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Genevieve Nnaji

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Genevieve Nnaji
Dɔɣim yuliGenevieve Nnaji
Mbaise (en) Translate, Silimin gɔli May 3, 1979 (run 46)
O ya TiŋgbaŋNigeria
Igbo people (en) Translate
Education
Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋUniversity of Lagos
Methodist Girls' School (en) Translate
Shɛhira gbaŋbachelor's degree (en) Translate
Bala yɛlibu, sabbu bee buɣisibuSilmiinsili
Tuma
Tumakpɛrikpɛrita, baaŋa, model (en) Translate, sinii kpɛrikpɛrita, film director (en) Translate ni screenwriter (en) Translate
Pin' shɛŋa o ni dee
Binkumdilivoice (en) Translate
AdiiniKristatali
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Genevieve Nnaji// (listen) (/ˈnɑːi/;[1] bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Silimiin goli May dabaa ata dali yuuni 1979)[2] nyɛla Nigerian kpɛrikpɛrita ŋun nyɛ paɣa, sinii yaara n-ti pahi darata.[3][4][5] O nyɛla ŋun daa di Africa Movie Academy Award zaŋ n-ti Best Actress in a Leading Role yuuni 2005.[6][7][8] Yuuni 2011, o nyɛla ninvuɣ Nigeria gomnanti ni daa piigi so pahi Order of the Federal Republic ka di nyɛla o sɔŋsim zaŋ n-ti Nollywood zuɣu.[9] O tuuli darata tali sinii, Lionheart nyɛ tuuli Netflix sinii din yina Nigeria. Lala sinii ŋɔ nyɛla bɛ ni daa zaɣisi shɛli dama Silimiinsili nyɛla din daa gabi di ni.[10][11][12]

Nnaji nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Mbaise, Imo State ka di nyɛ din be Nigeria. Ŋun nyɛ ŋun pahiri bia anahi o lammba bihi anii puuni, o ba nyɛla injinee ka o ma nyɛ wuhiri shikuru.[13]

