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Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actor, singer, and model who began her work period in 1987. She is a member of the Igbo people and practices Christianity. Nnaji holds a bachelor's degree in creative work from the University of Lagos. She speaks English and is recognized for her roles in film director and motion picture film fields.
Her notable awards include the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, City People Entertainment Awards, Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards, and Best of Nollywood Awards. She uses her voice as an instrument. Nnaji was born in 1979 and has a net worth of 12000000.
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Film & TV
Genevieve Nnaji (born 3 May 1979)[2] is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood.
Known for
- Lionheart — Adaeze2018
- Farming — Tolu2018
- Road to Yesterday — Victoria2015
- Doctor Bello — Doctor Eniola2013
- Half of a Yellow Sun — Miss Adebayo2013
- Weekend Getaway2013
- The Mirror Boy — Teema2011
- Sacred Lies2011
- Ijé: The Journey — Chioma Opara2010
- Bursting Out2010
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1979-05-03 ) 3 May 1979 (age 47) , Mbaise , Imo, Nigeria
- Alma mater
- University of Lagos
- Occupations
- Actress , director
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Awards
- 2005 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Genevieve
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Academic degree
- bachelor's degree
- Field of work
- motion picture film
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Genevieve Nnaji in Weekend Getaway.png
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- date of birth
- 1979-05-03
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- academic major
- creative work
- social media followers
- 2773286
- name in native language
- Genevieve Nnaji
- birth name
- Genevieve Nnaji
- Commons category
- Genevieve Nnaji
- ethnic group
- Igbo people
- net worth
- 12000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Genevieve Nnaji// (/ˈnɑːdʒi/; born 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English. After having spent decades in the movie industry, she was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two books by the publisher and editor in chief of Yes International! magazine, Azuh Arinze.
Early life
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