Funke Akindele Biography

Name (full): Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde
acting Names: Funke Akindele
Date of Birth: 24th August, 1976
State of Birth: Lagos State
State of Origin: Ikorodu Local Government Area,Lagos

Popular Nigerian Nollywood celebrity actress and film maker  (producer), Funke Akindele was born in Lagos state to a yourba parents from Ikorodu, a border town with Ogun state.

She attended Ogun state Polytechnic where she obtained National Diploma(OND) in mass communication. she subsequently gained admission to the prestigious University of Lagos, Akoka in Yaba where she had her bachelors degree in Law.

Her first acting that brought Funke to limelight was the popular television series I NEED TO KNOW, which was a  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) country assisted program aim at keeping the youth and especially the girl child informed on choices and decision related to the relationship,career and every day life challenges been faced by youths. The program seeks to raise awareness on need for effective communications between parents,guardians and their children/wards.

After featuring in I Need to Know TV series between 1998 - 2002, Funke Akindele began acting full time, majoring in the yoruba aspect of Nigerian movie before gradually mixing it up with English Nollywood films.

Her film title "JENIFA" is been regarded as her best work of all time as an actress and movie producer, winning her one of the most respected awards in Nigerian movie industry,African Movie Academy Award Best Actress in a Leading role (as lead role in Jenifa )in 2009.

on May 26, 2012 Funke got married to husband Mr. Adeola Kehinde Oloyede  , a year after around July 2013, she got devoiced from him citing vabal abuse and other irreconcilable difference for her separation from Mr. Oloyede (now ex-husband).

Funke Akindele has featured in  many Nigerian films both in the Yoruba and English speaking movies.

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