fourth child in a family of seven. She started her primary
education in Calabar, her father being a naval
officer was later transferred to Lagos state where she continued her education at the Nigerian Navy Primary School. She later went to Rivers State Secondary School for her secondary education in addition
to Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Port
Harcourt, Rivers
State
Right after her secondary education, she auditioned for a
role in ‘the Maid’ a movie that’s to launch her into stardom. Mercy's
outstanding performance in that movie paved way for her into getting more roles
in movies such as Hustlers, Baby Oku in America, War in the Palace and many
more. She is now one of the most sought after Nollywood actresses. Mercy
Johnson won the Best Actress award at Africa Magic Viewer's Choice Awards in
2013. By December 2013, Mercy Johnson was listed as Google's Most Searched
Nollywood Celebrity, a position she also held in 2012.
She has talked about her coming into acting as a coincidence
and has also mentioned her coming from a humble background in various
interviews. She has starred in over 50 movies since the launch of her career. She
is one of the highest paid actresses in Nollywood. She is one of the people who
have been opportune to do come into fame early in their careers. She has
leveraged on her talent to attain fame on various levels.