Funke Akindele

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele // ^ⓘ (born August 24, 1977)^[2][3] popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa,^[4] is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress,^[5] director, producer, politician and realtor.^[6][7][8] Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002^[9] and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role,^[10] for her role in Jenifa,^[11] which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary,^[12] for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.^[13] 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 holds the record for most wins for an actress with six.^[14] She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at box office and is currently the Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Box Office with a total gross of over ₦2.9 billion.^[15]

Funke Akindele
Funke Akindele at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Born	Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde (1977-08-24) 24 August 1977 (age 47)[1] Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Jenifa
Alma mater	Moshood Abiola Polytechnic University of Lagos
Occupations	Actress film producer director
Years active	1998–present
Political party	PDP

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.^[16][17]

During the World AIDS Day commemoration in December 2024, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria.^[18][19] Her role will be key in driving positive impact and progress in promotion of HIV prevention across Nigeria.^[20]

Early life and education

Akindele was born on August 24, 1977, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.^[21] She is a Yoruba woman. She is the second of three children (two girls and one boy). Her mother was a medical doctor while her father was a retired school principal.^[4][22] She attended Grace Children's School, Gbagada, Lagos State. She obtained an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mass Communication from the former Ogun State Polytechnic, now known as Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. She earned a Law degree from the University of Lagos.^[23]

Career

Funke Akindele at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Akindele came into the limelight after starring in the popular United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002.^[24] Funke Akindele played Bisi, a curious but highly intelligent secondary school student. Funke Akindele's big break came in 2008 when she appeared in the movie Jenifa.^[25][26]

In 2010, she starred in gangsters two-parter film Omo Ghetto that became a cult-classic with massive influence on Yoruba pop-culture at the time. She has since gone on to produce and star in successful Yoruba films, establishing her status as an undisputed household name in the region

In 2013, Akindele ventured fully into what is known as the English part of the industry, amassing fans in the eastern part of the country and throughout the entire nation.

In an interview in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting less in the Yoruba film industry at that time because of piracy.^[13] Akindele played the lead character in the TV show Jenifa's Diary, alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke. The show was a soft reboot of the movie Jenifa.^[12] The 2018 comedy film Moms at War starred Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli. In July 2019, Akindele started a new web series, Aiyetoro Town,^[27] a spin-off from her popular TV series, Jenifa's Diary.^[28] She was the former CEO of Scene One Film Production.^[29]

She made her cinematic directorial debut in the 2019 political drama film, Your Excellency.^[30]

Alongside Daniel K. Daniel and Blessing Egbe, Akindele was invited to join the 2022 membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences popularly known as the Oscars as voting member.

Political career

Akindele was nominated as the Lagos deputy governorship candidate under Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in the 2023 elections.^[31] Justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran monikered "Jandor", noted that the actress added more value to his candidacy in the 2023 general elections.^[32] Confirming her deputy governorship candidacy, the actress stated that her acting career must be “necessarily put on hold”.^[33][34]

Charity initiative

Akindele established a non-governmental organization known as the Jenifa Foundation, which aims at providing young people with vocational skills.^[35][36]

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals such as her being signed as an Ambassador to Dettol and Irokotv.^[37][38] In 2018, she was signed as a brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.^[39] In November 2019, she signed an endorsement deal with WAW Nigeria, a company that manufactures washing detergent and bar soap.^[40]

Personal life

On 26 May 2012, Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede.^[41][42] The couple divorced in July 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.^[43] Funke Akindele married Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz in London in May 2016.^[44] Her pregnancy rumours were among the top searched results on Google search engine in August 2017. JJC Skillz announced the end of the union between him and the popular actress which lasted six years via his official Instagram handle on June 30, 2022.^[45] Funke Akindele gave birth to twin boys in December 2018 and has several step-children.^[46][47][48]

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along with JJC Skillz, her husband at that time and charged for having a birthday party for her husband during a mandated lockdown to curb the spread of the Corona Virus.^[49] She later appeared in a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control video to raise awareness about Corona Virus.^[50] The actress and her husband were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading guilty to violating the lockdown order.^[51][52]

Record holdings

Funke Akindele at 2021 Africa Movie Academy Awards

In 2024, Her movie A Tribe Called Judah became the highest grossing Nigerian movie of all time, breaking the record of her movie Battle on Buka Street.^[53]

Akindele has the most wins at award shows like AMVCA and Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

