Mama Rainbow worked as a healthcare assistant at Lagos general hospital before venturing fully into acting after the death of her husband
By Kehinde Okeowo
Veteran Nollywood thespian, Idowu Philips, better known as Mama Rainbow, has sent the internet buzzing as she marked her 80th birthday on Sunday.
Mama Rainbow took to her Instagram page to share beautiful pictures of herself while commemorating 8 decades on earth.
The actress, who features more in Yoruba movies, prayed for herself as she clocked a new age and thanked God for the opportunity to mark another birthday.
She wrote “I AM PLUS ONE TODAY. Glory is to God I am plus one today, I pray that the Lord increases me in success and inspiration so I can lead a better life than ever.
Happy birthday to me. By the special grace of the one who created me, this new age I am will bring joy and prosperity into my life, now and forever. Thank you Lord for sparing my life.”
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Born on October 16, 1942, at Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, Mama Rainbow attended African Methodist School and Anglican Modern School for her primary and secondary education respectively.
She got her stage name ‘Iya Rainbow’ from the word ‘Osumare’, being the name of her theatre group that was founded by the late Sir Hubert Ogunde and a Yoruba word which means rainbow.
She worked as a healthcare assistant at the Lagos State general hospital for several years but occasionally acted in theatres.
Mama Rainbow ventured fully into acting after the death of her husband and has since featured in several Nigerian movies, she is blessed with five children.
