Neveen Dominic is a South Sudanese actress, film producer, entrepreneur[1] and philanthropist based in Canada.[2]
Neveen Dominic | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, Film producer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist |
Personal life
Dominic was born in South Sudan. Her father was a notable politician[3] and her mum, an actress.[4] She, then 15 years old alongside her family members, migrated to Calgary, Canada during the wartime in her country's history.[3] In November 2019, she and her husband, a Nigerian also resident in Canada[5] welcomed their first baby.[6]
Career
Entertainment industry
Dominic is the first of any South Sudanese actresses and film producers to feature in the Nigerian Nollywood.[7] She produced and was starred in the TV series titled, "It’s A Crazy World," and was reported in March 2019 by The Eagle Online, of planning to return for the first of her TV series in Nigeria.[8] On her return, she featured top Nollywood stars such as Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Amanda Ebeye, Grace Amah, Moyo Lawal, Francis Odega, Tunbosun Aiyedehin, and Tochi Ejike Asiegbu in her premier Nollywood TV series.[5] She has been into filmmaking since about the year 1999.[4]
She was the makeup artiste at the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) 2018, for the Jamaican-born New York designer, Glenroy March.[9]
Entrepreneurship
She is the founder and CEO of Neveen Dominic Cosmetics, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with manufacturing outlets in the United States and Germany.[2] In April 2019, she announced the proposed rolling out of her brand of products in Nigeria and Ghana.[7][10][11]
In her autobiography titled, "Beauty From The Ashes of War," she narrated her life journey as a South Sudanese refugee and stated that her cosmetic line's foremost purpose was women empowerment.[8]
Philanthropy
During the COVID-19 lockdown, she came up with a plan to feed 5,000 Nigerians. Leadership News quoted her saying,
"...I have been to Nigeria for a project and immediately fell in love with the entrepreneurial drive of its young people, this is part of the reasons I decided to do a giveaway."