Gifty (born 1994) is a Nigerian actress and entertainer. She hails from Lagos state, Nigeria.
She schooled in Accra, Gifty returned to Lagos to make her dreams happen.
Gifty has acted and been featured in a few Nollywood monster hits.
She says her mother is her inspiration and has taught her to handle people with grace.
Gifty is one of the housemates in the 2017 Big Brother Naija television shows.
Abisola Aiyeola (born 1986) popularly known as Bisola, is a Nigerian-British actress, singer, MC and presenter. She’s a voice over artist and a one time TV host of Billboard Nigeria which aired on silver bird television from 2011-2013.
Her fame began when she contested in the 2008 edition of MTN Project Fame and this is what she have to say about how the competition helped her; “Project Fame helped me in the movie industry. The first director I got to work with was a D.O.P on Project fame. ” – Bisola revealed.
“The first and second directors I worked with were working on Project Fame, so, it did help.”
Abisola is part of the radio station WFM 91.7 (Nigeria’s 1st Radio station for WOMEN and their families).
Abisola says she was a spoilt child till age 8 when her then well-off family hit some major hurdles.
She had to move to rural Nigeria where she lived with cousins selling make up and she got another shot at the high life when she came fifth in a reality singing competition.
Bisola is one of the housemates in the 2017 Big Brother Naija television shows.
Nkechi Emmanuel is a Nigerian-born actress, she is popularly known as Nurse Titi in the TV Series ‘Clinic Maters’.
She is one of those controversial Nollywood actresses in the Nigeria movie industry.
Judith Chichi Opara Mazagwu (born July 12, 1971), commonly known by her stage name Afro Candy (also spelled Afrocandy), is a Nigerian film actress, director, producer, singer-songwriter, model and pornographic actress. She is the founder and CEO of Invisible Twins Productions LLC.
Mazagwu was born in Umuduruebo Ugiri-ike, Ikeduru Local government area of Imo State. She is the daughter of late Nze Ogadimma Opara and Agatha Opara. As a teenager in high school, she was drawn to acting but lost interest after entering college. Mazagwu gained an associate degree in Office Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management. In addition, she trained as a fireguard/security officer.
Discovered by modeling agency King George Models, Mazagwu was encouraged to pursue acting. She began her career in modeling and appeared in commercials for companies such as Coca Cola, Nixoderm and Liberia GSM. She ventured into television, where she played mainly minor roles. In 2004, she made her major film debut as Susan in the Obi Obinali directed film Dangerous Sisters.
Her other roles include Nneoma, a village girl in End of the game and Jezebel in Dwelling in Darkness and Sorrow.
In 2005, she joined her husband in the United States with whom she had two children. After 2 years living there together, the couple separated. Mazagwu has also starred in films such as Destructive Instinct, How Did I Get Here, Ordeal in Paradise, The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs and has played small roles in various Hollywood movies. As a musical artist, her first single “Somebody Help Me” was released in 2009 followed by her debut studio album which produced the popular hit “Ikebe Na Moni”.
Also in 2011, she released the single “Voodoo-Juju Woman”.
Besides acting and singing, Mazagwu works as a practicing medical billing and coding specialist.
Ebube Nwagbo (born February 24, 1983) is a Nigerian actress.
Ebube Nwagbo is from Anambra State but grew up in Warri. She is first of her parents six children. She studied Mass Communication at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria.
She started acting in 2003 at the age of 20, and some of Ebube Nwagbo’s movies include;
Eyes of the Nun
Before My Eyes
Against My Blood
Royal Palace
Mama, I Will Die for You
Power of Trust
Not Yours!
Nollywood Star Ebube Nwagbo hails from Anambra State, Nigeria. She was born on February 24, 1983 . Ebube got a degree in Mass Communication from Federal Polytechnic, Oko and later Nnamdi Azikwe University.
She made her debut into industry with the movie, Arrested by Love in 2003 and has since starred in numerous other movies like Next Door Neighbor (2007) and Royal Palace (2005).
Anita Joseph (born 4 January) is a Nigerian actress who hails from Anambra state in south east Nigeria. She has featured in many movies, Anita Joseph is best known for her beautiful curves and tattoos.
Anita also have a son who’s name is Michael. In January 2017, she caption a post which quoted; That she will no longer display her body in public.
