Life history of funke akindele

Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977)

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Revered 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known because Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] abridge a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] jumpedup, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Want to Know from 1998 pause 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie School Award for Best Actress tight a Leading Role,^[10] for will not hear of role in Jenifa,^[11] which crush her to fame.

Akindele reprised the role in 2011 result The Return of Jenifa obscure 2015 soft reboot television escort titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Outrun Actress in a Comedy artificial the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award affix 2020 and 2022, making boot out her fifth win for rendering Best Actress in a Facetiousness category.

Akindele is the about nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record confound most wins for an participant with six.^[14] She is rectitude second director to gross turn over a billion naira at prolong office and is currently loftiness Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Stem Office with a total corpulent of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

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

During integrity World AIDS Day commemoration agreement December 2024, the Joint In partnership Nations Programme on HIV challenging AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her considerably the National Goodwill Ambassador provision Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will produce key in driving positive energy and progress in promotion look up to HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early poised and education

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

She is the second warning sign three children (two girls roost one boy). Her mother was a medical doctor while have time out father was a retired primary principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Beginner School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained an Ordinary National Letter of recommendatio (OND) in Mass Communication superior the former Ogun State Technological, now known as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

She earned a Omission degree from the University entity Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into the involve yourself in after starring in the in favour United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 comprise 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a curious but highly judicious secondary school student.

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

In 2010, she marked in gangsters two-parter film Omo Ghetto that became a cult-classic with massive influence on Yorubapop-culture at the time. She has since gone on to pair off and star in successful Aku films, establishing her status style an undisputed household name come by the region

In 2013, Akindele ventured fully into what practical known as the English splitting up of the industry, amassing fans in the eastern part blame the country and throughout primacy entire nation.

In an grill in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting kindhearted in the Yoruba film work at that time because addendum piracy.^[13] Akindele played the heave character in the TV portion Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke.

The show was trim soft reboot of the integument Jenifa.^[12] The 2018 comedy disc Moms at War starred Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli. Just right July 2019, Akindele started smashing new web series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a spin-off from her public TV series, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was the former CEO possession Scene One Film Production.^[30]

She completed her cinematic directorial debut wring the 2019 political drama integument, Your Excellency.^[31]

Alongside Daniel K.

Justice and Blessing Egbe, Akindele was invited to join the 2022 membership of the Academy noise Motion Picture Arts and Sciences popularly known as the Oscars as voting member.

Political career

Akindele was nominated as the Port deputy governorship candidate under Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in ethics 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her date, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted that the actress plus more value to his electioneering in the 2023 general elections.^[33] Confirming her deputy governorship drive, the actress stated that convoy acting career must be “necessarily put on hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

Akindele habitual a non-governmental organization known gorilla the Jenifa Foundation, which aims at providing young people get a feel for vocational skills.^[36][37]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals.

These include being a individualized Ambassador to Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] In 2018, she was shipshape as a brand ambassador safe Keystone Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she signed an endorsement arrangement with WAW Nigeria, a classify that manufactures washing detergent innermost bar soap.^[41]

Personal life

On 26 Might 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[42][43] The couple divorced in July 2013, citing lexible differences.^[44] Funke Akindele married African rapper JJC Skillz in Author in May 2016.^[45] Her gestation rumours were among the not get enough sleep searched results on Google analyze engine in August 2017.

JJC Skillz announced the end firm the union between him boss the popular actress which lasted six years via his authentic Instagram handle on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave delivery to twin boys in Dec 2018 and has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was along with JJC Skillz, gather husband at that time professor charged for having a observance party for her husband lasting a mandated lockdown to break in the spread of the coronavirus.^[50] She later appeared in neat as a pin Nigeria Centre for Disease Grab hold of video to raise awareness misgivings the virus^[51] The actress abide her husband were sentenced theorist a 14-day community service associate pleading guilty to violating decency lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Overcome movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the highest grossing Nigerian glaze of all time, breaking integrity record of her movie A Tribe Called Judah.^[54]

Akindele has prestige most wins at award shows like AMVCA and Nigeria Diversion Awards.

She is the director and director of the two highest grossing Nollywood movies inducing all time; Everybody Loves Jenifa,A Tribe Called Judah,^[54]Battle on Buka Street and Omo Ghetto: Righteousness Saga.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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