Funke Akindele
Nigerian actress and producer (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele // ⓘ (born 24 August 1977)[2][3] popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa,[4] is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,[5] director, producer and politician.[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002,[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[10] for her role in Jenifa,[11] which brought her into fame. Akindele reprised the role in a 2015 television series adaption titled Jenifa's Diary,[12] for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.[13] 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/filmmaker at the AMVCA and currently owns six wins which makes her the actress with most wins.[14] She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the Nigeria box office and currently the Highest grossing Nigerian Director in Nigerian Box Office with a total Gross of over ₦2.9 billion.[15]
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Born | Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde (1977-08-24) 24 August 1977 (age 46)[1] |
Nationality | Nigerian |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Political party | PDP |
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 governorship election.[16][17]