Some of Anita Joseph’s movies include; Tears in My Heart (2006), Tears in My Heart 2 (2006) and Open & Close 2 (2011).
Foluke Daramola Salako (born 15 February ) is a Nigerian actress and a producer. She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo Uuniversity with a degree in International Relations and is founder of an Non-Governmental organisation that is against rape and abuse against women called Passion Against Rape and Abuse in Africa (PARA).
Foluke Daramola got married to Kayode Salako on February 15, 2013 who happens to be her second husband after her separation with her first husband Mr Sobowale.
Oluwadamilola Adegbite (May 18, 1985) also known as Damilola Adegbite, is a Nigerian actress, model, and television personality.
She played Thelema Duke in the soap opera Tinsel, and Kemi Williams in the movie Flower Girl. She won Best Actress in a TV Series at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Damilola Adegbite was born in Surulere, Lagos State. She attended Queen’s College in Yaba, Lagos and studied business administration at Bowen University in Iwo, Osun State.
Tinsel was her acting debut. She has also appeared in TV commercials and hosted programs on TV.
In August 2014, Damilola Adegbite got engaged to Chris Attoh, a fellow actor she met on set of the soap opera Tinsel. In September 2014, the couple welcomed a baby boy named Brian. Adegbite and Attoh privately got married in Accra, Ghana on 14 February 2015.
Some of Damilola Adegbite’s movies include; Heaven’s Hell (2015), Flower Girl (2013), 6 Hours to Christmas (2010), Before 30 (2015 – present), Tinsel (2008–2012) and The V Monologues.
Amanda Mike-Ebeye (born April 30, 1986) or simply Amanda Ebeye, is a Nigerian actress and model.
Amanda graduated from Benson Idahosa University, Benin where she studied International Studies and Diplomacy. Since she featured in her maiden movie, Weeping Tiger in 2008 she has featured in various movies and soap operas. She has 4 siblings and she is currently a Canadian resident. Determined to grow and make it in the industry Amanda is willing to play roles in movies both home and abroad. Very talented young lady with a lot of acting passion in her. Amanda Ebeye an extremely talented actress, she won the classic media merit award for the most talented actress in 2015. She also has a TAWA award and a TERRACOTA award where she won best supporting actress for city sisters. She has loads of movies to her credit which include Ulinma, Agwonma the unbreakable egg, the green necklace, ugly September, government babes and others. As she continues to soar higher in her career Amanda continues to re brand. In her own words she is going to be the most versatile actress in Nollywood. She says she has not started and her best is still yet to come.
Amanda Ebeye is an actress, known for Golden Love (2016), My Last Wedding 2 (2009) and My Last Wedding (2009).
Bimbo Oshin (born July 24, 1971) is a Nigerian film actress, film-maker, director and producer.
Bimbo was born on July 24, 1971 in Ondo, a city in Ondo State southwestern Nigeria.
She attended the University of Lagos where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Philosophy. Bimbo commenced her acting career in 1996 and has produced, directed and featured in several Nigerian films including Omo Elemosho, by Yewande Adekoya.
She is currently married to Ola Ibironke, Dudu Heritage’s boss.
Racheal Oniga (born May 23, 1957) is a Nigerian film actress.
She was born on 23 May 1957 at Eku, a town in Delta State southern Nigeria.
She began her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce. She worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome and her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow. Over the years, she has featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode and Wale Adenuga’s television series Super story.
Racheal became a grandmother when her daughter Georgia delivered a baby.
Rosaline Meurer (born February 15th) is a Nigerian actress and model.
Rosaline Meurer has featured in movies along side other popular actors in Nigerian movie industry Nollywood.
Some of Rosaline Meurer movies includes: Broken Bond, Stop, The Getaway and others.
Nkiruka ‘Kiki’ Omeili is a Nigerian Television and film actress, best known for her role as Lovette in the TV series Lekki Wives. She is also known for her role in her first feature film in 2012, Married but Living Single, where she played the role of the antagonistic Titi Haastrup alongside other Nigerian film actors Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin and Joke Silva.
Omeili was born in Lagos, and is the second of four children of Charles and Maureen Omeili, she is of Igbo descent and hails from Nimo, in Anambra State.
