Kate Henshaw

Kate Henshaw is a Nigerian screen actor whose career began with the 1993 film When the Sun Sets. She is known for award-winning work in Nigerian film and has also undertaken documented public-sector production, political and child-rights advocacy activities.

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About Kate Henshaw

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Nigeria · Screen actor · 1 affiliation

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Also known as: Kate Henshaw-Nuttall
Known for: Nigerian film and television; Documentary and public-sector production activity; Child-rights advocacy
Country: Nigeria

Screen actor

At a glance

Henshaw made her acting debut in the 1993 film When the Sun Sets.
She won the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress for Stronger Than Pain.
Netflix credits her, under the name Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, as a cast member of the limited series Blood Sisters.
UNICEF Nigeria appointed her as a UNICEF Champion in 2023 for a stated 12-month term focused on child-rights issues.

Background and entry into acting

Henshaw was reported born on July 19, 1971, in Cross River State, Nigeria. Career accounts describe her as a microbiology graduate before she entered acting with When the Sun Sets in 1993.

Screen career

Henshaw established her public profile through Nigerian film and television. Her performance in Stronger Than Pain earned the 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, and Netflix later listed her among the cast of the Nollywood limited series Blood Sisters.

Documentary and public-sector production

In a 2012 interview, Henshaw said she had produced a documentary connected to a Lagos State tax campaign and another production for the Akwa Ibom State government. This supports a limited description of public-sector production activity, but not an unqualified principal occupation as a film producer; in 2015, she said she was not then drawn to film production because of piracy concerns.

Political activity and public advocacy

Henshaw pursued a Peoples Democratic Party nomination for the House of Representatives in Cross River State in 2014 but did not secure the ticket. In December 2015, she was appointed Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos, by Cross River Governor Ben Ayade. UNICEF Nigeria named her a UNICEF Champion in August 2023 under a stated 12-month appointment focused on child-rights advocacy; the reviewed evidence does not establish that the UNICEF role was renewed.

Affiliations

UNICEF Nigeria UNICEF Champion 2023-08-30–2024-08

Timeline

1971-07-19 Reported birth date of Kate Henshaw in Cross River State, Nigeria.
1993 Made her acting debut in When the Sun Sets.
2008 Won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress for Stronger Than Pain.
2014-12-06 Did not secure a Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives nomination in Cross River State.
2015-12 Was appointed Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos, by Cross River Governor Ben Ayade.
2023-08-30 Was named a UNICEF Nigeria Champion under a stated 12-month appointment focused on child-rights issues.

Additional verified details

Current context

UNICEF Nigeria announced Henshaw as a UNICEF Champion for a period of 12 months. The announced term was time-limited. The reviewed sources do not establish a renewal or current UNICEF Champion status after the original 12-month period.

Biographical facts

She was reported born on July 19, 1971, in Cross River State, Nigeria.
Career reporting describes Henshaw as a microbiology graduate before her screen career.
Netflix lists Kate Henshaw-Nuttall among the cast of the Nollywood limited series Blood Sisters.
In a 2012 interview, Henshaw said she had produced a documentary connected to a Lagos State tax campaign and another production for the Akwa Ibom State government.