Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2020 edition of Rapid Lion Film Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The 48-year-old was recognised for her role as Officer Stainless in the movie The Ghost and The House of Truth.

Kate shared the news on Instagram late Monday but confirmed that she received the news on Saturday.

The Cross River-born actress wrote:

“I am beyond happy to have won this award on Saturday all the way in South Africa and have my work judged by a competent jury.”

The Ghost and The House of Truth is a movie by Nollywood actress and producer, Ego Boyo, which follows a counsellor’s actions after she discovers her 15-year-old child is missing.

It stars Kate Henshaw as Officer Stainless, Toyin Oshinaike as Uncle Joe, Susan Wokoma as Bola Ogun, Mario Obruthe as Tomi, Imoleayo Olusanya as Nike and Dara Egerton-Shyngle as Susan.

See her post below:

 

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I am beyond happy to have won this award on Saturday, 14th March, 2020 all the way in South Africa and have my work judged by a competent jury ?????? . Thank you @rapidlion_filmfestival Thank you @templeproductionsng Thank you @akinomotoso and the amazing cast and crew of @tghtthefilm! You guys are the real deal.. We keep winning cos we are GLOBAL now!! — We are proud to announce our very own Kate Henshaw aka Stainless @k8henshaw has won another award: Best actress in a supporting role at RapidLion 2020. So proud of Kate in this career defining role. She brought such energy and intensity to her role in this Film and who can forget her raspy almost weary voice… We are so pleased she continues to receive recognition for her performance Thank you to the South African International Film Festival, RapidLion @rapidlion_filmfestival, for the award. TGHT is proud of the work and the support of our fellow cast and crew. #K8DGR8 #KTG #KateTheUnbroken #Oluwakate #Oluwalonik8 #Oluwanifek8 #oluwatojuk8

A post shared by Kate Henshaw (@k8henshaw) on Mar 16, 2020 at 9:23am PDT