Genevieve at an event in 2009

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Genevieve Nnaji / LionHeart Best International Feature Film Disqualified
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Lionheart Outstanding Foreign Film / World Cinema Motion Picture[15] Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Lionheart Grolsch People's Choice Award Nominated
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Best Actress in Leading Role Won
2008 30 Days/Keep My Will Nominated
2011 Tango with Me Nominated
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 The Mirror Boy Best Actress Drama/TV Series Nominated
2016 Road to Yesterday Nominated
Best Movie West Africa Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Best Actress Nominated
2010 Silent Scandals Best Actress Film/Short Story Nominated
Guinness Ultimate Survivor Best Actress TV Series Won
2011 Tango with Me Best Actress Film/Short Story Nominated
2013 Doctor Bello Best Actress in Leading Role Nominated
2014 Half of a Yellow Sun Best Actress in Supporting Role Won
2016 Road to Yesterday Lead Actress in Film Nominated
Best Picture Nominated
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Tango with Me Best Actress Leading Role Nominated
Herself Viewers Choice- Female Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Silent Scandals Best Actress-Africa Collaboration Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Herself Best Actress- Viewers Choice Nominated
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Weekend Getaway Best Actress Leading Role Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 The Mirror Boy Best Actress Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2001 Herself Best Actress Won
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Silent Scandals Best Actress-Leading Role Nominated
2011 The Mirror Boy Nominated
Bursting Out Best Kiss with Majid Michel Won
Year Film Role Notes
1987 Ripples
1998 Most Wanted Reporter ni Williams Cajethan
1999 Camouflage ni Ramsey Nouah
2001 Love Boat Bimbo ni Ramsey Nouah
Death Warrant Anita ni Emeka Ike & Eucharia-Anunobi Ekwu
2002 Valentino Doris ni Ramsey Nouah
Fire Dancer Nene ni Zack Orji and Chidi Mokeme
Sharon Stone Sharon Stone ni Funke Akindele
Runs! Adesua ni Gorgina Onuoha
Power of Love Juliet ni Ramsey Nouah, Grace Amah
Formidable Force Nike ni Gorgina Onuoha & Hanks Anuku
Battle Line ni Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
2003 Above Death: In God We Trust ni Pete Edochie, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Ramsey Nouah, & Zack Orji
Blood Sister Esther ni Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde & Tony Umez
Break Up ni Ramsey Nouah
Butterfly ni Ramsey Nouah
By His Grace ni Tony Umez
Church Business ni Ramsey Nouah & Segun Arinze
Deadly Mistake
Emergency Wedding Joy ni Tony Umez
Emotional Tears Helen
For Better for Worse
Honey ni Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
Jealous Lovers Chioma
Keeping Faith: Is That Love? ni Richard Mofe-Damijo
Last Weekend ni Ramsey Nouah
Late Marriage
Love Anita ni Richard Mofe-Damijo & Segun Arinze
My Only Love Angela ni Ramsey Nouah
Not Man Enough
Passion & Pain Maureen ni Ramsey Nouah & Desmond Elliot
Passions ni Stella Damasus-Aboderin & Richard Mofe-Damijo
Player: Mr. Lover Man
Private Sin Faith ni Stephanie Okereke, Richard Mofe-Damijo, & Patience Ozokwor
Sharon Stone in Abuja Sharon Stone
Super Love Amaka ni Ramsey Nouah & Pete Edochie
The Chosen One
Women Affair Brenda
2004 Bumper to Bumper ni Georgina Onuoha
Critical Decision ni Richard Mofe-Damijo, Stephanie Okereke, & Mike Ezuruonye
Dangerous Sister Judith ni Tony Umez & Dakore Egbuson
Goodbye New York ni Rita Dominic
He Lives in Me Sheila
Into Temptation ni Ramsey Nouah
My First Love ni Tony Umez
Never Die for Love Flora
Promise Me Forever Sylvia ni Stephanie Okereke
Stand by Me Franca ni Nkechi Abuah Stella Chikereuba, and Dozie Eboh
Treasure ni Chide Ihesie, David Ihesie, and Ofia Afuluagu Mbaka
Unbreakable Nkechi ni Ramsey Nouah
We Are One Nora with Stella Damasus-Aboderin
2005 Darkest Night ni Richard Mofe-Damijo & Segun Arinze
Games Women Play Candace ni Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Desmond Elliot, & Zack Orji
Rip-Off Hellen ni Ramsey Nouah
2006 Girls Cot Queen ni Rita Dominic & Ini Edo
30 Days Chinora Onu ni Segun Arinze – this film received 10 nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008,
including Best Picture, Best Art Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Edit, Best Costumes, and Best Sound[16]
2007 Letters to a Stranger Jemima Lawal ni Yemi Blaq, Joke Silva, and Segun Arinze
Keep My Will Vivian ni Bukky Ajayi, Eric Erico, Chioma Anidiobi
Warrior's Heart Ihuoma ni Ozo Akubueze, Chikamso Chiawa, and Nick Eleh
2007 Unfinished Business Nkem ni Patience Ozokwor, Desmond Elliot
2007 Winds of Glory Juliana ni Desmond Elliot, Ofia Afuluagu Mbaka
2008 Beautiful Soul Olivia sinii ŋɔ nyɛla din daa nya Africa Movie Academy Award piibu dibaa ata zaŋ n-ti Best Screenplay,
Best Soundtrack, and Heart of Africa[17]
Broken Tears Yvonne ni Van Vicker, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal and Grace Amah
Critical Condition Ify ni Chidi Mokeme, Priscilla Williamson
River of Tears Yvonne ni Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Van Vicker, and Grace Amah
My Idol ni Stan K. Amandi, Yemi Blaq
2008 Love My Way Kayla ni Jim Iyke, Kalu Ikeagwu
2009 Silent Scandals Jessie ni Majid Michel & Uche Jombo[18]
Felicima Felicima ni Alex Lopez[19]
2010 Ijé: The Journey Chioma Opara ni Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Odalys García, & Clem Ohameze[20]
Tango with me Lola with Joke Silva & Joseph Benjamin
Bursting Out Zara Williams ni Majid Michel, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli, & Desmond Elliot[21][22]
Mirror Boy Teema ni Osita Iheme[23]
2011 Sacred Lies Isabella ni Olu Jacobs, Desmond Elliot, & Nadia Buari[24]
2012 Weekend Getaway ni Ramsey Nouah, Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda
2013 Half of a Yellow Sun Ms. Adebayo ni Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Onyeka Onwenu, and OC Ukeje
Doctor Bello Doctor Eniola ni Isaiah Washington, Vivica A. Fox, Justus Esiri, and Stephanie Okereke
2014 The Truth with Olisa Guest TV series
2015 Road to Yesterday Victoria with Oris Erhuero and Majid Michel
2018 Lionheart Adaeze Also the Director and Writer
Farming Tolu Supporting Actress
2021 FELA! Ten-Twenty[25] Sewaa-Kuti Kalakuta Queen With Ajala Aliu, Comfort Dangana, Adeola Adebari


