Biography
Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele-Bello (born 24 August 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, 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 into fame. Akindele reprised 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 most wins. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at the Nigeria box office.
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.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 24
TV Shows 2
Director 2
Writer 2
A Tribe Called Judah (2023)
No Way Through (2023)
SHE Must Be Obeyed (2023)
Far from Home (2022)
Battle on Buka Street (2022)
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2021)
Dwindle (2021)
Omo Ghetto: The Saga (2020)
Who's the Boss (2020)
Your Excellency (2019)
Chief Daddy (2018)
Moms at War (2018)
A Trip to Jamaica (2017)
Isoken (2017)
Pretty Liars (2014)
Pretty Liars 2 (2014)
The Fighter (2013)
Maami (2012)
The Return of Jenifa (2011)
White Hunters (2010)
White Hunters 2 (2010)
Return of White Hunters (2010)
Jénífà 2 (2009)
Jénífà (2008)
Egg of Life (2003)
Sharon Stone (2002)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1977-08-24 (46 years old)
Birth NameAkindele-Bello Olufunke Ayotunde
Birth PlaceIkorodu, Nigeria
ReligionCatholicism
Childrensecond child
Siblings3
CitizenshipsNigeria
ResidencesLekki, Nigeria
AwardsZulu African Film Academy Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best of Nollywood Awards, Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards
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