Dakore Egbuson-Akande Explained
Dakore Egbuson-Akande |
Birth Name: | Dakore Omobola Egbuson |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1978 |
Birth Place: | Bayelsa State |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Citizenship: | Nigeria |
Education: | mass communication, University of Lagos |
Occupation: | Actress |
Yearsactive: | 1999–present |
Notable Works: | Chief Daddy |
Television: | Castle & Castle (2021) |
Spouse: | Olumide Akande (2011–present) |
Children: | 2 |
Relatives: | Timini Egbuson (brother) |
Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson; 14 October 1978) is a Nigerian actress.[1] [2] She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America.[3]
Biography
Dakore Omobola Egbuson was born in Bayelsa State as the first child of her parents. She attended Corona School and Federal Government Girls' College in Lagos and Bauchi respectively.[4] She studied mass communication at the University of Lagos but had to drop out due to incessant strikes.[5] She is currently married with 2 children.[6] [7]
In September 2019, Dakore appeared as a main feature in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, in an issue themed Vivencias which translates to "Experiences" in Spanish. She was interviewed alongside 30 people from around the world such as Kelli Ali, Adelaide Damoah and Desdamona.[8] In May 2020, Dakore's interview on the same Visual Collaborative platform republished in a series titled TwentyEightyFour, which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, French music duo Les Nubians, Japanese Music composer Rika Muranaka and Nigerian comedian Chigul appeared in the same volume.[9]
Filmography
Dakore has acted in more than 50 films, some of which include:[10] [11]
- Peace of Flesh
- Men do Cry (2005)
- Emotional Crack (2003) as Camilla
- Shattered Illusion (2004)
- When the Going gets Tough
- Playboy
- Oracle
- Hole in the Heart
- Silent Tears
- 11 days & 11 Nights (2005) as Cindy
- Before the Sunrise (2005) as Goretti
- Operation KTP
- Emotional Cry
- High Stake (2006) as Elena
- Caught in the Middle (2007)
- Journey to Self (2012) as Alex
- Lunch Time Heroes (2015) as Principal Williams
- Fifty (2015) as Tola
- Entreat (2016) as Ayo Daniels
- Isoken (2017) as Isoken
- Chief Daddy (2018) as Remi Castle
- New Money (2018) as Ebube Nwachukwu
- The Set Up (2019) as Motunrayo
- Coming From Insanity (2019) as Mrs. Martins
- (2022) as Remi Castle
- One Too Many (2022) as Adesuwa
- Hila (2022) as Georgina
- A Sunday Affair (2023)[12] as Toyin
- Maniac (2023) as Detective Ibiyemi
TV shows
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Dakore Egbuson is Back . punchng.com . 19 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519185235/http://www.punchng.com/spice/society/dakore-egbuson-is-now-back/ . 19 May 2014 .
- Web site: I Missed acting - Dakore . informationng.com . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: Dakore reappears in Journey to Self . vanguardngr.com . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: Dakore Akande rocks Baby bump . thenationonlineng.net . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: I never prepared to be famous - Dakore Akande . modernghana.com . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: Becoming Mrs Akande, Dakore opens up with Life, career & motherhood . bellanaija.com . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: I won't romance & kiss anymore in films - Dakore . dailystar.com.ng . 19 May 2014 . 19 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519184804/http://dailystar.com.ng/2013/05/30/i-wont-romance-kiss-in-any-movie-again-actress-dakore/ . dead .
- Web site: Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Swaady Martin, others catalogued in Vicencias. June 19, 2019. September 7, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114183842/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/dakore-akande-swaady-martin-kelli-ali-adelaide-damoah-and-husani-oakley-feature-on-visual-collaborative/. 2019-11-14.
- News: Onyekwelu . Stephen . Les Nubians, Rika, Chigul, Dakore feature in TwentyEightyFour . 15 May 2020 . . 6 May 2020.
- Web site: Dakore Akande on IROKOtv . irokotv.com . 19 May 2014.
- Web site: Dakore Akande . IMDb . 19 February 2023.
- Web site: A Sunday Affair (2023) - IMDb . imdb.com . 19 February 2023.
- Web site: Seyi Shay, Toke Makinwa, Mo’Cheddah, DJ Cuppy, Others Nominated. Pulse Nigeria. Chinedu Adiele. 20 October 2014.