Mary Uranta
Mary Data Uranta is a Nigerian film and television actress, producer, model, singer, and businesswoman. Mary Data Uranta was born and raised in Port Harcourt city,Rivers State, Nigeria. she competed in beauty pageant Miss Niger Delta, where she achieved the rank of first runner-up.
Quotes
[edit]- A lot has changed about me in terms of my way of reasoning and communication skill. Anybody who knows when I started will wonder whether this is the same Mary he or she used to know. The industry has helped in grooming me to become what I am today.
- Everybody is saying that I have an innocent look. Do I really have an innocent look? I guess this is my person and nothing more. For me, to be a good actress I need to be original.
- Everybody’s heart has been broken once in a lifetime. I can’t really pick on anything that really broke my heart. But in as much as I have this innocent outlook, I am a very strong woman. Things don’t get at me the way people may think of me.
- So for me, I want people to come out and see this movie because it lends a voice to the physically challenged.
- “We can’t survive with money made from acting alone … I try to do other things aside acting … The money in the movie ‘thing’ is really not enough for us. I do buying and selling. When I travel, I come back with a whole lot of stuffs to sell and all that"
- We Can't Survive With Money Made From Acting Alone--Mary Uranta Reveals Modern Gahna ( 01 Dec 2012)
- At a point, sex became a condition for getting movie roles so I just took a walk … But the passion was so strong … I took time to look for professionals; people who would be interested in my talent and not taking me to bed.”
- Sexual harassment drove me out of Nollywood – Actress, Mary Uranta ynaija.com(April 28, 2013)
- “I may not be a pastor but I am going to be a prophetess. I know that in the end, I am going to do the work of God. I would be a prophetess. Already I dream and it comes to pass...”
- I want to become a prophetess, not a pastor –Mary Uranta Punch news paper (3rd June 2017)
- “I don’t see anyone as a threat in the industry because everybody has his own life to live and things to do for him/herself. Everybody has his style. So, nobody is a threat to me.”
- Nobody Is A Threat To Me In Nollywood -Mary Uranta Bran icon news (2013)
- “I try to do other things aside acting, … The money in the movie 'thing' is really not enough for us. I do buying and selling. When I travel, I come back with a whole lot of stuffs to sell …”
- We Can't Survive With Money Made From Acting Alone--Mary Uranta Reveals Modern Gahna ( 01 Dec 2012)
- “I’ll always prefer a loving romantic man over one with so much money to throw around but lacks respect for his partner. Because in life, what matters most is having a peace of mind … It’s not all about money or his pockets, she noted.”
- Why I prefer romantic men- Mary Uranta, actress Vanguard allure (July 28,2018)
- I was very excited when I got the script of ‘Sandcastle’ from Sylvia because Nollywood producers like to stereotype people a lot. This movie will give people a chance to see the other side of me. I’m versatile but I have been stereotyped.”
- I have been stereotyped in movies, says Mary Uranta Vanguard allure (June 15, 2017)
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