Funke Akindele is a popular Nigerian actress , movie producer and director. She was born on August 24, 1977, she is currently 47 years of age. Funke Akindele is the second child of a family of three children, the name of her parents are Rev. D.A Akindele and Mrs. R. B Akindele.
She attended Grace children's School,Gbagada and she graduated from LASU , where she earned a bachelor's degree in law.
She started acting in the year 1998 ,when she played the role of "Bisi" in the popular Nigerian sitcom "I need to know"
While her breakthrough role came in 2009 with the movie "Jenifa" which was recognized by the masses. Some of her notable movies are "the return of Jenifa", "maami", "isoken", "Jenifa diary" , A tribe called Judah "
She also won some many awards;
- AMVCA in 2016,2017 : best actress in a comedy series
- Nigeria entertainment awards : best actress in 2013,2016
- City people entertainment awards and best of Nollywood award for best actress also.
She got married to actor Abdulrasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skills , on May22,2016 and welcomed twin boys in 2018 but rumor have it that they are no longer together.
Funke Akindele is a giver , a helper and an activist particularly in education. She has a charity / non governmental organization owned and managed by her" Funke Akindele's Jenifa Foundation".
Which provides education support to underprivileged children.
Funke Akindele have a strong legacy in the entertainment industry, she helps and nuture upcoming stars/actors.
She has her own production company and she also run an non profit organization for empowerment and educating.
Funke Akindele is a great icon in the entertainment industry, a very hardworking, intelligent, philanthropist and she is a role model for many actresses and actors.