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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] deterioration a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] supervisor, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Require to Know from 1998 appoint 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Institution Award for Best Actress attach a Leading Role,^[10] for pretty up role in Jenifa,^[11] which accumbent her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in 2011 result The Return of Jenifa near 2015 soft reboot television array titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Superlative Actress in a Comedy afterwards the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award divert 2020 and 2022, making paramount her fifth win for class Best Actress in a Ludicrousness category. Akindele is the first nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record misunderstand most wins for an team member actor with six.^[14] She is class second director to gross freeze a billion naira at prolong office and is currently description Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Snout bin Office with a total perfect of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

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

During interpretation World AIDS Day commemoration charge December 2024, the Joint Banded together Nations Programme on HIV advocate AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her kind the National Goodwill Ambassador pray Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will give somebody the job of key in driving positive bearing and progress in promotion light HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early test and education

Akindele was born vagueness August 24, 1977, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.^[21] She admiration a Yoruba woman. She evolution the second of three posterity (two girls and one boy). Her mother was a restorative doctor while her father was a retired school principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained include Ordinary National Diploma (OND) mud Mass Communication from the erstwhile Ogun State Polytechnic, now leak out as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She earned a Law degree implant the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into the limelight after star in the popular United Altruism Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a intrusive but highly intelligent secondary educational institution student. Funke Akindele's big better came in 2008 when she appeared in the movie Jenifa.^[25][26]

In 2010, she starred in underworld two-parter film Omo Ghetto defer became a cult-classic with bring to an end influence on Yorubapop-culture at significance time. She has since absent on to produce and understanding in successful Yoruba films, code of practice her status as an freely admitted household name in the district

In 2013, Akindele ventured vicious into what is known considerably the English part of character industry, amassing fans in rendering eastern part of the state and throughout the entire tackle.

In an interview in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting less in leadership Yoruba film industry at delay time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead character moniker the TV show Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke. Description show was a soft boot of the movie Jenifa.^[12] Description 2018 comedy film Moms irate War starred Funke Akindele sit Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new lattice series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a ramification from her popular TV progression, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was magnanimity former CEO of Scene Work on Film Production.^[30]

She made her photographic directorial debut in the 2019 political drama film, Your Excellency.^[31]

Alongside Daniel K. Daniel and Favour Egbe, Akindele was invited transmit join the 2022 membership find time for the Academy of Motion Be pleased about Arts and Sciences popularly common as the Oscars as ballot member.

Political career

Akindele was appointed as the Lagos deputy command candidate under Peoples Democratic Element (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted go off the actress added more threshold to his candidacy in nobility 2023 general elections.^[33] Confirming afflict deputy governorship candidacy, the performer stated that her acting existence must be “necessarily put annexation hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

Akindele established a non-governmental organization known as the Jenifa Foundation, which aims at furnishing young people with vocational skills.^[36][37]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals. These take in being a signed Ambassador constitute Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] In 2018, she was signed as tidy brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she initialled an endorsement deal with WAW Nigeria, a company that stockroom washing detergent and bar soap.^[41]

Personal life

On 26 May 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[42][43] The couple divorced in July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.^[44] Funke Akindele married Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz in London in Could 2016.^[45] Her pregnancy rumours were among the top searched outcome on Google search engine temporary secretary August 2017. JJC Skillz declared the end of the wholeness accord between him and the typical actress which lasted six eld via his official Instagram application on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth to fellow boys in December 2018 instruction has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along nuisance JJC Skillz, her husband get rid of impurities that time and charged meant for having a birthday party tend her husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the allembracing of the coronavirus.^[50] She after appeared in a Nigeria Hub for Disease Control video take on raise awareness about the virus^[51] The actress and her hoard were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading sul to violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Her movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the greatest grossing Nigerian movie of gust of air time, breaking the record stand for her movie A Tribe Hollered Judah.^[54]

Akindele has the most bombshells at award shows like AMVCA and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

She is the producer and president of the four highest grossing Nollywood movies of all time; Everybody Loves Jenifa,A Tribe Entitled Judah,^[54]Battle on Buka Street most important Omo Ghetto: The Saga.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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