Genevieve Nnaji Biography, Age, Baby Daddy, Husband, Houses, Cars And Net Worth In 2022

 Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director; she was born on 3rd May 1979 Nnaji in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos state. She is the fourth out of eight children; she was raised in a middle-class family, her father is an engineer and her mother worked as a nursery school teacher. She attended Methodist Girls College in Lagos, before furthering her tertiary education at the University of Lagos, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in creative arts, while at the university; she began auditioning for acting jobs in Nollywood.

  


Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actor in the then-popular television soap opera, Ripples at the age of 8, in 1998, she was introduced into the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie Most Wanted. Her subsequent movies include the Last Party, Mark of the Beast, and Ijele. In 2010, she starred in the award-winning film Ijé: The Journey.


Genevieve Nnaji Biography

Real name Genevieve Nnaji

Date of birth 3 May 1979

Country of Origin Federal Republic of Nigeria


Source of Wealth Entertainment, Endorsement and Real Estate

Net worth $10 million

In the year 2004, Genevieve Nnaji signed a recording contract with EKB Records, a Ghanaian record label, and released her debut album One Logo logo Line. It is a mixture of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Urban music. In 2004, Genevieve Nnaji has the most votes after contesting with other celebrities for the face of Lux 2004. As of 2009, she was one of the best-paid female actors in Nollywood. Due to her continuous contributions to the Nigerian movie industry, she became the first actor to be awarded Best Actress at the 2001 City Peoples Awards, the award ceremony that previously had only recognized politicians and business moguls. She was also the first actor to be awarded Best Actress by the Censors Board of Nigeria in 2003. In 2009, she was referred to as the Julia Roberts of Africa by Oprah Winfrey.

Genevieve and daughter

In the year 2015, Genevieve Nnaji produced her first movie called Road to Yesterday, the movie later won Best Movie Overall, West Africa, at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards. 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 contribution to Nollywood. Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix Original from Nigeria, and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of the dialogue in English.

Dotun Oladipo, aka Acura, is the purported father of Genevieve's daughter.

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