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Genevieve Nnaji 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...
Known For
Actor • Producer
Country
Nigeria
Born
May 3, 1979 (47)
Latest Credit
LionHeart (2018)
Box Office
₦119,800,000
Biography
Genevieve Nnaji 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.
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Birth Date
May 3, 1979
Age
47 years old
Place of Birth
Mbaise
Country
Nigeria
Primary Craft
Actor
Known For
Actor • Producer
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Awards
1 wins, 3 nominations
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Honors
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2016
AMVCA 4
Best Movie (West Africa)
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2016
AMVCA 4
Best Actress in a Drama
Year
2013
AMVCA 1
Best Actress in a Drama
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The Nation Newspaper I’m happy to join 'Wahala' cast, says Genevieve
Nigerian actress and producer Genevieve Nnaji was named a honouree at the Red Sea Film Foundation's Women in Cinema gala, held at Hotel du Cap during the 79th Cannes Film Festival. She attended in an all-black sculptural two-piece, and was spotlighted alongside five other women filmmakers from Africa, Asia, and the Arab world. - BellaNaija.com. May 16, 2026
Genevieve Nnaji is returning to acting with a role in the BBC drama series 'Wahala'.
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The Nollywood icon has been cast in Wahala, an upcoming BBC drama series adapted from Nikki May's debut novel of the same name, marking her first television series role since she appeared as a child actress on the Nigerian soap opera Ripples in the late 1980s.
The Story ⚡ The Nollywood icon Genevieve Nnaji joins a star-studded cast in the BBC series adaptation of Nikki May’s Nigerian-British novel, with BBC Studios handling global distribution. Tell Me More After seven years away from screens, Genevieve Nnaji is back. The Nollywood icon has been cast in Wahala, the BBC’s series adaptation of Nikki …
Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji is set to return to the screen in 'Wahala,' a new six-part thriller series from BBC Studios based on Nikki May's novel.
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Director
1 shared title
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Amaka Obi-Emelonye
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1 shared title
The Mirror Boy
Biyi Bandele-Thomas
Director
1 shared title
Half Of A Yellow Sun
Bolanle Ninalowo
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1 shared title
Road to Yesterday
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Writer
1 shared title
Half Of A Yellow Sun
Chioma Omeruah
Actor
1 shared title
Road to Yesterday
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
1 shared title
Half Of A Yellow Sun
Sep 8, 2013
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Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to Nigeria, but go their separate ways. When political events emerge due to the civil war, they put away their differences and join the fight for independence.
Apr 1, 2010
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Chioma travels from Nigeria to the United States to aide her sister Anya who is being charged with the murder of three men including her own husband.
Dec 21, 2018
Netflix
A woman tries to help her father's company after he falls ill, but her father wants her uncle to take over. The two have to work together to save the company from debt and a takeover.
Nov 27, 2015
YouTube
Road to Yesterday tells the story of an estranged married couple, hoping to mend their strained marriage whilst on a road trip to a relative’s funeral.
Jan 14, 2011
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The film tells the uplifting story of a young teenage African British boy who is taken back to the land of his mother's birth, but then gets mysteriously lost in a foreboding forest and embarks on a magical journey that teaches him about himself and the mystery of the father he has never seen.