Iyabo Ojo
| Iyabo Ojo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 21, 1977 (age 38) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Yoruba |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Alice Iyabo Ojo (born December 21, 1977) is a Nigerian film actress, director and producer.[1][2][3]
Early life
Iyabo was born on December 21, 1977 in Lagos, Nigeria but hails from Itoko, a suburb of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.[4] She obtained her West Africa School Certificate at National College, Gbagbaga in Lagos before she proceeded to Lagos State Polytechnic where she received a diploma certificate in Estate management.[5]
Career
Her acting career began in 1998 when she joined the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) through the veteran nollywood actress, Bimbo Akintola.[6] Iyabo Ojo later stopped acting in 1999 as a result of her marriage but returned to the Nigerian film industry in 2001.[7] She has scripted and featured in several Nigerian films and in January 2015, her movie, titled Silence which featured Joseph Benjamin Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun and Doris Simeon was premiered at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja in Lagos.[8][9]
Personal life
Iyabo has two children but she's now separated from their father.[10]
Awards and honour
She had received several awards and nominations. Among others are:
- Gold Award for Outstanding Performance (2006)
- African Film Award for Best Cross Over Actress (2007)
- African Merit Award for best Actress of the year (2013)
Selected filmography
- Satanic (1998)
- Agogo Ide (1998)
- Silence ( 2015)
- Beyond Disability (2015)
- Black Val
References
- ↑ NewsPunch. ""How I Was Mistaken For An Armed Robber"- Star Actress, Iyabo Ojo". newspunch.org. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Tolu. "Iyabo Ojo Talks About Her Fashion Lifestlye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Iyabo Ojo's "Silence" records low turn out at cinema". The Nigerian Tribune.
- ↑ Segun Adebayo. "I’ve corrected my marital mistakes — Iyabo Ojo". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ http://tribune.com.ng/glitz/item/15934-why-i-had-problems-with-my-first-marriage-iyabo-ojo/15934-why-i-had-problems-with-my-first-marriage-iyabo-ojo
- ↑ Haliwud. "Iyabo Ojo tells us why her first marriage crashed". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Iyabo Ojo to drop husband’s name ‘Ojo’". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Bad Market For Iyabo Ojo, As Stars, Fans, Media, Shun Her Movie Premiere". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Several millions went into producing Silence — Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Ademola Olonilua (March 26, 2013). "I regret rushing into marriage –Iyabo Ojo". The Punch.