Popular Nollywood actor, Uche Jombo has fulfilled her life-long dream of alongside veteran actress Joke Silva in a mother-daughter role.
eelive.ng recalls that Uche, some couple of years back, had made known the desire to act as Joke’s daughter.
The mother of one shared the desire during a conversation with fellow actor Daniel Etim-Effiong in a video posted on Instagram.
This comes after Daniel had noted the striking resemblance between Uche and Joke, to which Uche agreed, adding that although she had played a younger version of the veteran in a film, she still wanted the chance to portray her daughter on screen.
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“Omo you look like Aunty J,” Daniel had said in the video.
“Yes, I do, even without make-up. I’ve played like a younger her in a film. My dream role is actually a mother-daughter with her, I’ve never had that role.
“When I first started acting, they used to ask me if I was related to her before I didn’t know her, I now had to start looking for who she was,” Uche responded.
However, fast-forward to April,28th 2025, the excited 45-year-old via her Instagram shared a video from the movie set where she and Joke Silva are finally bringing that dream to life.
She revealed that upon receiving the script, she immediately reached out to Joke to play the role of her mother and the veteran actress agreed to the script.
She also added that the filming is nearly complete.
“In 2022 I started looking for a story for @ajokesilva and I in a Mother / Daughter role (to give the fans what they wanted and asked for).
“Fast forward to 2025 @joybewaji sent me the perfect script. You have to watch out for this one on coming to @uchejombotv_ soon! This one is special!!!!!!!” she wrote in the caption.
