Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

Taiwo Ajai Lycett

Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, OON
Born (1941-01-03)3 January 1941
Lagos, Western Region, British Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian (1941 – present)
Occupation film actress
Cosmetologist

Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, OON (3 February 1941) is a Nigerian film actress, television presenter, and cosmetologist.[1][2]

Early life and education

Lycett was born on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria.[3][4] She attended Christine Shaw School of Beauty Science in London, where she received a certificate in cosmetology.[5] She later proceeded to Hendon College of Technology, where she obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies in 1969.[6] She worked as a waitress while studying and prior to her acting career.[3]

Career

In London she studied acting, as well as music and dance, and co-founded the African company Gbakanda Theatre.[7] Her acting debut was in Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.[7] She returned to Nigeria in 1971.

She has featured in several notable Nigerian films, including Tinsel, the award-winning Nigerian soap opera.[8]

Awards and honours

On 1 October 2006 she received a national award of Officer of Order of the Niger decorated by chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[9][10][3] In February 2008, at an All-Star Gala held at Theatre Royal Stratford East on the 10th anniversary of Tiata Fahodzi, she was honoured as a leader of British-African theatre, alongside Dotun Adebayo and Yemi Ajibade.[11]

She is a Fellow of the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists (SONTA).[12]

Selected filmography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taiwo Ajai-Lycett (10 January 2015). "The power of you". Daily Independent (Nigeria). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Bernth Lindfors (2003). Black African Literature in English, 1997-1999. Hans Zell. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Hazeez Balogun. "I performed on stage the day I got married". Daily Independent (Nigeria). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Bashiru Akande Lasisi. "Beyond Performance…Contribution of Selected Performing Artists to Societal Development". ResearchGate. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Morenike Taire (11 May 2012). "Merit Always Wins - Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett - Vanguard News". web.archive.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Japhet Alakan (27 March 2014). "Ajai-Lycett, Sotimirin explore theatrical notion of belonging". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 Hazeez Balogun, "I performed on stage the day I got married –Taiwo Ajai-Lycett", Daily Independent (Nigeria), 8 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "It is silly to say I won't remarry–TAIWO AJAI-LYCETT". The Nation. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Anna Okon and Kemi Lawal (27 January 2013). "Taiwo Ajayi–Lycett’s youthful looks". The Punch. Nigeria. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Greg Mbajiorgu (7 December 2013). "Dramatic essence of solo performing artistes in Post-Colonial Nigeria: 1966-2012". sunnewsonline.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Okechukwu Uwaezuoke (20 February 2011). "Celebrating a Theatre Icon at 70". This Day Live. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Clarkson Eberu. "Guardian News Website - Rain Of Awards At The Feast For Legends". ngrguardiannews.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

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