Nkiru Sylvanus is a popular Nollywood actress, model and a television personality. She is popularly known for her ability to cry in movies. She is often regarded as the cry-cry of Nollywood because of her ability cry in movie and always features in sorrowful movies. She has been in the industry for 2 decades. She always plays the role of a servant, house help, maid and orphan who is been maltreated by her step mother in several Nollywood movies.

She was born on 13th May 1985 in Osisioma, a small town in Aba, Abia State in the south eastern part of Nigeria. She is currently 37 years old. She is very beautiful, gifted, skillful, creative and talented. She knows how to interpret her roles very well and can fit in any character given to her by movie directors and producers in Nigeria. She is originally from Osisioma, a small town in Aba, Abia State in the south eastern part of Nigeria.

Nkeru Sylvanus attended Ohabiam Primary and Secondary School in Aba, Abia State and obtained both her First School Leaving School Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate. While still in secondary school, she started acting at the age of 13 years old, performing in stage play and drama in her school and local church in Aba and was later regarded as the best actress in her local church dramatic club.