Nancy Isime was born in Edo State, Nigeria to Nigerian parents of Esan descent. After her senior secondary education in Benin, she went on to obtain a diploma at the University of Lagos.
Nancy Isime lost her mother at age five and was raised by her father. She grew up in Lagos, where she had her primary and junior secondary education. Afterwards, she left for Benin City, where she had her senior secondary education. She did a six-month basic course at the University of Port Harcourt before obtaining a diploma in Social Work at the University of Lagos.
Nancy Isime began a career as an actress in the TV series Echoes in 2011. She is also a television presenter, known for presenting the gossip show The Squeeze, the technology show What’s Hot, and backstage segments of MTN Project Fame season. In 2016 she replaced Toke Makinwa as the presenter of the popular show Trending on HipTV. She co-hosted the 2019 edition of The Headies award with Reminisce. She is also the presenter of The Voice Nigeria 2021. In 2019, Isime launched her TV show which she called The Nancy Isime Show. In 2020, she co-hosted The Headies award with Bovi. In 2022, she starred in the Netflix original series Blood Sisters, playing the lead role of Kemi, produced by Ebonylife TV studio which is owned by Mo Abudu. In 2023, she starred as Shalewa in another Netflix series Shanty Town.
Growing up without a mother is something nobody wishes for any child, especially a girl child. Can you imagine losing a mother at the age of 5? It could be tough, but thank God her father was there to hold her hands.
The beautiful, talented actress and tv presenter recently gifted her father a house. An appreciation well deserved.