Funke Akindele Biography
Funke Akindele is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, and politician. Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. for her role in Jenifa, which brought her to fame.
Funke reprises the role in a 2015 television series adaption 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/filmmaker at the AMVCA and currently owns six wins which makes her the actress with the most wins. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the Nigeria box office.
In 2022, Funke 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.
Funke Akindele Age
Funke Akindele was born on 24 August 1977, in Lagos State, Nigeria. She is 46 years old.
Funke Akindele Height
Akindele stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Funke Akindele Family
Funke was born and raised by her loving parents in Lagos State, Nigeria. However, information regarding her family members is under review and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
Funke Akindele Husband
On 26 May 2012, She married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede. The duo divorced in July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences. Funke married Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz in London in May 2016.
Funke Akindele Net Worth
Akindele has an estimated net worth of $ 5 million.
Funke Akindele Career
Akindele was nominated as the Lagos deputy governorship candidate under the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in the upcoming 2023 elections. In justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor.
Funke Akindele is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, and politician. Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. for her role in Jenifa, which brought her to fame.
Funke reprises the role in a 2015 television series adaption 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/filmmaker at the AMVCA and currently owns six wins which makes her the actress with the most wins. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the Nigeria box office.
Funke Akindele Movies and TV Shows
Movies
- Battle on Buka Street
- Omo Ghetto-The Saga
- Chief Daddy
- Isoken
- Dwindle
- Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
- Your Excellency
- Jenifa
- A Trip to Jamaica
- My Siblings and I
- Moms at War
- Miami
- Egg of Life
- Who’s The Boss
- Ladies Gang
- Ladies Gang
- Pretty Liars 1 & 2
- Pretty Liars 1 & 2
- Return Of White Hunters
- Return Of White Hunters
- Industreet
- Taiwo Taiwo
- Pretty Liars
- Pretty Liars
- Feedback
TV Shows
- Jenifa’s Diary Since 2015
- Industreet Since 2018
- Far From Home 2022
- I Need to Know
- My Siblings And I Since 2018
- Streets Of Cannan And War In Cannan Since 2017
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