To celeB.rate her, We presents 10 things you
need to know about Funke Ayotunde
Akindele, born August 24, 1976.
1. Funke’s first movie was Un.clad Wire
(1997), produced by Opa Williams, in which
she played a waitress.
2. Funke became famous after featuring in
popular United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) sponsored sitcom, I Need To Know.
She played Bisi, a curious but highly
intelligent secondary school student. The
sitcom ran for 4 years, 1998 to 2001.
3. Funke studied ma$$ communication in the
former Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood
Abiola Polytechnic. The talented actress is
also a graduate of Law from the University of
Lagos, Akoka, Yaba.
4. Funke became popular after the release of
Jenifa in 2009, a movie she produced under
her Scene One Productions company.
5. Funke runs a non-governmental
organisation known as The Jenifa
Foundation, which nurtures talent among
other things.
6. Funke was married to Kenny Almaroof
Oloyede between May 2012 and July 2013.
Their courtship, marriage and subsequent
divorce were not devoid of controversy.
7. Since, the first Jenifa movie, the actress
has produced two others: Jenifa 2 and The
Return of Jenifa. In January 2015, the
actress announced a TV series called
Jenifa’s Diary based on the popular
character.
8. Funke has starred in several other
Nollywood blockbusters including the Tunde
Kelani directed Maami; Omo Ghetto and
Married But Living Single.
9.. Funke’s mum is a medical doctor while
her father is a retired school principal.
Funke Akindele and her mum, Dr Adebanjo
10. Funke has two sisters and one bother.
She is the second child.
Bonus: Funke has won many awards for
acting and producing. In 2009, she won the
African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for
Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other awards
include: AfroHollywood Awards for Best
Supporting Actress; Future Awards – Best
Actress; Dynamix Awards – Best Actress;
City People – Best Actress; City People –
Best Movie of the Year for Jenifa, among
others.
posted by: TAGED
