- Omoni Oboli
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Omoni Oboli Born Mosogar, Delta State, Nigeria[1] Occupation Actress, scriptwriter, producer[2] Years active 1996 — present Omoni Oboli is a Nigerian actress and producer. In 2010 she 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.[1][2][3][4] She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards.[5][6][7]
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Career
Oboli studied Foreign Languages at the University of Benin majoring in French. In 1996, while still at the university, she shot her first films. Shen then took a 10 year break, got married, and returned to the screen in 2009 with the movie Entanglement. 2010 saw Oboli feature in the award-winning film The Figurine, which won the Best Picture award at the 2010 African Movie Academy Awards.[1][8][9]
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 References
- ^ a b c Adebayo, Segun (6 February 2011). "Forget about my trip to Dubai - Omoni Oboli". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/index.php/glitz/3096-forget-about-my-trip-to-dubai-omoni-oboli. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ a b Medeme, Ovwe (9 September 2009). "Nigeria: Sexual Harassment Not Peculiar to Nollywood -Omoni". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/200909090465.html?viewall=1. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "Nigeria: Actress Rejects N90 Million, Shuns Nude Role in Hollywood". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). 23 May 2009. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905250507.html. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "LAMA 2010 (II) Winners". Loa Angeles, USA: The Los Angeles Film Awards. http://www.thelamovieawards.com/2010_%28II%29_Winners_.html. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Salawu, Femi (21 August 2010). "The Nation - Money can wait, building my home is more important". The Nation (Lagos, Nigeria). http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/sunday-magazine/screen/10417.html. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "AMAA Nominations 2011". African Movie Academy Award. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ "AMAA Reveals Nominations List, Articles". This Day (Nigeria) (Lagos, Nigeria). 28 February 2011. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/amaa-reveals-nominations-list/86985/. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Njoku, Benjamin (6 June 2009). "Nigeria: Oboli - Boom Time for Anti-Nude Actress". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. http://allafrica.com/stories/200906080194.html. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ Oyetayo, Adeshina (31 December 2010). "2011: The emerging forces". The Punch (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?datex=12/31/2010&theartic=Art201012310501068. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
External links
Categories:- Living people
- People from Delta State
- Nigerian actors
- African actor stubs
- Nigerian people stubs
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