Actress Nkiru Sylvanus is celebrating her birthday today April, 21st. Popularly known as ‘Blessing for her breakout role in the Nollywood trilogy ‘Cry For Help‘, Nkiru was highly popular in the 00s for her portrayal of down to earth, and girl next door roles.\rbr\rbrIn 2011, she entered the world of politics when she was appointed Special Assistant on Lagos state affairs to the Imo state government.\rbr\rbrToday also happens to be the birthday of veteran actress Shan George. The actress had her big break in 1997 when Sadiq Daba gave her a role in the now rested NTA soap opera Winds of Destiny. The first movie she acted in was Thorns of Rose by the late Jennifer Ossai. She also acted in the soap opera After The Storm. From then on her career rose to great heights. She had a few controversial movies along the way too. Presently, shes seen as one of the mothers of Nollywood.