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Popular Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor has said that her late husband supported her enormously to come to the limelight as far as her career is concerned. The same man, according to the renowned Nigerian actress, made her a successful filmmaker. The versatile actress, popularly called Mama G, was adjudged Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie, 'After the Proposal' at the just-ended AMAA ceremony. She beat Ghana�s Marie Humbert of Potomanto fame, vinaya sungkur of The Children of Troumaron, Barbara Soky of the Brother�s Keeper and Lee-Ann van Rooi of Good Report to emerge the winner. She was on stage with her son to receive her award. In her acceptance speech, Mama G said her late husband supported her career and encouraged her from the early days when she became an actress. ��I am honoured and I thank God for this award. It is a kind of encouragement to me, to keep doing what I am doing. I thought you are going to be stoning me on the road, but you are loving me so much. Thanks a lot and God bless you AMAA; God bless you Africans; God bless Nigerians. And I pray that God should give a peaceful rest to my late husband who encouraged me from the beginning. My son is also here,� Patience Ozorkwo said. Before the award ceremony, Mama G was quoted as saying she missed her happy moments with her late husband, who died in 2000, precisely 14 years ago. The actress became famous in 1999 when she starred in a movie entitled, �Authority�, and has since featured in countless movies, often is loved playing the role of a wife and mother. She is well known on the African continent and beyond. Patience Ozokwor commands a lot of respect and is loved by many for her creativity and assertiveness. She recently advised Ghanaians to offer support to local movie producers and motivate them to come out equality products. According to her, the producers have been promoting indigenous languages in their movies.