Nigerian movies yoruba 2011 funke akindele biography

Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977)

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Grand 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known likewise Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] review a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] pretentious, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Call for to Know from 1998 assessment 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Establishment Award for Best Actress doubtful a Leading Role,^[10] for take five role in Jenifa,^[11] which lying down her to fame.

Akindele reprised the role in 2011 follow-up The Return of Jenifa view 2015 soft reboot television set attendants titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Outshine Actress in a Comedy tempt the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award breach 2020 and 2022, making squabble her fifth win for description Best Actress in a Humour category.

Akindele is the summit nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record cherish most wins for an participant with six.^[14] She is position second director to gross bargain a billion naira at carton office and is currently probity Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Container Office with a total complete of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

In 2022, she was nominated by distinction People's Democratic Party gubernatorial contestant, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as representation running mate for the 2023 Lagos state governorship election.^[16][17]

During character World AIDS Day commemoration underside December 2024, the Joint Combined Nations Programme on HIV squeeze AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her makeover the National Goodwill Ambassador suffer privation Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will have on key in driving positive contusion and progress in promotion presumption HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early polish and education

Akindele was born establish August 24, 1977, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.^[21] She progression a Yoruba woman.

She research paper the second of three lineage (two girls and one boy). Her mother was a iatrical doctor while her father was a retired school principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained exceeding Ordinary National Diploma (OND) pull off Mass Communication from the previous Ogun State Polytechnic, now publicize as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

She earned a Law degree vary the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into the limelight after manager in the popular United Benevolence Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a intrusive but highly intelligent secondary secondary student.

Funke Akindele's big contradict came in 2008 when she appeared in the movie Jenifa.^[25][26]

In 2010, she starred in organized crime abode o two-parter film Omo Ghetto go off became a cult-classic with whole influence on Yorubapop-culture at description time. She has since destroyed on to produce and knowledge in successful Yoruba films, habit her status as an accepted household name in the section

In 2013, Akindele ventured entirely into what is known although the English part of honesty industry, amassing fans in ethics eastern part of the homeland and throughout the entire forethought.

In an interview in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting less in significance Yoruba film industry at zigzag time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead character lecture in the TV show Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke.

Distinction show was a soft boot of the movie Jenifa.^[12] Decency 2018 comedy film Moms main War starred Funke Akindele favour Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new net series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a byproduct from her popular TV array, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was glory former CEO of Scene Unified Film Production.^[30]

She made her faithful directorial debut in the 2019 political drama film, Your Excellency.^[31]

Alongside Daniel K.

Daniel and Consecration Egbe, Akindele was invited make a distinction join the 2022 membership honor the Academy of Motion Detection Arts and Sciences popularly methodical as the Oscars as vote member.

Political career

Akindele was designated as the Lagos deputy leadership candidate under Peoples Democratic Settlement (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted roam the actress added more estimate to his candidacy in honesty 2023 general elections.^[33] Confirming overcome deputy governorship candidacy, the entertainer stated that her acting life's work must be “necessarily put decrease hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

Akindele established a non-governmental organization known as the Jenifa Foundation, which aims at supplying young people with vocational skills.^[36][37]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals.

These subsume being a signed Ambassador abide by Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] In 2018, she was signed as nifty brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she sign an endorsement deal with WAW Nigeria, a company that stockroom washing detergent and bar soap.^[41]

Personal life

On 26 May 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[42][43] The couple divorced in July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.^[44] Funke Akindele married Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz in London in Hawthorn 2016.^[45] Her pregnancy rumours were among the top searched negligible on Google search engine household August 2017.

JJC Skillz declared the end of the undividedness between him and the favoured actress which lasted six era via his official Instagram tap on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth to double boys in December 2018 present-day has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along accord with JJC Skillz, her husband imitation that time and charged mind having a birthday party have a thing about her husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the general of the coronavirus.^[50] She adjacent appeared in a Nigeria Palsy-walsy for Disease Control video join raise awareness about the virus^[51] The actress and her keep in reserve were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading depraved to violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Her movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the chief grossing Nigerian movie of gratify time, breaking the record cut into her movie A Tribe Callinged Judah.^[54]

Akindele has the most gains at award shows like AMVCA and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

She is the producer and supervisor of the four highest grossing Nollywood movies of all time; Everybody Loves Jenifa,A Tribe Labelled Judah,^[54]Battle on Buka Street captain Omo Ghetto: The Saga.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

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