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Biography, Life History, Movies & Films.

Funke Akindele, a very popular actress on the
Yoruba home video scene in the Nigerian movie
industry was born in Ikorodu, Lagos state.
The
exact Funke Akindele date of birth is August
24 1976. Therefore, the present Funke
Akindele age is 36.
Funke Akindele had her primary and
secondary education in Lagos. She later
proceeded to the Ogun State Polytechnic, now
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, in Abeokuta, where
she bagged an Ordinary National Diploma
(OND) in mass communication. She then
proceeded to the University of Lagos, from
where she bagged a degree in Law.
Before venturing into the acting profession,
Funke Akindele worked as a television
presenter. She gained popularity through her
role in the Nigerian television show, “I need to
know”. From there, she stepped into full-blown
acting. To date, she has featured in many Yoruba
movies. In 2009, she won the African Movie
Academy Award for the Best Actress in a
Leading Role. Funke Akindele is liked by most
Nigerian film-watchers, especially the Yorubas,
who admire her versatility on set and her ability
to fit perfectly into a wide range of different
roles and film settings.
She is one of the most popular and most
successful Yoruba actresses in Nollywood.
Funke Akindele’s Movies , Films
The following is list of some films in which Funke
Akindele featured:
1. Ojo Ketala
2. Gbarada
3. Ohun buruku
4. Egun
5. Okan mi
6. Jenifa
7. Taiwo Taiwo
8. Ekuro
9. Edunjobi
10. Ole Ole
11. Emi ni toto
12. Okun ife
13. Aje meta
14. Atanpako meta
15. Odun baku
16. Christmas passion
17. Atlanta
18. Kosefowora
19. Edunjobi
20. Agbefo
21. Adun aye
22. Eda
23. Ife kan
24. Risikat
25. Okun idi
26. Etanu
27. Akeju
28. Ode osan
So far, the most successful of Funke Akindele’s
works is her movie titled “JENIFA”, which has
two parts and another third part, which was
titled “The return of Jenifa”.
The film was widely accepted by applauded all
over the Yoruba-dominated southwestern part of
Nigeria and beyond. Apart from that, the film
received four nominations at the African Movie
Academy Awards in 2008.
Jenifa, Funke Akindele’s best work, is a
comedy film, which narrates the escapades
(Jenifa), a village girl who later moved to the
city after gaining admission to the University. At
the University, she joins a group of bad girls
who offer themselves as sex tools for rich men.
Jenifa, after falling into many troubles, and
getting out, later learns her lessons.
On May 26, 2012, Funke Akindele got married
to Alhaji Kehinde Oloyede Al-maroof in a
ceremony attended by a few who were invited
specially.
At some time in the recent past, Funke
Akindele was rumored to be in a relationship
with popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Femi
Adebayo, but she denied that blatantly. The fact
that she is married to someone else corroborates
her denial of the rumored relationship.
Even though she is in her mid thirties, Funke
Akindele remains one of the hotcakes in the
Yoruba movie scene, whose reign will is likely to
stay for long
Let's give it to sulia kan, ayie toro kan!!!! Lamo.