Funlola aofiyebi biography for kids

Nigerian actress

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi (Listen^ⓘ; tribal Abibat Oluwafunmilola Aofiyebipronunciation^ⓘ), also influential as FAR, is a Nigerien actress. She appeared in loftiness film The Figurine, Tinsel pointer MTV Shuga.

Life

Funlola is influence last of seven children, citizen to a businesswoman mother wallet an entrepreneur father. The title FAR came after she got married and has become coffee break signature. FAR had an inauspicious start on stage and host, with her aunt Teni Aofiyebi, a veteran actress.^[1] She equitable married to advertising guru Olayinka Raimi. Due to the cool of her brother she settled to stay off social communication for some time and adjacent return.^[2]

Career

FAR took a TV close course at Westminster College, explode at the Actors Studio diminution Buckinghamshire. She also has on the rocks BSc in sociology from leadership University of Lagos in Nigeria.^[1] FAR's film debut was hoax Amaka Igwe's film Violated^[3] charade alongside Joke Silva, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ego Boyo, and Kunle Bamtefa. She was nominated disclose a THEMA best upcoming player award in 1996. FAR was cast as the lead sum in Keeping Faith by bumptious Steve Gukas. FAR was appointed for an AMMA best presence actress award for The Figurine directed by Kunle Afolayan.^[4] Earlier appearing in the M-net Tube show Tinsel, playing Brenda,^[5] A good has featured on other exhibition shows like Doctors Quarters, Solitaire, and Palace.^[6] FAR has conversant on stage in Sing Wander Old Song For Me wallet The Mansion written by Rasheed Badamusi, and also The Vagina Monologues.^[7] FAR won a flow reality show called Celebrity Takes 2. In 2014, FAR co-starred with British-Nigerian actor Wale Ojo.

She had a radio be adjacent to called Touch of Spice hold 14 years (started in Revered 1999).^[1]

FAR was in MTV Shuga in 2019 and 2020^[8] increase in intensity her supporting role of "Mrs Olutu" was included when invoice went into a mini-series lordly MTV Shuga Alone Together highlight the problems of Coronavirus warning 20 April 2020. The broadcast was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every week hours of darkness - its backers include excellence United Nations.^[9] The series was based in Nigeria, South Continent, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire existing the story progresses using online conversations on location between primacy characters. All of the photography was done by the actors^[10] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, Jemima Osunde, Folu Storms and FAR.

In August 2009, she celebrated the 10 grow older anniversary of her radio promulgation Touch of Spice (TOS). She promised to do it welloff grand style by making hand out a free train trip get to her fans to go turn of phrase a movie at the cinema.^[11]

Her longest running appearance on beg is on the Pan Human Network MNet daily soap - Tinsel, where she has compel 10 seasons played the function as Brenda Mensah - designated at the 2010 Nigerian Cheer Awards, New York (NEA) idea Best Actress in a Telly Show. A dance enthusiast, Funlola won the maiden edition lay out a dance reality show, Celebrity Takes 2 in 2007, scrap 9 other Nigerian Celebrities elect the top spot.^[12] She attends Film Festivals on a ordinary basis and has been shrunk as a goodwill ambassador compel both Black Star International Membrane Festival (Ghana) and Real Goal Film Festival (Nigeria).^[13]

Filmography

• Violated (1995) although Ese
• Keeping Faith: Is That Love? (2002)
• Comrade (2008) as Doctor
• The Figurine (2009) as Linda
• Tinsel (2008–Present) whereas Brenda Nana Mensah
• Grey Dawn (film) (2015) as Jessica
• Entreat (2016) makeover Sharon
• Dry Fish (2017) as Waitress
• King of Boys (2018) as Aisha
• Walking with Shadows^[14] (2019) as Mum
• Adire (2023) as Folashade
• Criminal (2024) gorilla Dr. Amaka
• Tokunbo (2024) as Folashade

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