Before Midnight
MovieActing
Year
2026
Rating
—
Box Office
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Talent SpotlightActorNigeria
Efeilomo Michelle Irele
AKA Efe Irele
Before Midnight • Oversabi Aunty
Efeilomo Michelle Irele, known professionally as Efe Irele, is a Nigerian actress, model, and film producer. She earned a BSc in Sociology from Bowen University and a master's...
Known For
Actor • Producer
Country
Nigeria
Born
Sep 4, 1990 (36)
Latest Credit
Before Midnight (2026)
Box Office
₦1,665,788,449
Overview
Biography
Efeilomo Michelle Irele, known professionally as Efe Irele, is a Nigerian actress, model, and film producer. She earned a BSc in Sociology from Bowen University and a master's in Human Resource Management from the University of Chester. Efe began her career as a model and gained recognition as a video vixen in Burna Boy’s “Like to Party” and Adekunle Gold’s “Sade” music videos. She transitioned to acting with roles in films like Finding Happiness (2018) and Manifestation (2021). In 2018, she founded the Efe Irele Autism Foundation to support children with autism
At a glance
Birth Date
Sep 4, 1990
Age
36 years old
Country
Nigeria
Primary Craft
Actor
Known For
Actor • Producer
Popularity
0.0 score
Awards
1 wins, 2 nominations
Annual Wrap
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Filmography
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20 credits
2.8 average rating
₦1,665,788,449
Oversabi Aunty
Movie CinemaActing • Seyi
Year
2025
Rating
2.9
Box Office
₦1,178,758,224
House Job
ShowActing
Year
2025
Rating
0.0
Box Office
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My Mother Is A Witch
Movie CinemaActing
Year
2025
Rating
3.5
Box Office
₦100,630,834
My Mother Is A Witch
Movie CinemaCrew • Producer
Year
2025
Rating
3.5
Box Office
₦100,630,834
A Ghetto Love Story
Movie CinemaActing
Year
2024
Rating
4.0
Box Office
₦96,091,396
Lisabi: The Uprising
MovieActing
Year
2024
Rating
—
Box Office
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Farmer's Bride
Movie CinemaActing
Year
2024
Rating
4.0
Box Office
₦167,219,970
Break Of Dawn
MovieActing
Year
2024
Rating
—
Box Office
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The Wages
MovieActing
Year
2024
Rating
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Box Office
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Casa de Novia
MovieActing
Year
2024
Rating
—
Box Office
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L.I.F.E.
MovieActing
Year
2024
Rating
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Honors
Awards & nominations
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Wins: 1Nominations: 2
Year
2023
AMVCA 9
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Year
2025
BON Awards 2025
Best Actress
Nominee
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Inside the creative circle
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145
Creative connections
20
Repeat collaborators
19
Projects explored
Mercy Aigbe · 2018–2025
Longest partnership
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Niyi Akinmolayan
Director
Frequent collaborator2023–2025
4 shared titles
My Mother Is A Witch • Lisabi: The Uprising • Casa de Novia
Mercy Aigbe
Actress
Frequent collaborator2018–2025
3 shared titles
My Mother Is A Witch • Farmer's Bride • Lagos Real Fake Life
Mike Ezuruonye
Director
Frequent collaborator2018–2025
3 shared titles
Oversabi Aunty • Break Of Dawn • Lagos Real Fake Life
Timini Egbuson
Actor
Frequent collaborator2022–2026
3 shared titles
Before Midnight • My Mother Is A Witch • Hey You!
Uyoyou Adia
Director
Frequent collaborator2022–2024
3 shared titles
Casa de Novia • L.I.F.E. • Hey You!
Wale Ojo
Actor
Frequent collaborator2022–2024
3 shared titles
A Ghetto Love Story • Love, Lust & Other Things • Bloodhound
Odunlade Jonathan Adekola
Actor
Frequent collaborator2018–2025
2 shared titles
Oversabi Aunty • Lagos Real Fake Life
Toyin Abraham
Director
Frequent collaborator2019–2025
2 shared titles
Oversabi Aunty • 2 Weeks in Lagos
Collaboration Over Time
2026
Before Midnight
With Timini Egbuson
2025
Oversabi Aunty
With Toyin Abraham, Mike Ezuruonye, Odunlade Jonathan Adekola
2025
My Mother Is A Witch
With Mercy Aigbe, Timini Egbuson, Niyi Akinmolayan
2025
House Job
With Erica Ngozi Nlewedim
2024
A Ghetto Love Story
With Wale Ojo
2024
Lisabi: The Uprising
With Olarotimi Michael Fakunle, Niyi Akinmolayan, Tolu Obanro
Signature Titles
A Ghetto Love Story · Top-rated creditFarmer's Bride · Signature creditMy Mother Is A Witch · Signature creditOversabi Aunty · Box-office leaderOldest Bridesmaid · Signature credit