Iyabo Ojo

Iyabo Ojo
Born Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupation
  • actress
  • producer
  • director
Years active 1998–present

Alice Iyabo Ojo is a Nigerian film actress, director, and producer.[1][2][3]

Career

She has scripted and featured in several Nigerian films. Ojo's first role was in 1998's Satanic, an English-language film. In 2002, she made her Yoruba-language debut with Baba Darijinwon.[4] In January 2015, her film Silence, which features Joseph Benjamin Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun, and Doris Simeon, premiered at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja in Lagos.[5][6]

Personal life

Iyabo has two children but she is now separated from their father.[7] She attributed the breakup of her first marriage to getting married too young.[8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Tolu. "Iyabo Ojo Talks About Her Fashion Lifestlye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Iyabo Ojo's "Silence" records low turn out at cinema". The Nigerian Tribune.
  3. ↑ Haliwud. "Iyabo Ojo tells us why her first marriage crashed". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Onikoyi, Ayo (26 May 2012). "I am not in a rush to remarry – Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bad Market For Iyabo Ojo, As Stars, Fans, Media, Shun Her Movie Premiere". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Several millions went into producing Silence — Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Ademola Olonilua (March 26, 2013). "I regret rushing into marriage –Iyabo Ojo". The Punch. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Segun Adebayo. "I’ve corrected my marital mistakes — Iyabo Ojo". tribune.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. ↑ ""Black Val" Toyin Aimakhu, Iyabo Ojo, Dayo Amusa, Desmond Elliott attend premiere". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 16 February 2016.


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