Nene Nwoko grew up in Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, Nigeria. Daughter of a Nigerian prince and a music department head, this former model moved to the United States to attend college. While attending the University of Texas at Arlington for her degree in Management Information Systems, she began acting, which inspired her to pursue a career in feature films. To date she has had starring roles in Night to Fly (2008) and The Okra Principle (2009).
One of Nene's next projects is Mystery of Birds (2011), in which she'll star as Vivian. This project is in post production, set to release in spring of 2011.