Moji Afolayan (born February 5,1968) is a

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actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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, producer and director.

Early life

Afolayan hails from Agbamu, a town in the Irepodun Local Government Area of

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in the north-central region of

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but grew up in

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, southwestern

. She was born in an acting family, the first daughter of the late veteran actor and producer

Ade Love Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan (1940–1996) was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramatist and producer. Early life Afolayan was born in 1940 in Kwara state Nigeria, he was a film actor, director and producer. He is the brother of actress Toyin Afolaya ...

who is also the father of

Kunle Afolayan Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerians, Nigerian actor, producer, and director. He is credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies through larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in Movie theater, cinemas, and impro ...

and

Gabriel Afolayan Gabriel Afolayan, (born 1 March 1985) also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh, is a Nigerian actor and singer. Education He studied theatre arts at the University of Ibadan in Oyo state, southwestern region of Nigeria. Career He is p ...

. Afoloyan attended Coker Primary School at Orile Iganmu, a city in

south-western Nigeria before she proceeded to Esie Iludun Anglican School where she obtained the West Africa School certificate. She later attended Oyo State College of Education where she was trained as a school teacher.

Film career

In 2016, Afolayan who has acted in several

movies starred opposite Ojopagogo and

Dele Odule Dele Odule (born 23 November 1959) is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He was nominated in the "Best Supporting Actor ( Yoruba)" category at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film ''Kori Koto''. ...

in the Yoruba film ''Arinjo''. She has also acted in the movie ''

Aníkúlápó ''Aníkúlápó'' is a 2022 Nigerian epic fantasy film produced by Kunle Afolayan and distributed by Netflix. Released on 30 September 2022, it stars Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sola Sobowale,Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Taiwo Hassan. The film was shot ...

''.

Personal life

She is married to Rasaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwola, a Nigerian actor popularly known by his stage name "Ojopagogo".

Awards and nominations

References

Living people Yoruba actresses 1969 births People from Kwara State Actresses in Yoruba cinema Actresses from Ibadan

Moji Moji may refer to: * '' Onji'' or ''hyōon moji'' (表音文字), phonic characters used in counting beats in Japanese poetry * Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, ward (district) of the city of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan ** Moji Station in that wa ...

21st-century Nigerian actresses Actresses from Kwara State Nigerian film producers Nigerian film directors {{Nigeria-film-bio-stub

Early life

Film career

Personal life

Awards and nominations

See also

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