Okorie was born on August 17 in Cotonou, Benin Republic as the third of five children. She grew up in Cotonou. She studied Theatre Arts at the University of Lagos. She also attended Lagos State University, studying Public Administration. She is a native of Ishiagu-Ivo LGA, Ebonyi State.
Okorie ventured into Nollywood in 2009, after a decade in modelling for a soap company. Her first movie was Sincerity in 2009. The film was produced and directed by Stanley Egbonini and Ifeanyi Ogbonna respectively and featured established actors like Chigozie Atuanya, Nonso Diobi, Yemi Blaq and Oge Okoye. According to Pulse Nigeria, her break to limelight was after starring in Holy Serpent. She has also stated her intent of going professionally into gospel music in the future. In 2014, she was described as one of the "most sought after actresses" in Nollywood by Vanguard and "a popular actress" that interprets roles with ease by The Nation Newspaper. She also stated that she intends to go into film production. Speaking on her musical aspirations, she explained that she has written a lot of songs and would release her album soon, describing music as something that has always been part of her. In January 2014, she was documented to have acted in more than 80 film productions. In 2015, she won the City People Entertainment Awards for best supporting actress in an English film. In August 2014, she acted in more than 100 films since 2009. In an 2014 interview, she explained that her mother was not comfortable with her acting on religious grounds. She also stated that she wouldn't act nude irrespective of the fee, explaining that even her role models in the Nigerian industry, like Genevieve Nnaji didn't need to go unclad to become a star. She also cited her cultural beliefs as reasons for being conservative in dressing in films