Omoni Oboli

Omoni Oboli
Oboli at the premiere of Love Is War
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978[1]
Benin City, Edo, Nigeria[1]
EducationBachelor of Art in Foreign Languages
Alma materUniversity of Benin
OccupationsActress, scriptwriter, director, producer[2]
Years active1996 — present
Known forWives on Strike film series; The Figurine; Anchor Baby
Spouse
Nnamdi Oboli
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(m. 2000)​
[3]
Children3

Omoni Oboli listenⓘ (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director and producer.[4] She studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine (2009), Anchor Baby (2010), Fatal Imagination, Being Mrs Elliott, The First Lady and Wives on Strike (2016). In 2018, she starred in and directed the comedy film Moms at War.[5]

Early life and education

Oboli was born in Benin City, Edo State. She is a descendant of Mosogar, a small village in Delta State.[1] Oboli completed her primary and secondary education in Benin City and later earned a Bachelor of Arts in French (Second Class Upper Division) from the University of Benin.[6] After completing her degree, Oboli attended a four-week digital editing workshop at the New York Film Academy.[7]

Career

Oboli began her film career in Bitter Encounter (1996),[8] where she played a secretary. Her next film role was in Shame.[9] She played the lead roles in Not My Will,[10] Destined To Die,[11] and Another Campus Tale.[12] After a brief early career in 1996, Oboli left the film industry to complete her university education. She got married immediately after school and returned to the industry a decade later in 2009, where she began producing her own films.[13]

Oboli has several screenplays to her credit, including Wives On Strike as well as The Rivals, a film she co-produced with her friend that won Best International Drama at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.[6] It was the first Nigerian film to premiere at the festival since its inception in 2003.[14] The film received 3/4 stars from the festival's judges.[14][15] Oboli has played lead roles in films, including The Figurine (2009), Anchor Baby (2010), Being Mrs Elliott, and Fifty (2015). In 2010, she became the first actress from Nollywood to win Best Actress at two international festivals,[16] not organized by Nigerians or Africans. She received the accolades at the Harlem International Film Festival and the Los Angeles Movie Awards for her role in Anchor Baby.[16]

Awards and nominations

In 2010, Oboli won the award for Best Actress Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and the award for Best Actress at the Harlem International Film Festival.[17] She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards.[18]

In 2014, she won the Big Screen Actress of the Year award, at the 2014 ELOY Awards, for Being Mrs Elliott,[19] and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (English) at the 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards for the same film.

In 2015, Oboli was awarded The Sun Nollywood Personality of the Year.[20] She has directed films including Being Mrs Elliott, The First Lady, Wives on Strike, and Okafor's Law.

On 14 August 2017, Oboli announced on Instagram that she had become a brand ambassador of LandWey Investment Limited.[21]

Oboli starred in the film Okafor's Law, which premiered on 24 March 2017. However, the film could not be screened at the premiere due to a court injunction. Oboli was accused of copyright infringement by Jude Idada,[22][23][24] who claimed to have written part of the script for Okafor's Law.[25] The film was released on 31 March 2017.[26]

Charity

Oboli set up a charity organization, The Omoni Oboli Foundation, to support less privileged women and children in Nigeria. The foundation has carried out several projects, including feeding street children in Lagos.[27]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2009 Entanglement with Desmond Elliot, Mercy Johnson, Yemi Blaq
The Figurine Mona with Ramsey Nouah, Kunle Afolayan
2010 Bent Arrows Lola with Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Stella Damasus-Aboderin, Desmond Elliot
Anchor Baby Joyce Unanga with Sam Sarpong
Bursting Out Ini with Desmond Elliot, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Majid Michel
2012 Feathered Dreams Sade with Andrew Rozhen, Philippa Peter-Kubor
2014 Brother's Keeper Mena with Majid Michel
Render to Caesar Alero with Gbenga Akinnagbe
Being Mrs Elliott with Majid Michel, AY, Uru Eke
2015 Lunch Time Heroes Governor's wife with Dakore Akande
The Duplex Adaku with Mike Ezuruonye
As Crazy as it Gets Katherine
The First Lady Michelle with Alexx Ekubo, Yvonne Jegede, Chinedu Ikedieze, Joseph Benjamin
Fifty Maria with Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe Etim and Dakore Akande
2016 Wives on Strike[28] with Chioma Chukwuka, Uche Jombo, Kalu Ikeagwu
Okafor's Law Ejiro with Blossom Chukwujekwu, Gabriel Afolayan, Ufuoma McDermott
2017 The Wedding Party 2 with Adesua Etomi, Banky Wellington, Chiwetalu Agu, Patience Ozokwor
Wives on Strike 2 Mama Ngozi with Chioma Chukwuka, Uche Jombo, Ufuoma McDermott, Toyin Abraham
My Wife and I[29] Ebere Akinyere with Ramsey Nouah
2018 Moms at War Ebubechukwu Ubosi and directed. Starred with Funke Akindele
The Women Teni Michaels
2019 Sugar Rush Mrs. Madueke
Love Is War Hankuri Philips with Richard Mofe-Damijo, Jide Kosoko, Akin Lewis
Òlòturé Alero with Sharon Ooja, Omowumi Dada, Blossom Chukwujekwu,
Wings of a Dove
2021 The Other Side Oghenz directed by Jumoke Olatunde
Clash Nneka with Oscar Atuma, Michelle Akanbi, Percy Anane-Dwumfour
Charlie Charlie
2024 Òlòtūré: The Journey Alero TV series

3 episodes

2024 The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3 Madam Ngozi
2025 Love In Every Word with Uzor Arukwe, Bambam, Osereme Inegbenebor, Daniel Rocky, Thelma Nwosu, Amanda Iriekpen, Susan Jimah

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Category Film Result Ref
2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Anchor Baby Nominated
2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Supporting Actress –English The Women Won [30]

See also

References

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  30. ^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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