aka Jenifa
August 24, 1977 (49 years old)
Nigeria
NG
6 wins • 10 nominations
Funke Akindele is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and producer renowned for her role as Jenifa in the hit series Jenifa's Diary. Born in Lagos in 1977, she gained prominence with the sitcom I Need to Know (1998–2002). Her 2008 film Jenifa earned her the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress. Akindele holds the record for the highest-grossing Nigerian director, with films like Everybody Loves Jenifa surpassing ₦1 billion at the box office. Beyond entertainment, she ventured into politics as the PDP deputy governorship candidate for Lagos in 2023 and serves as UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria
Primary craft
acting, directing, writing, production, crew
Birth date
August 24, 1977
Latest project
Battle on Buka Street
Awards
6 wins, 10 nominations
Honors
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AMVCA 9 | Best Writer | Nominee |
| 2023 | AMVCA 9 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Nominee |
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | SpicyMeter | NollyCritic | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
| 2022 |
| AMVCA 8 |
| Best Costume Designer |
| Nominee |
| 2017 | AMVCA 5 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Winner |
| 2022 | AMVCA 8 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Winner |
| 2014 | AMVCA 2 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Winner |
| 2020 | AMVCA 7 | Best Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series) | Winner |
| 2024 | AMVCA 10 | Best Lead Actress | Nominee |
| 2016 | AMVCA 4 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Winner |
| 2022 | AMVCA 8 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Winner |
| acting |
9.7 |
3.0 |
| ₦2,650,000,000 |
| 2025 | Finding Me | acting | 0.0 | 2.2 | — |
| 2025 | Reel Love | acting | 6.0 | 3.0 | ₦356,824,175 |
| 2024 | House of Ga'a | acting | 0.0 | 3.5 | — |
| 2024 | Everybody Loves Jenifa | acting | 7.0 | 2.0 | ₦1,882,549,548 |
| 2023 | No Way Through | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2023 | A Tribe Called Judah | acting | 8.5 | — | ₦1,404,187,806 |
| 2022 | Battle on Buka Street | acting | 10.0 | — | ₦668,423,056 |
| 2022 | Chief Daddy 2 - Going for Broke | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2021 | Dwindle | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦43,924,110 |
| 2020 | Who's The Boss | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦38,559,547 |
| 2020 | Omo Ghetto: the Saga | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦636,129,120 |
| 2019 | Your Excellency | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦186,340,948 |
| 2018 | Moms at War | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦65,278,052 |
| 2018 | Chief Daddy | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦387,540,750 |
| 2017 | Isoken | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦93,697,726 |
| 2016 | A Trip to Jamaica | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦180,264,964 |
| 2012 | A Wish | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Wisdom of Thomas Collins | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2011 | Maami | acting | 0.0 | — | ₦11,928,600 |
| 2011 | The Return of Jenifa | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Omo Ghetto | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| The Return of Arinzo | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| The Fighter | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
| Year | Title | Role | SpicyMeter | NollyCritic | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Behind The Scenes | crew | 9.7 | 3.0 | ₦2,650,000,000 |
| 2025 | Behind The Scenes | crew | 9.7 | 3.0 | ₦2,650,000,000 |
| 2025 | Behind The Scenes | crew | 9.7 | 3.0 | ₦2,650,000,000 |
| 2025 | Finding Me | crew | 0.0 | 2.2 | — |
| 2025 | Finding Me | crew | 0.0 | 2.2 | — |
| 2025 | Finding Me | crew | 0.0 | 2.2 | — |
| 2024 | Everybody Loves Jenifa | crew | 7.0 | 2.0 | ₦1,882,549,548 |
| 2024 | Everybody Loves Jenifa | crew | 7.0 | 2.0 | ₦1,882,549,548 |
| 2024 | Everybody Loves Jenifa | crew | 7.0 | 2.0 | ₦1,882,549,548 |
| 2023 | A Tribe Called Judah | crew | 8.5 | — | ₦1,404,187,806 |
| 2023 | A Tribe Called Judah | crew | 8.5 | — | ₦1,404,187,806 |
| 2023 | A Tribe Called Judah | crew | 8.5 | — | ₦1,404,187,806 |
| 2022 | Battle on Buka Street | crew | 10.0 | — | ₦668,423,056 |
| 2022 | Battle on Buka Street | crew | 10.0 | — | ₦668,423,056 |
| 2020 | Omo Ghetto: the Saga | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦636,129,120 |
| 2020 | Omo Ghetto: the Saga | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦636,129,120 |
| 2019 | Your Excellency | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦186,340,948 |
| 2019 | Your Excellency | crew | 0.0 | — | ₦186,340,948 |
| 2011 | The Return of Jenifa | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2011 | The Return of Jenifa | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Omo Ghetto | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | Omo Ghetto | crew | 0.0 | — | — |
| Year | Title | Role | SpicyMeter | NollyCritic | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Far From Home | acting | 0.0 | — | — |
