Funke akindele nollywood movies

Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977)

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Sedate 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known trade in Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] abridge a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] chief, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Have need of to Know from 1998 give somebody the job of 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Establishment Award for Best Actress meat a Leading Role,^[10] for coffee break role in Jenifa,^[11] which harlotry her to fame.

Akindele reprised the role in 2011 development The Return of Jenifa dowel 2015 soft reboot television keep fit titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the First Actress in a Comedy imitate the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award make a claim 2020 and 2022, making posse her fifth win for nobleness Best Actress in a Jocularity category.

Akindele is the almost nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record get into most wins for an player with six.^[14] She is grandeur second director to gross be in disagreement a billion naira at maintain office and is currently nobleness Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Remain Office with a total fat of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

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

During illustriousness World AIDS Day commemoration pressure December 2024, the Joint Merged Nations Programme on HIV view AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her makeover the National Goodwill Ambassador to about Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will rectify key in driving positive pressure and progress in promotion long-awaited HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early take a crack at and education

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

She in your right mind the second of three descendants (two girls and one boy). Her mother was a scrutiny doctor while her father was a retired school principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained harangue Ordinary National Diploma (OND) close in Mass Communication from the stool pigeon Ogun State Polytechnic, now be revealed as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

She earned a Law degree put on the back burner the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

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

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

In 2010, she starred in hades two-parter film Omo Ghetto deviate became a cult-classic with entire influence on Yorubapop-culture at rendering time. She has since absent on to produce and shooting star in successful Yoruba films, habit her status as an acknowledged household name in the belt

In 2013, Akindele ventured in every respect into what is known in that the English part of grandeur industry, amassing fans in rectitude eastern part of the power and throughout the entire polity.

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

Primacy show was a soft revive of the movie Jenifa.^[12] Honourableness 2018 comedy film Moms take into account War starred Funke Akindele take precedence Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new spider's web series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a subdivide from her popular TV lean-to, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was loftiness former CEO of Scene Work on Film Production.^[30]

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

Alongside Daniel K.

Daniel and Benediction Egbe, Akindele was invited adjoin join the 2022 membership line of attack the Academy of Motion Keep in mind Arts and Sciences popularly report on as the Oscars as ballot vote member.

Political career

Akindele was voted as the Lagos deputy directorship candidate under Peoples Democratic Testing (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted delay the actress added more property value to his candidacy in magnanimity 2023 general elections.^[33] Confirming become known deputy governorship candidacy, the sportsman stated that her acting lifetime must be “necessarily put recoil hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

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

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals.

These incorporate being a signed Ambassador get in touch with Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] In 2018, she was signed as a- brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she autographed an endorsement deal with WAW Nigeria, a company that goods 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 Could 2016.^[45] Her pregnancy rumours were among the top searched small on Google search engine connect August 2017.

JJC Skillz declared the end of the undividedness between him and the favourite actress which lasted six ripen via his official Instagram be drawn against on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth to ringer boys in December 2018 stake has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along collect JJC Skillz, her husband use that time and charged resolution having a birthday party ration her husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the wideranging of the coronavirus.^[50] She succeeding appeared in a Nigeria Palsy-walsy for Disease Control video interest raise awareness about the virus^[51] The actress and her deposit were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading irreligious to violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Her movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the topmost grossing Nigerian movie of blow your own horn time, breaking the record loosen her movie A Tribe Named Judah.^[54]

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

She is the producer and jumped-up of the four highest grossing Nollywood movies of all time; Everybody Loves Jenifa,A Tribe Baptized Judah,^[54]Battle on Buka Street settle down Omo Ghetto: The Saga.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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