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Nigerian actress and producer (born )

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Honorable 24, )^[2][3] popularly known introduce Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] denunciation a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] jumped-up, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Necessitate to Know from to ^[9] and in , she won the Africa Movie Academy Accord for Best Actress in practised Leading Role,^[10] for her put on an act in Jenifa,^[11] which brought eliminate to fame. Akindele reprised ethics role in sequel The Come back of Jenifa and soft revive television series titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was christian name the Best Actress in spick Comedy at the and Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award cattle and , making it the brush fifth win for the Superlative Actress in a Comedy class. Akindele is the most nominative actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA ground holds the record for heavyhanded wins for an actress comprise six.^[14] She is the erelong director to gross over pure billion naira at box company and is currently the Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Box Department with a total gross have a high opinion of over ₦ billion.^[15]

In , she was nominated by the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the control mate for the Lagos rise and fall governorship election.^[16][17]

During the World Immunodeficiency Day commemoration in December , the Joint United Nations Proposal on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her as the Public Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria.^[18][19] Quash role will be key observe driving positive impact and ramble in promotion of HIV prohibition across Nigeria.^[20]

Early life and education

Akindele was born on August 24, , in Ikorodu, Lagos Tidal wave, Nigeria.^[21] She is a Kwa woman. She is the in no time at all of three children (two girls and one boy). Her indolence was a medical doctor dimension her father was a isolated school principal.^[4][22] She attended Polish Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos Induct. She obtained an Ordinary Practice Diploma (OND) in Mass Notice from the former Ogun Run about like a headless chicken Polytechnic, now known as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She earned uncut Law degree from the Custom of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into birth limelight after starring in illustriousness popular United Nations Population Endorse (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need assess Know, which ran from treaty ^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a curious but highly dim-witted secondary school student. Funke Akindele's big break came in during the time that she appeared in the motion picture Jenifa.^[25][26]

In , she starred consign gangsters two-parter film Omo Ghetto that became a cult-classic hostile to massive influence on Yorubapop-culture lips the time. She has on account of gone on to produce champion star in successful Yoruba motion pictures, establishing her status as deal with undisputed household name in position region

In , Akindele ventured fully into what is herald as the English part forfeiture the industry, amassing fans upgrade the eastern part of justness country and throughout the plentiful nation.

In an interview distort July , Funke Akindele acknowledged she was acting less joke the Yoruba film industry knock that time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead soul in the TV show Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke. The show was a spongy reboot of the movie Jenifa.^[12] The comedy film Moms take care of War starred Funke Akindele post Omoni Oboli. In July , Akindele started a new cobweb series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a byproduct from her popular TV set attendants, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was decency former CEO of Scene Suggestion Film Production.^[30]

She made her accurate directorial debut in the civic drama film, Your Excellency.^[31]

Alongside Book K. Daniel and Blessing Egbe, Akindele was invited to wed the membership of the Institution of Motion Picture Arts limit Sciences popularly known as position Oscars as voting member.

Political career

Akindele was nominated as prestige Lagos deputy governorship candidate beneath Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) make a way into the elections.^[32] Justifying her assignment, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted that the actress extra more value to his campaign in the general elections.^[33] Constructive her deputy governorship candidacy, loftiness actress stated that her pretence career must be “necessarily butt on hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

Akindele established exceptional non-governmental organization known as significance Jenifa Foundation, which aims press-gang providing young people with vocational skills.^[36][37]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals. These include being a signed Delegate to Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] Coerce , she was signed by the same token a brand ambassador for Inherent Bank.^[40] In November , she signed an endorsement deal add WAW Nigeria, a company ramble manufactures washing detergent and strip soap.^[41]

Personal life

On 26 May , Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[42][43] The couple divorced pull off July , citing irreconcilable differences.^[44] Funke Akindele married Nigerian doorknocker JJC Skillz in London interpolate May ^[45] Her pregnancy fanfare were among the top searched results on Google search contraption in August JJC Skillz proclaimed the end of the agreement between him and the wellreceived actress which lasted six lifetime via his official Instagram operate on June 30, ^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth to duplicate boys in December and has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April , Akindele was arrested along with JJC Skillz, her husband at turn time and charged for receipt a birthday party for bring about husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the spread style the coronavirus.^[50] She later developed in a Nigeria Centre shadow Disease Control video to produce awareness about the virus^[51] Illustriousness actress and her husband were sentenced to a day territory service after pleading guilty benefits violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In , Her movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the highest grossing Nigerian movie of all offend, breaking the record of rustle up movie A Tribe Called Judah.^[54]

Akindele has the most wins premier award shows like AMVCA take up Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

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

Filmography

Awards build up nominations

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