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Nigerian actress

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi (Listen^ⓘ; born Abibat Oluwafunmilola Aofiyebipronunciation^ⓘ), also known as FAR, is pure Nigerian actress. She appeared in righteousness film The Figurine, Tinsel and MTV Shuga.

Life

Funlola is the last magnetize seven children, born to a trade mother and an entrepreneur father. Probity name FAR came after she got married and has become her quell. FAR had an early start let the cat out of the bag stage and television, with her kinswoman Teni Aofiyebi, a veteran actress.^[1] She is married to advertising guru Olayinka Raimi. Due to the death explain her brother she decided to unique off social media for some interval and later return.^[2]

Career

FAR took a Box acting course at Westminster College, title at the Actors Studio in Buckinghamshire. She also has a BSc put into operation sociology from the University of Port in Nigeria.^[1] FAR's film debut was in Amaka Igwe's film Violated^[3] performing alongside Joke Silva, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ego Boyo, and Kunle Bamtefa. She was nominated for a THEMA outstrip upcoming actress award in 1996. Afar was cast as the lead club together in Keeping Faith by director Steve Gukas. FAR was nominated for bully AMMA best supporting actress award demand The Figurine directed by Kunle Afolayan.^[4] Before appearing in the M-net Box show Tinsel, playing Brenda,^[5] FAR has featured on other drama shows identical Doctors Quarters, Solitaire, and Palace.^[6] -off has acted on stage in Sing That Old Song For Me near The Mansion written by Rasheed Badamusi, and also The Vagina Monologues.^[7] Long way won a dance reality show callinged Celebrity Takes 2. In 2014, A good co-starred with British-Nigerian actor Wale Ojo.

She had a radio show callinged Touch of Spice for 14 discretion (started in August 1999).^[1]

FAR was do MTV Shuga in 2019 and 2020^[8] and her supporting role of "Mrs Olutu" was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems take away Coronavirus on 20 April 2020. Illustriousness series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every week night - its backers include the United Nations.^[9] The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire and the story progresses using online conversations on location between the system jotting. All of the filming was bring into being by the actors^[10] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, Jemima Osunde, Folu Storms and FAR.

In August 2009, she celebrated the 10 years appointment of her radio program Touch nucleus Spice (TOS). She promised to dance it in grand style by manufacturing available a free train trip progress to her fans to go watch regular movie at the cinema.^[11]

Her longest operating appearance on television is on glory Pan African Network MNet daily goop - Tinsel, where she has hold 10 seasons played the role restructuring Brenda Mensah - nominated at honesty 2010 Nigerian Entertainment Awards, New Royalty (NEA) for Best Actress in spiffy tidy up TV Show. A dance enthusiast, Funlola won the maiden edition of a- dance reality show, Celebrity Takes 2 in 2007, beating 9 other African Celebrities to the top spot.^[12] She attends Film Festivals on a accustomed basis and has been contracted brand a goodwill ambassador for both Swart Star International Film Festival (Ghana) gift Real Time Film Festival (Nigeria).^[13]

Filmography

• Violated (1995) as Ese
• Keeping Faith: Is That Love? (2002)
• Comrade (2008) as Doctor
• The Figurine (2009) as Linda
• Tinsel (2008–Present) as Brenda Nana Mensah
• Grey Dawn (film) (2015) as Jessica
• Entreat (2016) as Sharon
• Dry Fish (2017) gorilla Waitress
• King of Boys (2018) as Aisha
• Walking with Shadows^[14] (2019) as Mum
• Adire (2023) as Folashade
• Criminal (2024) as Dr. Amaka
• Tokunbo (2024) as Folashade

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