Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
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Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a Nollywood actress. She is married to Capt. Matthew Ekeinde and has 4 children. Apart from being one of the most successful Nollywood actresses, she is also a singer and is involved in extensive charity work in her home country of Nigeria
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and Oxford Children School, Santos Layout. She then proceeded to Kaduna
for her secondary education at Command Secondary School . She is currently undertaking an HND course in Estate Management at Yaba College of Technology
, Lagos. She got married at the Ikeja registry on the 23rd, March 1996, and had a beautiful white wedding on board a DASH 7 Aircraft flying from Lagos to Benin, on the 19th April, 2001. Besides acting, she also sings and has a soon to be released debut album. She features as a writer for the Saturday SUN
(Omotola's Diary) and occasionally gets involved in Social Services for women and charity homes. Omotola Jalade Ekehinde is a beautiful award winning actress known for her craft all around Africa. She acts in Nollywood, the Nigeria home video movie scene that has in the past decade blossomed into a full fledged entertainment industry. For this screen goddess, life is family, scenes in a movie, songs in an album and the sure pleasure of getting feed back from her fans. Omotola has, within the space of 10 years, been able to play major roles in numerous movies. She has played a prostitute, a prisoner, the lonely housewife, the bitchy manipulator and the girl next door. Omotola radiates the aura of a real star. She recently waxed a music album titled 'Gba' in 2006, and she sees herself as moving up like one rung from just being an actor to an entertainer. "Omosexy", as she is called by her fans, would not respond to anything that she claims "does not add value to my life".
, Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nkem Owoh
, Ramsey Noah, Pete Edochie
, Richard Mofe Damijo
. This caused some actors to venture into music. The ban placed on these actors was seen as "doom" in Nollywood, since these were the industry "shakers". But the actors, including Omotola, have returned to filming movies. Omotola is working on her second album to be released the early part of 2009.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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Career
Her first role in a movie came in the film "Venom of Justice"(1995). Omotola Ekeinde burst into the Nollywood film industry with the movie "Mortal Inheritance" (1995) where she played a sickle-cell patient who fights for her life even when she knows she might not be able to live. At the end of the day, she has a baby and eventually lives. This film which received good reviews, won her awards for her role in the movie and is still known as one of Nigeria's best movies ever made. Ever since then she has not looked back and she has starred in blockbuster movies like "Games Women Play", "Blood Sisters", "All my life", "Last Wedding",My Story, The Woman in Meand a host of others. In the year 2005, she launched her music career.Early life
Omotola was born in a family of five to Mr. & Mrs. Shola Jalade (both late) and two brothers, Tayo and Bolaji Jalade. She attended Chrisland Nursery School, Opebi, LagosLagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
and Oxford Children School, Santos Layout. She then proceeded to Kaduna
Kaduna
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...
for her secondary education at Command Secondary School . She is currently undertaking an HND course in Estate Management at Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology
Yaba College of Technology, founded in 1947, is Nigeria's first higher educational institution. It is located in Yaba, Lagos. The college is a center of culture and heritage...
, Lagos. She got married at the Ikeja registry on the 23rd, March 1996, and had a beautiful white wedding on board a DASH 7 Aircraft flying from Lagos to Benin, on the 19th April, 2001. Besides acting, she also sings and has a soon to be released debut album. She features as a writer for the Saturday SUN
Saturday Sun
"Saturday Sun" is a song by rock group Crowded House, released on their sixth studio album Intriguer. It was released to radio and its video was released to the internet for preview in April 2010.-Music video:...
(Omotola's Diary) and occasionally gets involved in Social Services for women and charity homes. Omotola Jalade Ekehinde is a beautiful award winning actress known for her craft all around Africa. She acts in Nollywood, the Nigeria home video movie scene that has in the past decade blossomed into a full fledged entertainment industry. For this screen goddess, life is family, scenes in a movie, songs in an album and the sure pleasure of getting feed back from her fans. Omotola has, within the space of 10 years, been able to play major roles in numerous movies. She has played a prostitute, a prisoner, the lonely housewife, the bitchy manipulator and the girl next door. Omotola radiates the aura of a real star. She recently waxed a music album titled 'Gba' in 2006, and she sees herself as moving up like one rung from just being an actor to an entertainer. "Omosexy", as she is called by her fans, would not respond to anything that she claims "does not add value to my life".
The famous G8
In the year 2005 some actors were found to have been collecting huge fees from producers due to the fact of their A-list celebrity status. The Actor's Guild of Nigeria thereby placed the actors on a 1-year ban due to the behaviour. Among the actors were Omotola Ekeinde, Genevieve NnajiGenevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress. In 2005 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. CNN states that she is referred to as the "Julia Roberts of Africa".- Early life :...
, Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nkem Owoh
Nkem Owoh
Nkem Owoh is a Nigerian actor and comedian. In 2008 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.-Early life:Owoh was born in Enugu, Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school he headed to the University of Ilorin and studied engineering...
, Ramsey Noah, Pete Edochie
Pete Edochie
Pete Edochie is a Nigerian actor. A devout Catholic, he is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, by both Movie Awards and Movie Magic’s Africa Magic Cable network...
, Richard Mofe Damijo
Richard Mofe Damijo
Richard Mofe Damijo is a Nigerian actor and politician. In 2005 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Since January 2009 he is the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State, Nigeria.- Early life :Mofe-Damijo was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria...
. This caused some actors to venture into music. The ban placed on these actors was seen as "doom" in Nollywood, since these were the industry "shakers". But the actors, including Omotola, have returned to filming movies. Omotola is working on her second album to be released the early part of 2009.
Filmography
- Ties That Blind
- A Private Storm
- Ije (2010)
- My Last Ambition (2009)
- Beyonce & Rihanna (2008)
- Temple of Justice (2008)
- Tomorrow Must Wait (2008)
- Yankee Girls (2008)
- Careless Soul (2007)
- Desperate Sister (2007)
- Final War (2007)
- Sand in My Shoes (2007)
- Sister's Heart (2007)
- The Prince of My Heart (2007)
- The Revelation (2007)
- Titanic Battle (2007)
- Total War (2007)
- Brave Heart (2005)
- Games Women Play (2005)-(with Genevieve NnajiGenevieve NnajiGenevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress. In 2005 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. CNN states that she is referred to as the "Julia Roberts of Africa".- Early life :...
and Desmond ElliotDesmond ElliotDesmond Elliot is a Nigerian actor and director, who has starred in over two hundred films and a number of television shows and soap operas.- Early life :...
) - Queen of Hasso Rock (2005)
- A Kiss from Rose (2004)
- All My Life (2004)
- Die Another Day (2004)
- Fateful Love (2004)
- In Totality (2004)
- Last Wedding (2004)
- Masterstroke (2004)
- Moment of Joy (2004)
- My Blood (2004)
- No One But You (2004)
- Pretty Woman (2004)
- Royal Family (2004)
- The Woman in Me (2004)
- Worst Marriage (2004)
- Shackles and the Rugged Cross (2003)
- Beyond Belief (2003)
- Blood Sister (2003)
- I Have a Dream (2003)
- I Will Die for You (2003)
- Market Sellers (2003)
- My Best Friend (2003)
- Naomi (2003)
- Oyato (2003)
- Rescue (2003)
- Society Lady (2003)
- Soul Provider (2003)
- The Outsider (2003)
- The Silent Book (2003)
- Touching Love (2003)
- True Love (2003)
- Under Fire (2003)
- What I Want (2003)
- When Love Dies (2003)
- Working for Love (2003)
- Kosorogun (2002)
- Lost Kingdom (1999)
- Scores to Settle (1998)
- Iva (1993)