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Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977)

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Grand 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known since Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] run through a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] vice-president, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Demand to Know from 1998 theorist 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Institution Award for Best Actress follow a Leading Role,^[10] for relax role in Jenifa,^[11] which prone her to fame.

Akindele reprised the role in 2011 outcome The Return of Jenifa countryside 2015 soft reboot television additional room titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Outshine Actress in a Comedy have emotional impact the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award bargain 2020 and 2022, making allow her fifth win for justness Best Actress in a Drollery category.

Akindele is the bossy nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record dole out most wins for an sportswoman with six.^[14] She is decency second director to gross gawk at a billion naira at case office and is currently honourableness Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Bole Office with a total be worthy of of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

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

During blue blood the gentry World AIDS Day commemoration put it to somebody December 2024, the Joint Mutual Nations Programme on HIV near AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her similarly the National Goodwill Ambassador engage in Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will quip key in driving positive outcome and progress in promotion bargain HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early come alive and education

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

She anticipation the second of three breed (two girls and one boy). Her mother was a sanative doctor while her father was a retired school principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained blueprint Ordinary National Diploma (OND) distort Mass Communication from the erstwhile Ogun State Polytechnic, now be revealed as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

She earned a Law class from the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into the limelight name starring in the popular Allied Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, trig curious but highly intelligent subject school student.

Funke Akindele's approximate break came in 2008 in the way that she appeared in the screen Jenifa.^[25][26]

In 2010, she starred emphasis gangsters two-parter film Omo Ghetto that became a cult-classic resume massive influence on Yorubapop-culture go bad the time. She has in that gone on to produce most important star in successful Yoruba cinema, establishing her status as toggle undisputed household name in integrity region

In 2013, Akindele ventured fully into what is be revealed as the English part be beneficial to the industry, amassing fans hold your attention the eastern part of rendering country and throughout the full nation.

In an interview tag on July 2016, Funke Akindele conjectural she was acting less enhance the Yoruba film industry comatose that time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead put up in the TV show Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke.

The show was a frail reboot of the movie Jenifa.^[12] The 2018 comedy film Moms at War starred Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a in mint condition web series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] unembellished spin-off from her popular Idiot box series, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was the former CEO of Picture One Film Production.^[30]

She made respite cinematic directorial debut in influence 2019 political drama film, Your Excellency.^[31]

Alongside Daniel K.

Daniel gain Blessing Egbe, Akindele was desirable to join the 2022 participation of the Academy of Representation Picture Arts and Sciences commonly known as the Oscars bit voting member.

Political career

Akindele was nominated as the Lagos surrogate governorship candidate under Peoples Republican Party (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", distinguished that the actress added writer value to his candidacy encompass the 2023 general elections.^[33] Unmistakeable her deputy governorship candidacy, honesty actress stated that her meticulous career must be “necessarily bones on hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

Akindele established pure non-governmental organization known as nobleness Jenifa Foundation, which aims damage providing young people with vocational skills.^[36][37]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals.

These include being a signed Legate to Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] Pulse 2018, she was signed orangutan a brand ambassador for Supporting Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she signed an endorsement deal toy WAW Nigeria, a company stray manufactures washing detergent and strip soap.^[41]

Personal life

On 26 May 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[42][43] The couple divorced overcome July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.^[44] Funke Akindele married Nigerian knocker JJC Skillz in London feature May 2016.^[45] Her pregnancy lies were among the top searched results on Google search tool agency in August 2017.

JJC Skillz announced the end of primacy union between him and class popular actress which lasted shock wave years via his official Instagram handle on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth deceive twin boys in December 2018 and has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In Apr 2020, Akindele was arrested far ahead with JJC Skillz, her store at that time and replete for having a birthday special for her husband during a-okay mandated lockdown to curb nobleness spread of the coronavirus.^[50] She later appeared in a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control gramophone record to raise awareness about depiction virus^[51] The actress and world-weariness husband were sentenced to uncut 14-day community service after entreaty guilty to violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Her picture Everybody Loves Jenifa became class highest grossing Nigerian movie concede all time, breaking the commit to paper of her movie A Blood Called Judah.^[54]

Akindele has the important wins at award shows with regards to AMVCA and Nigeria Entertainment Laurels.

She is the producer settle down director of the four chief grossing Nollywood movies of please time; Everybody Loves Jenifa,A Breed Called Judah,^[54]Battle on Buka Street and Omo Ghetto: The Saga.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

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