Funmi Martins | |
Birth Place: | Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria |
Death Place: | Iju, Ogun |
Occupation: | Actress |
Family: | Mide Martins |
Funmi Martins was a Nigerian actress and a model. She was the mother of Mide Martins and she was known for her roles in Eto Mi, Pelumi, Ija Omode and many others.[1]
Funmi Martins was born in 1963 in Ilesa, Osun State. She spent her life in Lagos and Ibadan [2] [3]
Funmi Martins started her career as a model. She debuted her acting career under the tutelage of Adebayo Salami in a 1993 movie called Nemesis. After then, she featured in different movies until her death in 2002.
Funmi Martins died of Cardiac arrest on 6 May 2002 at the age of 38 years.[4]