Her Father Charles was a banker with First Bank Nigeria and retired as a general manager, while her mother Maureen was the Controller of Prisons in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Omeili began performing in stage plays all through her primary and secondary school years. This continued when she got into the university as she was a member of the drama club and acted in various productions as well as taking part in several drama competitions.
In 2006, she obtained a Medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.
In 2011, Omeili auditioned for and got the role of Debbie in the TV series “Behind the Smile”. In 2012, she teamed up with the director of “Behind the Smile”, Tunde Olaoye, to star in her debut feature film “Married but living single” where she worked with Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Femi Brainard and Joke Silva.
Omeili has had roles in a number of TV series including “The Valley Between”, “NESREA Watch”, “Lekki Wives” and “Gidi Culture”.
Asides from her acting roles, in 2011 Omeili hosted the Dance reality TV show “Dance 234”, a Koga entertainment production. Omeili also hosts the health segment on Smooth FM’s Saturday morning radio show called “Balancing Life” and writes numerous articles in online blogs.
Kiki Omeili also “emcees” various events and has done voice-overs for projects including LG and the MTN world cup countdown programme in 2009.
In August 2013, it was announced that Lekki Wives would be renewed for a second season, and Omeili’s contract was renewed to reprise her role as Lovette.
Early 2016, she starred in the Nigerian Box Office hit; Couple of Days, where her portrayal of the character Joke, got wonderful reviews from critics. In May 2016, Iterum a short film directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare and starring Kiki Omeili and Paul Utomi was premiered at the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
On May 31, 2016, Omeili made her debut as a movie producer, with the release of the Short Film Unprotected. The film is based on true events, which she observed as a medical student in the university. The film features Kiki Omeili, as the lead character, and Eric Didie, Bimbo Ademoye, Blessing Ambrose and Nathan Kingsley in supporting roles.
In October 2012, Omeili received the award for the ‘Best Actress (Supporting Role in an English language film)’ at the 17th African Film Awards (formerly known as the Afro Hollywood Awards) in London.
In May 2014, Omeili was listed among the Top 25 New Faces of Nollywood by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) Newspaper, she had also been listed by Nigerian tabloid newspaper ‘The Sun’ as one of Nollywood’s fastest rising stars earlier in 2014.
Omeili was nominated for the ‘TV Actress of the Year’ at the Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) Awards in November 2014.
She was nominated for her lead role in the Television series ‘Lekki Wives’.
In October 2015, Omeili won the award for the Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Movie – Sting, at the 2015 Global Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA), which held in the USA.
In July 2016, Omeili won the award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year at the 2016 City People Entertainment Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
In October 2016, Omeili got her first international nomination, as she was nominated for the Best Lead ACtress in a Short Film at the Berlin 2016 – Film Fest International Awards for the film, Deluded.
Foluke Daramola Salako is a Nigerian (Yoruba) actress and a producer. She graduated from Obafemi Awolowo Uuniversity with a degree in International Relations and is founder of an Non-Governmental organisation that is against rape and abuse against women called Passion Against Rape and Abuse in Africa (PARA).
She got married to Kayode Salako on February 15, 2013 who happens to be her second husband after her separation with her first husband Mr Sobowale.
Moji Olaiya (born February 27, 1975) is a Nigerian actress.
Moji Olaiya is the daughter of highlife musician Victor Olaiya, Moji Olaiya began her acting career with Wale Adenuga’s production Super Story. She has starred in several Nollywood movies of Yoruba and English genres. She is known for her roles in films such as No Pains No Gains, in which she played Ireti, Sade Blade (2005), Nkan adun (2008) and Omo iya meta leyi (2009). She also starred in the Agunbaniro. In 2003 she was nominated for the Reel Award Best Supporting Actress of the Year, and she has won the Best New Actress Award.
In 2016 she released a film, Iya Okomi, starring Foluke Daramola and Funsho Adeolu, which was scheduled to premiere in Lagos on July.
She married Bayo Okesola in 2007 but they are now separated. She converted to Islam in 2014.
Chioma Okoye (born July 3, 1983) is an actress, writer and a producer from Aguleri-Otu in Anambra East local government Anambra East, Nigeria. Since her Nollywood film debut in 2002, she has appeared in an astounding 100+ films, selling millions of video copies.