She is the producer and director of the three highest grossing Nollywood movies of all time, A Tribe Called Judah,^[53] Battle on Buka Street and Omo Ghetto: The Saga.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	I Need To Know	Bisi	Soap Opera
2000	Final Whistle	Angela	Directed by Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi
	Final Whistle 2	Angela	Alongside Bukky Ajayi, Padita Agu
2002	Sharon Stone	Dupe	Directed by Adim Williams
	Sharon Stone 2	Dupe	Alongside Jim Iyke, Genevieve Nnaji
2003	Egg of Life	Isioma	Directed by Andy Amenechi
	Egg of Life 2	Isioma	Alongside Nkiruka Sylvanus
2004	Kádàrá Mi	Secretary	Directed by Abiodun Olanrewaju & Yinka Quadri
	Atlanta	Kudirat	Directed by Charles Novia
	Atlanta	Kudirat
	Botife	Bisola
2005	Agbara Ifẹ		Directed by Bakare Adeoye
	13th Day: Ọjọ Kẹtala		Directed by Sunday Ogunyemi
	13th Day: Ọjọ Kẹtala 2		Directed by Sunday Ogunyemi
2006	Narrow Path	Wunmi	Directed by Kunle Kelani
	Kosefowora	Folashade	Directed by Tajudeen Mobolaji Arotambo
	Oṣuwọn Ẹda		Directed by Yomi Fash-Lanso
	Agbe Fo	Yẹmisi	Directed by Abiodun Olarenwaju
	Agbe Fo 2	Yemisi	Directed by Abiodun Olarenwaju
	Oreke Mulero		Directed by Bakare Adeoye
	Ọdún Nbaku	Moji	Directed by Ibrahim Chatta and Dele Ogundipe
2007	Maku		Directed by Abiodun Olarenwaju and Yinka Quadri
	Ẹdujọbi	Taiye/ Kehinde	Directed by Abiodun Olanrewaju
	Ẹdujọbi 2	Taiye/ Kehinde
	B'aye Ṣe Nlọ		Alongside Toyin Abraham
	Ọba Irawọ
	Okùn Ìfẹ Yí	Bimpe
	Egun		Directed by Yinka Quadri
	Akandun
2008	Kàkàkí L'oku	Kàkàkí's wife	Directed by Anthony Ogundimu
	Kàkàkí L'oku 2	Kàkàkí's wife
	Taiwo, Taiwo	T.girl
	Taiwo, Taiwo 2	T.girl
	Ajẹ̀ Mẹtta	Molayo
	Ajẹ̀ Mẹtta 2	Molayo
	Apoti Orogún	Bola
	Jenifa	Sulia Adedayo/ Jenifa
	Àtànpàkò Mẹta
	Ọmọ Pupa
2009	Bolode O'ku	Funmi
	Farayola	Oyinkansola
	Jenifa 2	Sulia Adedayo/ Jenifa
	Anointed Liars	Flora	Directed by Innocent Chinagorom
	Anointed Liars 2	Flora
	Iro Funfun	Tomilola	Directed by Muhydeen S. Ayinde
	Iro Funfun 2	Tomilola
	Ija Ọla
	Ija Ọla 2
	Ọmọ Ìyá Kan		Directed by Daniel Ademinokan
	Apaadi
	Apaadi 2
2010	Omo Ghetto	Ayomide & Shalewa/Lefty
	Omo Ghetto 2	Ayomide & Shalewa/Lefty
	Sherikoko	Angelina	Directed by Amayo Uzo Philips
	White Hunters	Peggy	Directed by Afam Okereke
	Ogun Àìkú		Directed by Muyiwa Ademola
2011	Maami	Maami	Directed by Tunde Kelani
	The Return of Jenifa	Sulia Adedayo/Jenifa
	Jelili	Betty	Directed by Tope Adebayo and Adebayo Salami
	The Perfect Church	Sister Angela
	Ladies Gang	Samantha	Directed by Afam Okereke
	Ladies Gang 2	Samantha
	Kujenra	Kujenra	Directed by Adebayo Tijani
	Kujenra 2	Kujenra
2012	Married but Living Single	Kate	Directed by Tunde Olaoye
	A Wish		Directed by Elvis Chuks
	Dirty Diamond	Peace/Uju	Directed by Okey-Zubelu Okoh
	Wisdom of Thomas	Ihunna	Directed by Tchidi Chikere
	Emi Abata	Tinuke	Directed by Adebayo Salami
2013	Living Nightmares	Monica	Directed by Okey-Zubelu Okoh
	Oga On Top		Directed by Amayo Uzo Philips
	Jujuwood	Crystal	Directed by Tchidi Chikere
	Agnetta (O'mpa)		Directed by Amayo Uzo Philips
	Angelina	Angelina	Directed by MacCollins Chidebe
	The Fighter	Monica Lewisky	Directed by Amayo Uzo Philips
	Barren Women		Directed by Morgan Ukaegbu
	Azonto Babes
	The Return of Sherikoko		Directed by Amayo Uzo Philips
2014	New Horizons	Sadie
	Pretty Liars	Cleo
	Madam Tyson
	Chibundu	Chibundu
	Mr Potosky
	Love Wahala	Katrine
2015	Fight For Peace	Aduke
	Jenifa's Diary	Sulia Adedayo/Jenifa	Tv series
	One Fine Day
	Uncle Oyibo
2016	A Trip to Jamaica	Bola	Robert Peters
2017	Isoken	Agnes
	Industreet	Francesca	Web Series
	Double Trouble	Modebola	Directional debut
2018	My Siblings and I	Vivian Aberuagba	Tv series
	Moms at War	Olaide Adetola	Directed by Omoni Oboli
	Chief Daddy	Tinu Breecroft	Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan
2019	Aiyetoro Town	Sulia Adedayo/ Jenifa	Web series
	Unmendable	Rachael
	Your Excellency	Kemi Ajadi	Cinematic directorial debut
2020	Who's The Boss	Hauwa	Directed by Chinaza Onuzo
	Omo Ghetto: The Saga	Ayomide &Shalewa/Lefty	Directed by Funke Akindele, Abdulrasheed Bello
2021	Dwindle	Officer Tolani	Kayode Kasum, Dare Olaitan
	Jenifa on Lockdown	Suliat Adedayo/Jenifa	Web series
2022	Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke	Tinu Breecroft	Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan
	Far From Home	Patricia Bello	Tv Series
	Battle on Buka Street	Yejide	Directed by Funke Akindele and Tobi Makinde
2023	She Must Be Obeyed	She/Siyanbola Adewole	Limited series
	No Way Through	Jolade Okeniyi	Directed by Chinaza Onuzo
	A Tribe Called Judah	Jedidah Judah	Directed by Funke Akindele and Adeoluwa Owu
2024	House of Ga'a	Ayinba	Directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters
	Everybody Loves Jenifa	Jenifa	Co-directed by Tunde Olaoye

