Chika Ike

Chika Nancy Ike (born November 8, 1985) is a UN Ambassador and Nigerian actress, CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections. Ike is also a Human Kinetics and Health Education graduate from the University of Lagos.


Born to the prominent family of Ike and grew up in a close knit family of eight in Lagos, Nigeria. She was raised by her religious parents who did not fail to imbibe discipline, hard work and tolerance into the kids. Chika as a child was nick named by her nanny , Fancy Nancy because of her fanciful and funny character as a child.

She started acting at age six in her local church and watched a lot of movies while growing up; this became the inception for inspiration and challenge to join the movie industry. Never backing down from challenges, she laced her shoes and started auditioning for movies in 2004.

In 2005, she landed her first roles in the movies Sweetlove and Bless the Child, directed by T. Chidi Chikere. She is a two-time African Movie Academy Award nominee. In 2006 she was nominated for best upcoming actress and in 2009 she was nominated for best supporting actress.

She founded "Chika Ike (Help A Child)" foundation.