Born in London, with a Nigerian father, Nina trained at the Northern
School of Contemporary Dance, and gained A-levels in Performing Arts.
Soon she was appearing as Desdemona in "Othello", Olivia in "Twelfth
Night" and Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", along with the title
role in "Educating Rita". Joining the RSC, she played in "Henry V",
"The White Devil", "The Learned Ladies" and "Herbal Bed", before moving
to the National Theatre for "Anthony & Cleopatra" and "House and
Garden", followed by "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Royal Exchange.
On TV, Nina has appeared in
People Like Us (1999),
Teachers (2001),
The Jury (2002),
The Three Gamblers (2000),
Prime Suspect 2 (1992) - and many others. New projects include
Human Trade (2003) with
Martin Kemp and
John Duttine, and
Richard Curtis's new film
Love Actually (2003) with
Hugh Grant. She also appears in "The Vortex" at the Donmar Warehouse until February
2003.