This star actress starred in her first film in 1998 titled ‘A Time to Kill’. She has featured in over a hundred Nollywood films and bagged awards. Some of them include ‘City people Awards’ for the Most Outstanding Actress, 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for ‘New Era Award’ and ‘Best Actress in a Comedy’, […]
10 Nigerian actors, actresses to watch in 2017
This star actress starred in her first film in 1998 titled ‘A Time to Kill’. She has featured in over a hundred Nollywood films and bagged awards. Some of them include ‘City people Awards’ for the Most Outstanding Actress, 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for ‘New Era Award’ and ‘Best Actress in a Comedy’, and 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for ‘Best Movie Comedy’.
Fans may easily be attracted with this actress’ speech and her ability to work her roles elegantly. She took a TV acting course in Westminster College in the United Kingdom and bagged a degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos. Some may remember her in the film ‘Violated’ alongside Richard Mofe Damijo and Joke Silver and her nomination for a THEMA best upcoming actress award in 1996 after that outing. She went on to become a lead character in ‘Keeping Faith’ and has since featured in high profile films, including the TV series ‘Tinsel’, which she features in till date.
Way back in 2008, this suave-looking actor made his debut screen appearance in ‘White Waters’, also starring Joke Silver and Rita Dominic. He went on to win the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Best Upcoming Actor and the City people’s Award for Best New Act in 2010. Before then, he honed his skills on stage while at the University of Lagos and had delved into music. But his launch to fame actually began when he won the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality show. The awards had since been coming. He has so far featured in over twenty movies, including ‘Confusion Na Wa’, ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and the Nigerian Television Drama Series ‘Before 30’.
His fame as an actor grew within a couple of years like wild fire. Folarin Falana, better known as Falz is one of this decade’s on-screen comedy sensations. Aside from the fact that he raps in awkward English, that gives his lyrics an outstanding flavour, his role in the TV series ‘Jenifa’s Diary’ made him a comedian to root for this coming year. In 2016 he won the BET Viewers Choice Best International Act Award.
This actor joined Kannywood in 1998 and went on to achieve his dream of also being a producer and director. Interestingly, he started off writing scripts and working behind the scene, a typical example of one who worked his way up the ladder (even though he was pressured to ascend by friends). He has featured in the film ‘Shu’uma’, ‘Nas’ and many others. Co-founder of ‘2ffect Empire’, a production company he co-runs with Sani Denja,they have led the company to sign some movies including ‘Gabarcikingida,’ ‘Saninake so’ ‘Romiyo’, ‘DakaiZanGana,’ ‘Sisingwal,’ and ‘Mailaya Mai zamani’.
This is one face Nigerian movie enthusiasts are familiar with, probably from the inception of Nollywood, and who has remained consistent till date. Forget me not; he seems to say when he starred in ’76 as Captain Joseph Dewa, one of his most recent outings. A quick flashback takes us to when he showcased his talent in ‘Silent Night’ in 1996 alongside the likes of Segun Arinze, Kate Hensahaw and Joke Silva and a couple of years back in ’90 Days in Atlanta’. We can go on and on. A recipient of a number of awards, including the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading Role in 2010, Noah has continued to surf the industry in a most remarkable way.
Her rise to fame began when she featured in the United Nations Population Fund (UNEPA) sitcom ‘I need to Know’ from 1998 to 2002. In 2009 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for ‘Best Actress in a leading Role. Then the ongoing TV series ‘Jenifa’s Diary’, which further shot her to stardom as a comedienne. Mastering her skill of speaking really funny improper English is one of this actress’ greatest feats ever. No wonder he awards are numerous.
Allahbura’s rise to fame started when she won the Miss FCT pageant years ago. She worked as a TV presenter for the Village Square TV, a Nollywood entertainment channel. She attended the New York Film Academy where she studied acting and Montana State University for documentary film making. She featured in ‘Tinsel’, ‘Chaser’, ‘Irresistible’ and ‘Gidi Blues’ among others.
An upcoming actress who soon became a celebrated star in Kannywood, Sadau, from her entry into the industry in 2013 has acted in over twenty films. These include ‘Gani Ga Wane’, ‘Jinin Jikina’, ‘Dogon Zamani’ among others, and the English movies, ‘The Light Will Come’ and soap operas ‘Super Story’ and ‘Sons of the Caliphate’. Recently, her controversial video with the rapper Classiq earned her a ban by the Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN) for ‘hugging’ and ‘cuddling’. Afterward, she was sent an invitation by United States-based celebrities Akon and Jeta Amata to visit their film set in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. So many Nigerians believe the ban may have opened the doors of even greater fame for the actress.
She is one of Nigeria’s most seasoned actresses. She has featured in many films since 1995 when she featured in ‘Owo Blow’ and ‘Out of Bounds’. A Theatre Arts graduate from the University of Ibadan, one of the most recent movies she has featured in is ‘Camatose’, shot and produced in South Africa. She was nominated for ‘Best Actress in a Leading Role’ at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards among others. Recently rumour made the rounds that Bimbo Akintola held a secret wedding with Yemi Blaq’s, another famous actor. Apparently, they had shot a film with a wedding scene and the pictures soon flooded the internet with headlines such as ‘Bimbo Akintola and Yemi Blaq’s secret wedding pictures leaked…Nollywood stars marry in Ibadan’, and so on. As 2017 zeros in, Akintola is definitely one star to watch out for.
Allahbura’s rise to fame started when she won the Miss FCT pageant years ago. She worked as a TV presenter for the Village Square TV, a Nollywood entertainment channel. She attended the New York Film Academy where she studied acting and Montana State University for documentary film making. She featured in ‘Tinsel’, ‘Chaser’, ‘Irresistible’ and ‘Gidi Blues’ among others.
