Mercy Aigbe Gentry

Mercy Aigbe Gentry
Born	Mercy Aigbe January 1, 1979 Edo State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Lanre Gentry
Children	3

Mercy Aigbe ^[1] is a Nigerian actress, director and businesswoman. She is best known for her Yoruba language movies.^[2][3]

Early life

Nollywood Actress Mercy Aigbe was born in Edo State (Nigeria), and she is the second child in a family of five.

Career

She earned a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos in 2001, and joined the industry fully in 2006.

Personal life

Mercy Aigbe, is married to a Nigerian hotelier and has three children and three stepdaughters.^[4][5]

Awards and Honours

• She won the Best Actress in Yoruba award at the City People Awards held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
• Best Indigenous Language (Yoruba) (2014)
• Best Actress in a supporting Role (yoruba) (2010)
• Best Actress in an Indigenous Movie Nomination (non-English speaking language) (2012)
• City People Entertainment Yoruba Movie Personality of the year (2015)

Selected filmography

• Satanic
• Afefe ife (2008)
• Okanjua (2008)
• Atunida leyi (2009)
• Igberaga (2009)
• Ihamo (2009)
• Ìpèsè (2009)
• Iró funfun (2009)
• Mafisere (2009)
• Oju ife (2009)
• Ile Oko mii (2014)

References

1. "Full name & Date of Birth". Retrieved 2010-10-08.
2. Ayomide O. Tayo (June 3, 2015). "Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, pretty passionate actress". Retrieved August 9, 2015.
3. Ajomole Helen. "6 Hottest Asoebi Styles Of Mercy Aigbe". Naij. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
4. "Mercy Aigbe Gentry Expecting Another Child For New Hubby". Information Nigeria. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
5. Adesola Ade-Unuigbe (March 6, 2015). "Mercy Aigbe-Gentry to Motherhood InStyle: ‘Most Nigerian Men don’t want their Wives to Outshine Them". Bella Naija. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

External links

• Mercy Aigbe at the Internet Movie Database