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Genevieve Nnaji

1979 - Today

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Genevieve Nnaji (; born 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix film from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Genevieve Nnaji is the 12,548th most popular actor (down from 12,172nd in 2024), the 178th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 174th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Nigerian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 12,548 out of 13,578. Before her are Hallie Todd, Jasmin Gerat, Tammy Blanchard, Mel Rodriguez, Ezgi Mola, and Marcin Mroziński. After her are Jake McLaughlin, George Hu, Fabian Busch, Yukta Mookhey, Tory Kittles, and Shweta Basu Prasad.

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Among people born in 1979, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 984. Before her are Zhao Junzhe, Caroline Flack, Emmanuel Moire, Roger Torrent, Takahiro Kawamura, and Josh Cooley. After her are Chris Atkinson, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Alper Gezeravcı, Giuseppe Mascara, Zulia Calatayud, and Liu Xuan.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 178 out of 309. Before her are Michael Babatunde (1992), Ebele Okoye (1969), Sunday Mba (1988), Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Justice Christopher (1981), and Charity Opara (1972). After her are Innocent Emeghara (1989), Eddy Wata (1976), Stephen Makinwa (1983), Benedict Akwuegbu (1974), Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (null), and Olapade Adeniken (1969).

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Among ACTORS In Nigeria

Among actors born in Nigeria, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 10. Before her are Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Tiwa Savage (1980), Toks Olagundoye (1975), Afro Candy (1971), Afeez Oyetoro (1963), and Wunmi Mosaku (1986). After her are Babs Olusanmokun (1984), Nikki Amuka-Bird (1976), Dayo Okeniyi (1988), Sola Sobowale (1965), Liz Benson (1966), and Ayo Adesanya (1969).

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