Omoni Oboli

Omoni Oboli
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978[1]
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria[1]
Occupation Actress, scriptwriter, producer[2]
Years active 1996 — present

Omoni Oboli (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she won the award for Best Actress - Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival.[3][2][4][5] She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[6][7][8] In 2014, Omoni won Big Screen Actress of the Year award, at the 2014 ELOY Awards, for her movie Being Mrs Elliot.[9]

Background and career

Oboli was born in Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria. She is a descent of Mosogar in Delta State.[1] Oboli studied Foreign Languages at the University of Benin majoring in French. In 1996, while still at the university, she shot her first films. Shen then took a 10 year break, got married, and returned to the screen in 2009 with the movie Entanglement. 2010 saw Oboli feature in the award-winning film The Figurine, which won the Best Picture award at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[3][10][11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2009 Entanglement with Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson & Yemi Blaq
The Figurine Mona with Ramsey Nouah & Kunle Afolayan
2010 Bent Arrows Lola with Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Stella Damasus-Aboderin & Desmond Elliot
Anchor Baby Joyce Unanga with Sam Sarpong
2012 Feathered Dreams Sade with Andrew Rozhen
2014 Brother's Keeper Mena with Majid Michel
Render to Caesar Alero with Gbenga Akinnagbe
Being Mrs Elliot with Majid Michel, AY & Uru Eke
2015 Lunch Time Heroes Governor's wife with Dakore Akande
The Duplex Adaku with Mike Ezuruonye
As Crazy as it Gets Katherine
Fifty Maria with Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe Etim and Dakore Akande

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Omoni Oboli". Irokotv. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 Medeme, Ovwe (9 September 2009). "Nigeria: Sexual Harassment Not Peculiar to Nollywood -Omoni". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 Adebayo, Segun (6 February 2011). "Forget about my trip to Dubai - Omoni Oboli". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria: Actress Rejects N90 Million, Shuns Nude Role in Hollywood". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). 23 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "LAMA 2010 (II) Winners". Loa Angeles, USA: The Los Angeles Film Awards. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Salawu, Femi (21 August 2010). "The Nation - Money can wait, building my home is more important". The Nation (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "AMAA Nominations 2011". African Movie Academy Award. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  8. ↑ "AMAA Reveals Nominations List, Articles". This Day (Nigeria) (Lagos, Nigeria). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Omoni Oboli wins Big Screen Actress of the Year 2014 (ELOY Awards)". Nigeria Movie Network. Retrieved 19 December 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. ↑ Njoku, Benjamin (6 June 2009). "Nigeria: Oboli - Boom Time for Anti-Nude Actress". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  11. ↑ Oyetayo, Adeshina (31 December 2010). "2011: The emerging forces". The Punch (Lagos, Nigeria). Retrieved 12 March 2011.

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