DOWNLOAD ECHOES OF A HEARTBEAT BY LILIAN UCHENNA AMAH, born the fourth of five children to Chief and Mrs. P.S. Amah of Ojoto in Anambra State. A naval officer and school teacher respectively, Chief and Mrs. Amah on their return from Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1974 eventually settled in Warri, Delta state.Lilian started school in St. Anthony's nursery and primary school in Brookefields, Freetown and later attended other schools such as All Saints Anglican school Yaba, Federal Government College, Warri and the University of Lagos Akoka where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in English in 1987 and Master of Arts in English in 1992.
Before joining the entertainment industry, Lilian worked for several years in the private sector as an air hostess, marketing executive and banker. She left the real world after a five year stint in Fidelity Bank PLC where she was the acting Head of Private Banking until her resignation in 2005.
Since fully joining the world of make believe, Lilian has worked with several notable directors such as Jimi Odumosu, Tunji Bamishigbin, Tade Ogidan and Aquila Njamah. As an actor and producer, she has worked on hit productions such as Out Of Bounds, Hit and Run, She Devil, The Triangle, The head of State, Doctors Quarters and the very recent Jungle Ride.
Lilian has several nominations and two awards to her credit - The Reel awards - Best New actress-1998 and Thema awards - Best upcoming actress - 1998. Lilian authored Echoes of a Heartbeat and the yet to be published Dreams of Yesterday.
Lilian is a member of The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) as well as the current Vice president of Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria (AMP). A firm believer in the saying "this too shall pass", Lilian's motto is "Life is short so live it to the fullest."
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