The Return of Arinzo
Acting
Year
2026
Rating
0.0
Box Office
₦104,800,000
AKA Jenifa
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...
Known For
Actor • Director
Country
Nigeria
Born
Aug 24, 1977 (48)
Latest Credit
The Return of Arinzo (2026)
Box Office
₦8,820,559,908
Biography
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
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Birth Date
Aug 24, 1977
Age
48 years old
Place of Birth
Nigeria
Country
Nigeria
Primary Craft
Actor
Known For
Actor • Director
Popularity
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Awards
5 wins, 10 nominations
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Acting
Year
2026
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Box Office
₦104,800,000
Acting • Adetutu Fernandez
Year
2025
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Box Office
₦2,760,111,506
Crew • Director
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2025
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₦2,760,111,506
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2025
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₦2,760,111,506
Crew • Producer
Year
2025
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₦2,760,111,506
Acting • Atinuke Philips
Year
2025
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2025
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2025
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Crew • Producer
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2025
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Acting
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2025
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₦356,824,175
Acting • Jenifa
Year
2024
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Box Office
₦1,882,549,548
Crew • Director
Year
2024
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Honors
A snapshot of wins and nominations tied to this person across tracked ceremonies.
Year
2022
AMVCA 8
Best Actress in a Comedy
Year
2020
AMVCA 7
Best Actress in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series)
Year
2017
AMVCA 5
Best Actress in a Comedy
Year
2016
AMVCA 4
Best Actress in a Comedy
Year
2014
AMVCA 2
Best Actress in a Comedy
Year
2026
AMVCA 12
Best Supporting Actress
Year
2024
AMVCA 10
Best Lead Actress
Year
2023
AMVCA 9
Best Actress in a Comedy
Year
2023
AMVCA 9
Best Writer
Year
2022
AMVCA 8
Best Costume Designer
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Yolanda Okereke
Director
6 shared titles
Everybody Loves Jenifa • House of Ga'a
Collins Okoh
Writer
5 shared titles
Behind The Scenes • Finding Me
Shaffy Bello
Actor
5 shared titles
Finding Me • Reel Love
Dakore Egbuson-Akande
Actor
4 shared titles
Finding Me • Reel Love
Juliana Olayode
Actor
4 shared titles
Finding Me • Everybody Loves Jenifa
Tina Mba
Actor
4 shared titles
Finding Me • Battle on Buka Street
Tobi Makinde
Actor
4 shared titles
Everybody Loves Jenifa • A Tribe Called Judah
Abdulateef Adedimeji
Actor
3 shared titles
Everybody Loves Jenifa • House of Ga'a
Apr 2026
In Cinemas
When rising actor Mandla returns home with his fiancée Simisola to support his father’s presidential campaign, her presence reopens a 17-year-old scandal tied to the charismatic future First Lady, Aisha Marcus. As a whistleblower known as Naijaleak drops shocking allegations; murder, identity theft, and a prison swap, Simisola becomes trapped in a web of political manipulation, family betrayal and rising danger. The Return of Arinzo is a tense and emotionally charged thriller where love, power, and buried secrets collide across Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ghana. A story of power, vengeance, and the haunting reminder that justice may sleep but it never dies.
Feb 2025
Kava
After an unflattering video of his behaviour goes viral, a handsome influencer is persuaded to stage a fake romance with a sales assistant in order to win over his audience again.
Dec 2024
Prime Video
Jenifa's popularity fades when a shady new neighbor, Lobster, outshines her charity work. In Ghana, Jenifa and friends face a deadly drug baron after a bag of drugs is mistakenly left in their rental.
Dec 2023
Prime Video
This story is about a family of boys who decide to rob a small mall to help their mother. However, on getting there, they are faced with armed robbers.
Dec 2022
Prime Video
The plot revolves around the battle between two women who confront each other in a food challenge in order to win the prestigious 'King of Buka Street' which is a title conferred to the best local food seller in the region.
Jul 2021
Netflix
After hijacking a car, two desperate friends find themselves on a perilous journey involving assassins, police and a kidnapped governor.
Dec 2020
Netflix
This is a story about Lefty who, together with her squad from the ghetto, was always getting into one trouble or the other.
Feb 2020
Netflix
This narrates the story of a Young and ambitious employee who tries to work her way to the top, but keeps being de-valued. She decided to take a bold step which ends her in a position she deserves to be and without love for a long time.
Dec 2019
Netflix
A bumbling billionaire businessman and failed Presidential candidate Chief Olalekan Ajadi (Akin Lewis) is very much obsessed with US President Donald Trump. Just when his political campaign looks on the verge of another flop disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a majority party and becomes a tough credible contender with the assistance of powerful social media.