Genevieve Nnaji (born on 3 May 1979) is a globally recognised Nigerian actress, producer, model, businesswoman, musician, and director.
She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, earning her the first actor to win the award.
In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contributions to Nollywood.
Her directorial debut movie, Lionheart, is the first Netflix Originated from Nigeria and the first Nigerian submission for the Oscars. The movie was disqualified for having most of its dialogue in English.
After spending decades in the movie industry, Genevieve Nnaji was profiled alongside some celebrities and business executives in 2020 in two new books by publisher and Editor in Chief l, ‘Yes International!’ magazine, Azuh Arinze.
Career
University of Lagos started her acting career as a child actor in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples at 8. In 1998, at the age of 19, she was introduced into the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie Most Wanted.
Her subsequent movies include Last Party, Mark of the Beast, and Ijele. In 2010, she starred in the award-winning film Ijé: The Journey. She has starred in over 200 Nollywood movies.
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