Bimbo Akintola
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Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | University of Ibadan (BA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Bimbo Akintola is a Nigerian actress.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education[]
Akintola was born on 5 May 1970[5] to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. She proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Lagos. She earned a degree in Theater Arts from University of Ibadan.[6][7]
Career[]
Her debut acting was when she featured in the film Owo Blow in 1995 alongside Femi Adebayo and followed up with Out of Bounds in 1997[8] with Richard Mofe Damijo. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.
Other recognitions for her excellent skills includes ;
1. Best Actress or English Actress in Nigeria in 1997.
2. Best Actress Award for the movie Heaven's Hell at the 2015 Eko International Film Festival.[9]
Selected filmography[]
- Owo Blow (1995)
- Out of Bounds (1997)
- Diamond Ring (1998)
- The Gardner (1998)
- Dangerous Twins (2004)
- Beyond the Verdict (2007)
- Smoke and Mirrors (2008)
- Hoodrush (2012)
- Ayitale (2013)
- Heaven's Hell (2015)
- 93 Days (2016)
- Husbands of Lagos (2015)
- Circle of Three
- Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters
- Diamonds In The Sky (2019)
Television series[]
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Year: | Title: | Role | Director: | Ref |
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2015 | Husbands of Lagos | N/A | N/A | [10] |
2016 | Ere Egele | N/A | Kunle Afolayan |
References[]
- ^ "Bimbo Akintola, Toyin Oshinaike in troubled union". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bimbo Akintola, Falode canvass support for working mothers". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Age is no barrier to marriage – Bimbo Akintola". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Bimbo Akintola cries out: I don't need a husband!". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "30 Nigerian entertainers presently in the league of 40s". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Bimbo Akintola Biography". gistus.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Why I Am Not Yet Married at 42..Bimbo Akintola". cknnigeria.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Out of Bounds". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Bimbo, Akintola. "Mrs". yen.com.gh. Omobolaji Folajinmi. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "'Husbands of Lagos' Meet cast of upcoming TV series [Photos]". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
External links[]
- 20th-century Nigerian actresses
- 21st-century Nigerian actresses
- University of Ibadan alumni
- Actresses from Ibadan
- Living people
- Yoruba actresses
- Nigerian film actresses
- Actresses in Yoruba cinema
- 1970 births
- Nigerian television actresses
- Nigerian actor stubs