Yoruba
actors you didn’t know are Non-Yoruba – The Yoruba movie industry can
boast of some talented actors and actresses who are making waves but who
are not Yoruba by ethnicity, some of them achieved fame through the
Yoruba movie industry while some of them feature both in the Yoruba and
English sector.
Here are 12 hugely popular Yoruba-actors who are not Yoruba by ethinicity.
#12 Fathia Balogun
#11 Toyin Aimakhu
Toyin Aimakhu rose to fame in
the past few years but many thought she is from Ibadan but instead she
only grew up there. The 31 year old actress hails from Edo state and
born in Auchi.
She obtained a Higher National
Diploma certificate in marketing from Ibadan polytechnic same class with
Dibie, before she proceeded to Olabisi Onabanjo University, where she
received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in philosophy.
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#10 Mercy Aigbe
Mercy is from Edo state, she
earned a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos in 2001,
and joined the industry fully in 2006. Mercy Aigbe, is married to a
Nigerian hotelier and has three children and three stepdaughters. She is
presently one of the most sorted after actresses in Yoruba movie niche.
#9 Lilian Bach
The stunning actress is born to a
Polish father and a Nigerian mother. She lived in varous parts of the
country during her formative years, attending Army Childrens school,
Port Harcourt and Idi Araba Secondary School, Lagos. She briefly majored
in Theatre arts at the University of Lagos.
#8 Kelvin Ikeduba
The actor was born on August
21st, 1976 in Delta state as Kelvin Ngozi Ikeduba. Kelvin has lived all
his life in Lagos, he hails from Delta state and is an Economics
graduate from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
His perfect mastery of Igbo,
Yoruba and English languages has made him one of the most versatile
actors in the Nollywood circuit, being able to fit comfortably well into
both Yoruba and English movies.
#7 Clarion chukwura
Clarion Chukwura – (born Clara
Nneka Oluwatoyin Folashade Chukwurah on the 24th July 1964) is a
Nigerian actress and humanitarian. Chukwura was born as the only
daughter in a family of 4.
She is from Anambra state,
popular music video director Clarence Peter is her son. His father is
popular fuji musician Shina Peters.
#6 Doris simeon
Doris Simeon – though born
and bred in Lagos she is a Native of Edo State, Nigeria. She attended
Primary, Secondary and film schools, Wale Adenuga’s PEFTI, and graduated
in 2006. She was married to Daniel Ademonikan and they have a son
together.
#5 Rachael Oniga
Oniga was born on May 23, 1957
in Eku, Delta State, Nigeria as Racheal Tabuno Oniga. She made her debut
in the yoruba movie industry in the movie owo blow. Rachael is a
nollywood veteran.
#4 Liz da silva
Liz started her movie career
back in 2004 when she was first introduced to movie producer Muka Ray by
actress Iyabo Ojo. She was born in Togo but was brought up in Lagos
Island. Both of her parents are Togolese.
#3 Rose Odika
Rose grew up and currently lives
in Ibadan, she is from Aniocha North, Nseluku, a town before Asaba in
Delta state. Her family came to Ibadan in 1978 and they have been living
there since then.
#2 Regina Chukwu
Regina Chukwu hails from Enugu
State and is a Yoruba film producer who has an OND in Business
Administration from Lagos State Polytechnic. She entered into the move
industry 2003, starting off as a make-up artist, from there her love for
acting, script writing and producing saw her produce her first movie
Oguso in 2008, followed by Idaro, Akun and Ebolo.
#1Rhykardo agbor
Ryhkardo was born in Lagos but
hails from Cross River State. Model cum actor, Rykardo Agbor, who
started his career in 1992, has featured prominently in both English and
Yoruba movies. He is a graduate of Mass Communication.
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