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Work	Result	Ref
2009	Africa Movie Academy Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Jenifa	Won
	2009 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress		Won
	City People Awards	Actress of the Year		Won
2010	2010 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role (Yoruba)	Ogun Aiku	Nominated
2012	2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress	The Return of Jenifa	Won
	2012 Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actress (Indigenous)	Emi Abata	Won
	2012 Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actress (English)	Married but Living Single	Nominated
	Zulu African Film Academy Awards	Best Actress	Maami and The Return of Jenifa	Won
	Yoruba Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role		Won
	Screen Nation Awards	Pan Africa Best Actress		Nominated
2013	2013 Nollywood Movies Awards	Best Actress (Leading Role)	Maami	Nominated
		Best Actress (Indigenous)		Won
	2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress (Drama)	Maami	Nominated
		Best Actress (Comedy)	The Return of Jenifa	Nominated
	Yoruba Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Ife Gbona	Nominated
2014	2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress (Leading Role)	Agnetta O’Mpa	Won
	2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress (Comedy)	The Return of Sheri Koko	Won
	ELOY Awards	Brand Ambassador of the Year	Omo	Won	[54]
2015	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Supporting Actress-English	One Fine Day	Nominated
2016	2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress In Comedy Role	Jenifa's Diary	Won
	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Actress Series		Nominated
	Naija FM Awards	Sitcom Of The Year		Won
		Best Actress in Comedy		Won
	Africa Entertainment Legend Awards	Best Actress of the Year		Won	[55]
	2016 Ghana Movies Awards	Best Actress Africa Collaboration	A Trip to Jamaica	Won	[56]
2017	2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best TV Series	Jenifa's Diary	Won	[57]
		Best Actress in a Comedy Movie or TV Series		Won	[58]
			A Trip to Jamaica	Nominated
	2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best Lead Actress		Won
2020	2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards	Best Actress in a comedy	Moms At War	Won	[59]
2021	Net Honours	Most Popular Actress		Won
		Most Searched Actress		Nominated
	Africa Movie Academy Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Omo Ghetto: The Saga	Nominated
2022	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actress in A Comedy		Won	[60][61]
		Best Costume Designer		Nominated
		Best Movie West Africa		Nominated
		Best Overall Movie		Nominated
		Best Television Series	Jenifa's Diary	Nominated
		Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series	My Siblings & I	Nominated
	NET Honours	Most Popular Actress		Won	[62]
2023	Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Actress In A Comedy Movie/TV Series	Battle on Buka Street	Nominated	[63]
		Best Writer		Nominated
		Best Overall Movie		Nominated
	Africa International Film Festival	Globe Award Honoree		Won
	NET Honours	Most Popular Actress		Won
		Most Searched Actress		Won
	Legit.ng's Readers' Choice Awards	Best Actress in 2023		Won
2024	2023 Silverbird Man of The Year Award	Special Achievement Award		Won
	2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards	Best Lead Actress	A Tribe Called Judah	Nominated
		Best Writing (Movie)		Nominated
		Best Movie		Nominated
	Legit.ng Entertainment Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Africa Cinema Summit Legacy Awards	Honorary Award	Significant Contributor's to Africa Film Industry	Won
	Africa Choice Awards	Female Movie Star of the Year		Pending
	National Film and Video Censors Board	Box Office Champion		Won

See also

• List of Yoruba people
• List of Nigerian actresses

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External links

• Funke Akindele at IMDb
• https://twitter.com/funkeakindele
• https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-54481696