Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Naija Top Female Producer and Actress

Despite her marital scandal, she remains strong in her career. History of Nollywood will not be complete without her name, you can't also mention Nigerian female movie producers without mentioning the name 'Funke Akindele'. Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde  popularly known as Funke Akindele  was born 24th of Augus, 1977 in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. She is a Lagos based Nigerian actress and movie producer. Akindele worked in television before switching to cinema, becoming known for her starring role in the family - oriented Nigerian television show 'I Need to Know'. Her qualifications include an OND in Mass Communication from the Ogun State Polytechnic and a Law degree from the Lagos State University. To her credit, she has written and produced over a 100 movies.

Her name, Funke Akindele became a household name in Nigeria when she produced one of her popular movie titled 'JENIFA' in 2009 which is making waves all over Nigeria. In addition came the THE RETURN OF JENIFA and in 2015 came the hilarious Television series JENIFA'S DIARY, showing on terrestrial Television stations in Nigeria (Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Silverbird Television (STV), African Independent Television (AIT)). Funke Akindele also runs a non-governmental Organisation known as THE JENIFA FOUNDATION, this involves nuturing talent and acquiring vocational skills. Other movies to her credit includes MAAMI, MARRIED BUT LIVING SINGLE, Compound Fool. The movie also stars other A-list Nollywood actors and actresses like Yul Edochie, Kenneth Okonkwo, Queen Nwokoye, Moyo Lawal, Zubby Michaels and a host of others. In 2009 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and also has other awards to her credit.


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