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Funke Akindele
Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele // ⓘ (born 24 August 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, politician, and realtor. She starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002 and in 2009 won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Jenifa, which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in the 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and the 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. Akindele won the same award in 2020 and 2022, making it her fifth win for the Best Actress in a Comedy category. Akindele is the most nominated actress and filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record for most wins for an actress with six. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the box office and the highest-grossing director in Nigerian box office with a total gross of over ₦4.7 billion.
In 2022, she was nominated by the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the running mate for the 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial election.
During the World AIDS Day commemoration in December 2024, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria, a role focused on promoting HIV prevention and awareness across the country.
Akindele was born on 24 August 1977, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. She is a Yoruba woman. She is the second of four children (three girls and one boy). Her mother was a medical doctor, while her father was a retired school principal. She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in mass communication from the former Ogun State Polytechnic, now known as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She earned a law degree from the University of Lagos.
Akindele came into the limelight after starring in the popular United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002. She played Bisi, a curious but highly intelligent secondary school student. Akindele's big break came in 2008 when she appeared in the film Jenifa.
In 2010, she starred in the two-part gangster film Omo Ghetto, a cult-classic that influenced Yoruba pop-culture. She has produced and starred in several successful Yoruba films, establishing her as a household name in the region.
In 2013, Akindele expanded her career into English-language Nollywood films, earning wider recognition across Nigeria.
In an interview in July 2016, Akindele stated she was acting less in the Yoruba film industry at that time because of piracy. Akindele played the lead character in the TV show Jenifa's Diary, alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke. The show was a soft reboot of the film Jenifa. The 2018 comedy film Moms at War starred Akindele and Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new web series, Aiyetoro Town, a spin-off from her popular TV series, Jenifa's Diary. She was the former CEO of Scene One Film Production.
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Funke Akindele
Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele // ⓘ (born 24 August 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, politician, and realtor. She starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002 and in 2009 won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Jenifa, which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in the 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and the 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. Akindele won the same award in 2020 and 2022, making it her fifth win for the Best Actress in a Comedy category. Akindele is the most nominated actress and filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record for most wins for an actress with six. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the box office and the highest-grossing director in Nigerian box office with a total gross of over ₦4.7 billion.
In 2022, she was nominated by the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the running mate for the 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial election.
During the World AIDS Day commemoration in December 2024, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria, a role focused on promoting HIV prevention and awareness across the country.
Akindele was born on 24 August 1977, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria. She is a Yoruba woman. She is the second of four children (three girls and one boy). Her mother was a medical doctor, while her father was a retired school principal. She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in mass communication from the former Ogun State Polytechnic, now known as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She earned a law degree from the University of Lagos.
Akindele came into the limelight after starring in the popular United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002. She played Bisi, a curious but highly intelligent secondary school student. Akindele's big break came in 2008 when she appeared in the film Jenifa.
In 2010, she starred in the two-part gangster film Omo Ghetto, a cult-classic that influenced Yoruba pop-culture. She has produced and starred in several successful Yoruba films, establishing her as a household name in the region.
In 2013, Akindele expanded her career into English-language Nollywood films, earning wider recognition across Nigeria.
In an interview in July 2016, Akindele stated she was acting less in the Yoruba film industry at that time because of piracy. Akindele played the lead character in the TV show Jenifa's Diary, alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke. The show was a soft reboot of the film Jenifa. The 2018 comedy film Moms at War starred Akindele and Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new web series, Aiyetoro Town, a spin-off from her popular TV series, Jenifa's Diary. She was the former CEO of Scene One Film Production.
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