Omoni Oboli
Omoni Oboli | |
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Born | [1] Benin City, Edo, Nigeria[1] |
22 April 1978
Occupation | Actress, scriptwriter, producer[2] |
Years active | 1996 — present |
Omoni Oboli (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she won the award for Best Actress - Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival.[3][2][4][5] She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[6][7][8] In 2014, Omoni won Big Screen Actress of the Year award, at the 2014 ELOY Awards, for her movie Being Mrs Elliot.[9]
Background and career
Oboli was born in Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria. She is a descent of Mosogar in Delta State.[1] Oboli studied Foreign Languages at the University of Benin majoring in French. In 1996, while still at the university, she shot her first films. She then took a 10 year break, got married, and returned to the screen in 2009 with the movie Entanglement. In 2009, she featured in the award-winning film The Figurine, which won the Best Picture award at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[3][10][11]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Entanglement | with Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson & Yemi Blaq | |
The Figurine | Mona | with Ramsey Nouah & Kunle Afolayan | |
2010 | Bent Arrows | Lola | with Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Stella Damasus-Aboderin & Desmond Elliot |
Anchor Baby | Joyce Unanga | with Sam Sarpong | |
2012 | Feathered Dreams | Sade | with Andrew Rozhen |
2014 | Brother's Keeper | Mena | with Majid Michel |
Render to Caesar | Alero | with Gbenga Akinnagbe | |
Being Mrs Elliot | with Majid Michel, AY & Uru Eke | ||
2015 | Lunch Time Heroes | Governor's wife | with Dakore Akande |
The Duplex | Adaku | with Mike Ezuruonye | |
As Crazy as it Gets | Katherine | ||
Fifty | Maria | with Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe Etim and Dakore Akande | |
2016 | Wives on strike[12] | with Chioma Akpotha, Uche Jombo, Kalu Ikeagwu |
References
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