Upon joining the industry in 1996, the first movie she appeared in was House on Fire which was not released until the following year. But unlike others she said, “fortunately, I played a major role in my first movie, alongside Ejike Asiegbu, Charles Okafor and Gloria Young and 11 years down the line I can say that even though I am from a comfortable family, acting has been rewarding for me; I have been able to do some things for myself,” she stressed adding, “I got N25,000 for my first film and that was good money back in 1997, even though things have changed over the years and the industry has grown.”

Really, movie directors and producers used to fall over each other to have her headline their productions. Then, her physique was a common sight on countless movie jackets and posters. But she would not acquiesce to talk that she was past her prime, instead, she said she prefers to see herself as an evergreen actress while tracing it all to God.

“I’ve never seen myself as a shinning star; I see myself as evergreen; I am always there. The fact is God elevated me two or three steps higher. I got married and had to excuse myself from the movie industry. I have my daughter, she turned two recently. Now I’m back.

“And that is why I cherish my family; I can never wish for another one,” she said.

Meanwhile, Jennifer said marriage would not in any way affect her job.
“I’ve always played romantic roles with some sense of decency even before I got married. And now that I’m married, it won’t be any different. If a kiss is instrumental to making the scene a reality, I don’t see why I will not. If one has to do the kiss to achieve the message the director is trying to pass across, it’s okay! But if I’m not comfortable with any particular role, before I go ahead to negotiate I should be able to tell whoever I am dealing with. If it works I may be able to water it down a little to make me comfortable; but if not, I should be wise enough to back out.

“I know that some people have to play the nude, vulgar or bitchy roles, but I don’t have the guts to play such roles,” she declared.

If you asked her, she will tell you that the industry standard has improved drastically and she insisted she was not saying so for fear of being blacklisted if she made caustic comments and added that “If you ask around the industry, you would find out that I’ve always been myself; I have respect for everybody but I am one blunt person. So, when I say the industry is fast improving, I am not patronising anyone; I don’t speak for fear or favour. I say my mind the way it is. I know that there are loopholes here and there but overall you can not say we have not done well,” she argued.