Ufuoma Stacey McDermott (née Ejenobor[2] /uːˈfoʊmə ˈɛdʒənəbɔːr/ oo-FOH-mə EJ-ə-nə-bor;[3] born 23 April 1981)[4][5] is a Nigerian actress, director, former model and beauty pageant titleholder.

[6] Ejenobor was born in Benin City to Nigerian parents of Urhobo descent who hails from Delta State in Nigeria.

[9] In an October 2024 interview with Chude Jideonwo, McDermott revealed a 12-year battle with Kidney disease before being diagnosed with stage 3 in 2023.

[19] She was nominated as the Actor of the year 2011 at the Future Awards[20] In January 2018, McDermott reprised her roles as "Mama Baby", "Women Call Leader" and "Sister Esther" in the stage production Hear Word!, which returned for the second year in a row to Harvard and was staged at the prestigious American Repertory theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.SA.

The play, which made its debut in Lagos, Nigeria in 2014, also features the acting talents of Joke Silva, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Elvina Ibru and Bimbo Akintola.

[24] The Magic of a Dream was directed by Toritseju Ejoh and featured acting performances from several notable Nigerian thespians including Femi Branch, Chioma Akpotha, Offiong Anthony (Thin Tall Tony), Akah Nnani and Zara Udofia-Ejoh.

[26] At the premiere of her movie directorial debut, McDermott revealed that she had begun writing the story for the film Christmas is Coming in 2013.

Ufuoma also received a Golden Nymph Best Actress nomination at the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival alongside Tina Fey, Jane Krakowski and January Jones.