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Funke Akindele

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Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born August 24th, 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, politician, and realtor. Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002 and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in Jenifa, which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in the 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and the 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. Akindele won the same award in 2020 and 2022, making it her fifth win for the Best Actress in a Comedy category. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Funke Akindele is the 2,037th most popular film director (up from 2,039th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 277th in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Funke Akindele ranks 2,038 out of 2,041. Before her are Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Raghava Lawrence, Meghna Gulzar, Martin Wood, Mason Ewing, Dee Rees, and Robert Lorenz. After her are Don Hertzfeldt, Tanuja Chandra, Kunal Kohli, Brian Taylor, and Gauri Shinde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Funke Akindele ranks 1,180. Before her are Vivek Murthy, Duncan Oughton, Raúl Valdés, Tamar Braxton, Paul Goodison, and Dee Rees. After her are Vasundhara Das, Mahela Jayawardene, Morris Peterson, Anjum Chopra, Ryk Neethling, and Espen Baardsen.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Funke Akindele ranks 273 out of 309. Before her are Monday James (1986), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (1978), Kunle Odunlami (1991), Sarah Michael (1990), Samuel Adegbenro (1995), and Godwin Mensha (1989). After her are Godfrey Oboabona (1990), Abdul Jeleel Ajagun (1993), Nwankwo Obiora (1991), Osinachi Ohale (1991), Junior Ajayi (1996), and Ejike Uzoenyi (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Nigeria

Among film directors born in Nigeria, Funke Akindele ranks 1. 

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