Funke Akindele Ayotunde is a prominent Nollywood actress, producer, model, television personality, businesswoman, and philanthropist.
Akindele shot to fame after appearing in the well-liked sitcom I Need to Know, which was sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and aired from 1998 to 2002.
In 2019, Akindele debuted Aiyetoro Town, a spinoff of her well-liked television program Jenifa’s Diary. She runs Scene One production as CEO. She is presently vying for the position of deputy governor of Lagos in the impending 2023 elections as the PDP candidate.
Akindele is the founder of the Jenifa Foundation, a non-profit with the mission of educating young people in practical skills.
Akindele launched Aiyetoro Town in 2019, a spinoff of her well-liked TV show Jenifa’s Diary. She is the CEO of Scene One production. She is currently running as the Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria’s nominee for deputy governor of Lagos in the upcoming 2023 elections.
She has won Best Actress Africa Collaboration for the movie, A Trip to Jamaica in 2016 Ghana Movies Awards, Best Lead Actress for the movie A Trip to Jamaica in 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Best Actress in a comedy in Moms At War given at Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2020, the Most Popular Actress given at Net Honours 2021 and Best Actress in A Comedy and Best Costume Designer of the movie Omo Ghetto: The Saga in Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2022 to mention but few.
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