After receiving numerous high-profile awards. Over the years, Chioma has been a pioneer in the Nollywood film industry. She is the CEO of Purple Ribbon Entertainment.
Chioma was born in Kaduna she grew up with her family, parents and brothers and sisters Godwin Okoye, Sam Okoye, Gloria Okoye, Christian Okoye and Victoria Okoye. Her mother Okoye Noami. O and Father Late Elder Joseph Okoye died April 30, 2013. Chioma attended faith nursery and primary school kaduna state and christ the king secondary school nnobi anambra state. She then went to University of Lagos Unilag where she studied History and Strategic.
Chioma was introduced to acting by Pete Edochie who happens to be her uncle, it all happened when she join her uncle to location. She first played a role on No Shaking which she played along with Victor Osuagwu, Sam Loco Efe, Chioma Okoye and Nothing Spoil with Chinedu Ikedieze, Osita Iheme, Uche Ogbuagu and chioma Okoye. She hit the market with her first movie she produced which is Aso-Ebi Girls. After she had been seen on many big screen chioma fame hit the movie industry with Abuja Connection (2003) in which Chioma also starred currently holds the record.
Sophie Okonedo OBE (born August 11, 1968) is an English actress. She received an OBE in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Okonedo began her film career in 1991 in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels before appearing in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) and Stephen Frears’ Dirty Pretty Things (2002). She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. She received a Golden Globe nomination for the miniseries Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) and BAFTA TV Award nominations for the drama series Criminal Justice (2009) and the TV film Mrs. Mandela (2010). Her other film roles include Æon Flux (2005), Skin (2008), and The Secret Life of Bees (2008) On stage, she starred as Cressida in the 1999 National Theatre production of Troilus and Cressida. She made her Broadway debut in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun and received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Ruth Younger.
Okonedo was born in London, the daughter of Joan (née Allman), a Pilates teacher, and Henry Okonedo (1939–2009), who worked for the government.
Her father was Nigerian, and her mother, who is Jewish, was born in the East End. Okonedo’s maternal grandparents, who spoke Yiddish, were from families that emigrated from Poland and Russia. Okonedo was raised in her mother’s Jewish faith. When she was five years old, her father left the family, and she was brought up in relative poverty by her single mother (“but we always had books”, she has said).
Okonedo trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has worked in a variety of media including film, television, theatre and audio drama. She performed in Scream of the Shalka, a webcast based on the BBC television series Doctor Who as Alison Cheney, a companion of the Doctor.
As well as providing the character’s voice, Okonedo’s likeness was used for the animation of the character. In 2010, Okonedo portrayed Liz Ten (Queen Elizabeth X) in the BBC TV Series Doctor Who episodes ” The Beast Below” and again briefly in “The Pandorica Opens”.
Sophie Okonedo played the role of Jenny in Danny Brocklehurst’s BAFTA nominated episode of Paul Abbott’s series Clocking Off. She also played the part of Tulip Jones in the film Stormbreaker (2006) and Nancy in the 2007 television adaptation of Oliver Twist. She is also known for playing the part of the Wachati Princess in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
Sophie Okonedo was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for her role as Tatiana Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda and nominated for a Golden Globe for a Lead Actress in a Miniseries for her work in Tsunami: The Aftermath.
She played alongside Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning as May Boatwright, a woman who struggles with depression, in the film The Secret Life of Bees (2008); opposite Sam Neill and Alice Krige as Sandra Laing in Skin (2009), and portrayed Winnie Mandela in the BBC drama Mrs Mandela broadcast in January 2010.
In May 2013, Okonedo played the role of Hunter in a BBC radio production of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, adapted by Dirk
Maggs She appeared in 2014 on Broadway in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun as Ruth Younger. She won the Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for this role, beating out co-star and fellow nominee Anika Noni Rose.
In 2016 Okonedo returned to Broadway in Ivo van Hove’s production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Walter Kerr Theatre as Elizabeth Proctor opposite Bill Camp, Tavi Gevinson, Jason Butler Harner, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Thomas Jay Ryan, Ben Whishaw.
Also in 2016, Okonedo appeared as Queen Margaret in the second season of the BBC’s The Hollow Crown, an adaptation of the Shakespeare plays Henry VI, Part I, II, III, and Richard III.
