Iyabo Ojo
Appearance
Iyabo Ojo | |
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Born | alice iyabo ogunro 21st december 1977 [OBANIKORO[Lagos, Nigeria]] |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Known for | Business Empire |
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
- Satanic (1998)
- Agogo Ide (1998)
- Silence (2015)
- Beyond Disability (2015)
- Black Val[9]
References
- ^ Tolu. "Iyabo Ojo Talks About Her Fashion Lifestlye". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Iyabo Ojo's "Silence" records low turn out at cinema". The Nigerian Tribune.
- ^ Haliwud. "Iyabo Ojo tells us why her first marriage crashed". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Onikoyi, Ayo (26 May 2012). "I am not in a rush to remarry – Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Bad Market For Iyabo Ojo, As Stars, Fans, Media, Shun Her Movie Premiere". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Several millions went into producing Silence — Iyabo Ojo". Vanguard News. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Ademola Olonilua (March 26, 2013). "I regret rushing into marriage –Iyabo Ojo". The Punch. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ""Black Val" Toyin Aimakhu, Iyabo Ojo, Dayo Amusa, Desmond Elliott attend premiere". Pulse.ng. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 16 February 2016.