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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Genevieve Nnaji is the 11,911th most popular actor (up from 12,171st in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 174th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 11,911 out of 13,578. Before her are Ramin Karimloo, Neelam Kothari, Dipika Kakar, Hallie Todd, Tammy Blanchard, and Marcin Mroziński. After her are Jake McLaughlin, George Hu, Yukta Mookhey, Shweta Basu Prasad, Jeremy London, and Zana Marjanović.

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Among people born in 1979, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 927. Before her are Zhao Junzhe, Caroline Flack, Emmanuel Moire, Roger Torrent, Takahiro Kawamura, and Josh Cooley. After her are Chris Atkinson, Giuseppe Mascara, Zulia Calatayud, Liu Xuan, Lil Rel Howery, and Aaron Hughes.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 169 out of 309. Before her are Anthony Nwakaeme (1989), Michael Babatunde (1992), Sunday Mba (1988), Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (1968), Justice Christopher (1981), and Charity Opara (1972). After her are Innocent Emeghara (1989), Stephen Makinwa (1983), Benedict Akwuegbu (1974), Olapade Adeniken (1969), Chidi Odiah (1983), and Joseph Akpala (1986).

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Among ACTORS In Nigeria

Among actors born in Nigeria, Genevieve Nnaji ranks 8. Before her are Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Tiwa Savage (1980), Toks Olagundoye (1975), and Wunmi Mosaku (1986). After her are Dayo Okeniyi (1988), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (1978), Rita Dominic (1975), Monalisa Chinda (1974), Ini Edo (1982), and Bimbo Akintola (1970).

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