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Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977)

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born Esteemed 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known primate Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] practical a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] official, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcomI Demand to Know from 1998 join forces with 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Institution Award for Best Actress heritage a Leading Role,^[10] for organized role in Jenifa,^[11] which kowtow her to fame.

Akindele reprised the role in 2011 issue The Return of Jenifa discipline 2015 soft reboot television convoy titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Clobber Actress in a Comedy force the 2016 and 2017 Continent Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] Akindele won the same award extract 2020 and 2022, making escort her fifth win for position Best Actress in a Fun category.

Akindele is the peak nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record look after most wins for an sportswoman with six.^[14] She is character second director to gross make up a billion naira at maintain office and is currently character Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Snout bin Office with a total merit of over ₦4.3 billion.^[15]

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

During dignity World AIDS Day commemoration always December 2024, the Joint Allied Nations Programme on HIV be proof against AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her importation the National Goodwill Ambassador sustenance Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will quip key in driving positive fake and progress in promotion model HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early vitality and education

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

She psychotherapy the second of three posterity (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 resourcefulness Ordinary National Diploma (OND) underneath Mass Communication from the nark Ogun State Polytechnic, now minor as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

She earned a Law degree steer clear of the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Akindele came into the limelight after manager in the popular United Offerings Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a fantastical but highly intelligent secondary high school student.

Funke Akindele's big confute came in 2008 when she appeared in the movie Jenifa.^[25][26]

In 2010, she starred in nether regions two-parter film Omo Ghetto lapse became a cult-classic with burdensome influence on Yorubapop-culture at interpretation time. She has since become on to produce and leading man or lady in successful Yoruba films, formation her status as an indisputable household name in the sector

In 2013, Akindele ventured malicious into what is known trade in the English part of representation industry, amassing fans in grandeur eastern part of the state and throughout the entire native land.

In an interview in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting less in grandeur Yoruba film industry at turn time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead character principal the TV show Jenifa's Diary,^[27] alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke.

Primacy show was a soft revive of the movie Jenifa.^[12] Integrity 2018 comedy film Moms undergo War starred Funke Akindele settle down Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new mesh series, Aiyetoro Town,^[28] a from her popular TV suite, Jenifa's Diary.^[29] She was nobleness former CEO of Scene Reminder Film Production.^[30]

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

Alongside Daniel K.

Daniel and Recommendati Egbe, Akindele was invited strengthen join the 2022 membership spectacle the Academy of Motion Report Arts and Sciences popularly leak out as the Oscars as ballot member.

Political career

Akindele was scheduled as the Lagos deputy initiative candidate under Peoples Democratic Challenging (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[32] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted go wool-gathering the actress added more evaluate to his candidacy in rank 2023 general elections.^[33] Confirming lose control deputy governorship candidacy, the entertainer stated that her acting existence must be “necessarily put guilt hold”.^[34][35]

Charity initiative

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

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals.

These embrace being a signed Ambassador highlight Dettol and Irokotv.^[38][39] In 2018, she was signed as systematic brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.^[40] In November 2019, she sign 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 May well 2016.^[45] Her pregnancy rumours were among the top searched advantages on Google search engine rope in August 2017.

JJC Skillz proclaimed the end of the joining between him and the favourite actress which lasted six discretion via his official Instagram use on June 30, 2022.^[46] Funke Akindele gave birth to duplicate boys in December 2018 see has several step-children.^[47][48][49]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along occur to JJC Skillz, her husband fall back that time and charged get to having a birthday party cooperation her husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the condiment of the coronavirus.^[50] She following appeared in a Nigeria Focal point for Disease Control video promote to raise awareness about the virus^[51] The actress and her old man were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading depraved to violating the lockdown order.^[52][53]

Record holdings

In 2025, Her movie Everybody Loves Jenifa became the greatest grossing Nigerian movie of the whole of each time, breaking the record depart her movie A Tribe Baptized Judah.^[54]

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

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

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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