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'' and '' Industreet'', Jummy Adams in Nollywood's film ''Alakada 2'' (2013) alongside

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Early life and education

Adejumoke was born into a family of five on 26 March 1984, at The Sacred Heart Hospital in

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, southwest Nigeria. Aderounmu attended St Banerdettes private schools Ibara Abeokuta, Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School Onikolobo Abeokuta before proceeding to obtain a Bachelor of Arts Degree in

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in the southwestern region of

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. She served one year of national service at Gombe state. She was also certified in Film Making and Acting from the La CinéFabrique multimédia in Lyon, France, in 2017 after she won a

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scholarship at the

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at her completion of a DSLR Film Making Training For Young Nigerian Film Makers in 2016. She began acting professionally after auditioning for

's movie '' Arugba'' in 2008 where she played the role Princess Mobandele alongside

, Bukola Awoyemi, and Segun Adefila.

Career

Adejumoke gained recognition in 2016 for her leading role as Esther (small but mighty) in a comedy TV series titled ''

''. Adejumoke Aderounmu has over 10 movies (English/ Yoruba) to her credit as an actress. She worked as an on-air personality at Goldmyne Entertainment Presenter for Box Office TV show under Daniel Ademinokan in 2010/2011. She worked at Concert Radio (an online Radio station in Nigeria) from 2012 until 2015, then she proceeded to produce the first season of her TV show titled ''The Lounge with Jumoke'', an entertainment show featuring celebrity interviews and fashion opinions, in 2012.

Personal life and death

Aderounmu was never married. She died on 6 April 2024 at the age of 40.

Brands and endorsements

* ''Hadassah Bridals'' (2018)

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

* Nominated for Best Actress at The African International Film Festival, Dallas, Texas (2016) * Nominated as Revelation of the Year, BON awards, Nigeria (2015) * Winner MayaAfrica Awards 4.0 Face Of Nollywood (2016) * Winner Scream Awards New Face Of Nollywood (2017)

References

External links

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