On May 30, 1980, Susan Peters was born into a military family in Ado Local Government Area, Benue, Nigeria. She is a well-known television personality and actress who has won numerous awards. She is also a successful model, interior designer, and proprietor of a beauty parlour.
She speaks multiple Nigerian languages as a result of her family’s frequent relocation within Nigeria. Susan studied at FGG College and the Airforce Nursery and Primary Schools in Wuse, Abuja. She continued her education at Asman English School, where she earned a degree in computer science in 1998. She later completed her studies in TV and film at the Video Waves and Camera Film School, earning her degree in 2002. She won Best Overall Female in her class there, according to her official biography. In 2002, the same year she graduated, she began appearing in Nollywood films. She started modelling the following year and was featured in handbills, TV commercials, print advertisements, billboards, and other advertisements for businesses like British American Tobacco (BAT), Fidelity Bank, Bank PHB, Golden Penny Pasta, UHF, Long-Life Milk, Haemeron Blood Tonic, and FinBank Nigeria.
Awards and Recognitions
2010- City People Awards: Outstanding Performance
NAFCA Awards (Nollywood and African Critics’ Awards) North Carolina
2011- Oscars (Nigeria) Best Actress in Supporting Role
2011- Afro-Hollywood Awards, (UK’ 16th African Film Awards) Best Actress English Language, for the movie ‘Bursting Out’
2011- Best of Nollywood Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Bursting Out
2011- DIVA Awards: award of recognition to the growth of the industry
2012- City People Magazine Beauty and Fashion Awards: Most Stylish Actress
2012: Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA), Houston, USA: Best Supporting Actress