Nollywood has once again experienced tragedy with the reported death of renowned actor Emmanuel France.
Nigerian filmmaker Olufemi Ogedengbe shared the heartbreaking news on his Instagram page.
Femi described the late actor as a legend and an uncle, recalling how they traveled together to Tanzania in 2006, where they collaborated on three film projects. However, the cause of his death remains unknown.
He wrote: “Rest in peace to one of Nollywood’s legends, Uncle Emmanuel France. One of the actors I took to Tanzania in 2006. We shot three movies together: Cross My Sin, She Is My Sister, and The Director. R.I.P.”
Emmanuel France, a Ghanaian by birth, had dreams of creating a film titled Ghana Must Go, a project he was deeply passionate about. He appeared in several Nollywood films throughout his career.
In a 2011 interview with Modern Ghana, the late actor described himself as a product of a unified country.
He said, “I am not really a Ghanaian, but a ‘Gold Coastian’ because my grandparents came from the Gold Coast, not Ghana. I have a Nigerian passport because I was born in Nigeria. I don’t have a Ghanaian passport because I don’t reside there. I didn’t go to school in Ghana. Ghanaians don’t know me as one of theirs, but Nigerians know me as a Ghanaian. That’s just how it is, and I embrace it because of my parents’ roots.”
The New Daily Prime has learned that the cause of Emmanuel France’s death has yet to be disclosed.