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  2. "Nollywood's finest". New Vision (Kampala, Uganda: New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited). 1 May 2005. http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=453&newsId=432104.
  3. Orjinmo, Nduka (17 November 2019). "From Nollywood to Netflix: Genevieve Nnaji's rise". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50304472.
  4. "Star Actress Genevieve Nnaji Reveals Success Secrets". Leadership (Abuja, Nigeria). 8 December 2011. http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/9936/2011/12/08/star_actress_genevieve_nnaji_reveals_success_secrets.html.
  5. "Nigeria actress Genevieve ready to visit Zambia". Zambian Watchdog. 21 November 2011. http://www.zambianwatchdog.com/archives/26709.
  6. Clayton, Jonathan (3 April 2010). "Nollywood success puts Nigeria's film industry in regional spotlight". The Times Online (London, UK: Times Newspapers Ltd). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article7086248.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093.
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  8. 100 Most Influentials Africans. Newstime Africa (21 August 2009).
  9. 6 Nollywood Stars Receive Nigerian National Honours. nollywoodmindspace.com.
  10. Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart disqualified from Oscars (en-gb) (5 November 2019).
  11. "Nigeria Oscar choice ruled out for English script". BBC News. 5 November 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50300862.
  12. Omotola, Genevieve profiled in new books on leadership, success (en-US) (2020-07-04).
  13. Genevieve Nnaji – Bio, Daughter, Age, Married, Husband, Net Worth (en-US) (2015-10-05).
  14. In profile: the 92 international feature Oscar 2020 contenders (en) (2019-10-09).
  15. BRAs Winners (en-US) (21 February 2016).
  16. List of Nominees for AMAA 2008. ScreenAfrica.com.
  17. AMAA Nominees and Winners 2009. Africa Movie Academy Awards.
  18. Silent Scandals hits movie shelves soon. Vintage Press Limited.
  19. Felicima: The cripple who loves Genevieve.
  20. Odalys García's first feature film: Ijé -The Journey.
  21. Olukole, Tope (7 August 2010). "Nadia Bouari Visits Nigeria". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1759-nadia-bouari-visits-nigeria.html.
  22. "Genevieve, Majid Michale sparkle in Bursting Out". Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria: Vanguard Media). 23 April 2010. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/04/genevieve-majid-michale-sparkle-in-bursting-out/.
  23. "Richest Nollywood Actresses". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). 26 September 2010. http://allafrica.com/stories/201009270858.html.
  24. Adedayo, Odulaja (11 March 2011). "Nigeria: Plate of Sacred Lies Dotted Only by Star Factor". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/201103141040.html.
  25. Genevieve Nnaji | Actress, Producer, Writer (en-US).
  26. Native, The (2020-06-19). Genevieve Nnaji's 2004 hit, "No More" is exactly what women need at the moment (en-US).
  27. Acho, Affa (2023-02-19). 8 Nollywood Stars Who Tried Their Hands At Music (en-US).

Tɛmplet:Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress