Bimbo Akintola Explained

Bimbo Akintola
Birth Date:1970 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ibadan
Nationality:Nigerian
Alma Mater:University of Ibadan (BA)
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1995–present

Bimbo Akintola (born 5 May 1970) is a Nigerian actress.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Akintola was born on 5 May 1970[6] to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State, Nigeria. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. She proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Lagos. She earned a degree in Theater Arts from University of Ibadan.[7] [8]

Early life

A family of six includes Abimbola as the third child. She began portraying a student alongside her peers for the school's end-of-year theater events, encouraged by her mother. Her enthusiasm for performing intensified as she participated in more plays, eventually becoming second nature.

She was raised in Maryland, Lagos, where she received her elementary education at Maryland Convent Private School and her secondary school at Command Day School, also in Lagos. She completed her undergraduate studies in theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. The actress used to perform every weekend with the late Jaiye Aboderin at a club called Divine on Allen Avenue in Lagos when she was still in school.

Personal life

Celebrities that Bimbo has dated include actor Yemi Blaq.

Career

Her acting debut was when she featured in the film Owo Blow in 1995 alongside Femi Adebayo and followed up with Out of Bounds in 1997[9] with Richard Mofe Damijo. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.

Other recognitions for her skills include ;

1. Best Actress or English Actress in Nigeria in 1997.

2. Best Actress Award for the movie Heaven's Hell at the 2015 Eko International Film Festival.[10]

Selected filmography

Television series

Year: Title: RoleDirector: Ref
2015Husbands of Lagos[11]
2016Ere EgeleKunle Afolayan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bimbo Akintola, Toyin Oshinaike in troubled union . punchng.com . 13 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814033707/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/bimbo-akintola-toyin-oshinaike-in-troubled-union/ . 14 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Bimbo Akintola, Falode canvass support for working mothers . punchng.com . 13 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814031001/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/bimbo-akintola-falode-canvass-support-for-working-mothers/ . 14 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Age is no barrier to marriage – Bimbo Akintola . punchng.com . 13 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814034822/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/age-is-no-barrier-to-marriage-bimbo-akintola/ . 14 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Bimbo Akintola cries out: I don't need a husband! . vanguardngr.com . 13 August 2014.
  5. Web site: 2021-05-09 . Many believe marriage worthless without child ― Bimbo Akintola . 2022-07-19 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  6. News: 30 Nigerian entertainers presently in the league of 40s. 9 December 2015. Nigerian Entertainment Today. 5 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430022151/http://thenet.ng/2015/12/special-report-30-nigerian-entertainers-presently-in-the-league-of-40s/. 30 April 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Bimbo Akintola Biography . gistus.com . 13 August 2014.
  8. Web site: Why I Am Not Yet Married at 42..Bimbo Akintola . cknnigeria.com . 13 August 2014.
  9. Web site: Out of Bounds. Internet Movie Database. 25 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Bimbo . Akintola . Mrs . yen.com.gh . Omobolaji Folajinmi . 28 April 2021.
  11. Web site: 'Husbands of Lagos' Meet cast of upcoming TV series [Photos]]. Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 16 March 2013.

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