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Osas Ighodaro
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Ighodaro at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards in Lagos (2014)
BornOsariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro
(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 35)
New York, United States
NationalityNigerian-American
Alma mater{{Country data
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)Éwn malábó:Marriage
Children1
AwardsSee below
WebsiteOfficial website

Éwn malábó:Template other

Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro (born 26 October 1990), better known as Osas Ighodaro, is a Nigerian-American actress, television host and philanthropist. She won the 2010 Miss Black USA Pageant and founded the Joyful Joy Foundation, a fundraising organization for malaria.[1] Ighodaro emerged as the highest-grossing Nollywood actress of 2018[2] and was awarded Best Actress in a Drama consecutively at the 2022 and 2023 AMVCA for her roles in Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story[3] and Man of God, [4] respectively.

Early life and background

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Ighodaro was born on 26 October 1990 in Bronx, New York, United States, to Nigerian parents of Edo origin. She obtained her degree in Broadcast Journalism with dual minor degrees in Entrepreneurship and Theater from Pennsylvania State University. She further obtained her MA in Fine Arts from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the founder of Imuetinyan Productions.

Career

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Ighodaro began her acting career in New York after graduating college. She started with performing in theatre plays and indie films. In 2012, she moved to Nigeria where she played acting roles in Nollywood films including Adanna in Tinsel.

Since then, she has starred in Cadillac Records, The Smart Money Woman and Gbomo Gbomo Express. Following her performance in Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story and Man of God (2022), she was awarded the Best Actress in a Drama' awards at the 2022 and 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards respectively.

Ighodaro co-hosted The Headies 2022, The Headies 2023, 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and the family show Maltina Dance All.

Personal life

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Ighodaro was married to Gbenro Ajibade in June 2015 and had their first child in 2016.[5] They divorced shortly after.[6]

Filmography

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Osas Ighodaro, Vimbai Mutinhiri and IK Osakioduwa hosting the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Killa Season Shinae Video
Hookers in Revolt Delilah Video
My African Uncle - Short
2007 Luggage Sade's sister (singing voice) Short
2008 Across a Bloodied Ocean Nafisa Short
Cadillac Records Maid
Jewslim Rochelle Whitman
2009 Notorious Party Girl
Park Sharks Neglected Girlfriend
2010 Computer Love Chastity
The Tested Sheena
2011 Computer Love Chastity
He Said, She Said: A Romantic Comedy Donna Video
Psa 64 Woman Scorned 64 Short
2015 The Department Tolu Okoye [7]
Gbomo Gbomo Express Cassandra
Where Children Play Nia
2016 Entreat Margaret
Put a Ring on it Eki
2017 Idahosa Trails Osamuede
Little Drops of Happy Mano Ojo
Wurukum Roundabout -
Countdown Helen
White Pickett Fence Brenda Caldwell Short
2018 New Money Angela Nwachukwu
A Rose for Freddy Kemi
Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons Chidinma
We Don't Live Here Anymore Leslie
King of Boys Sade Bello
2019 My Mfon - an election day story Sola Bassey Short
Bling Lagosians Demidun
Your Excellency Candy
2020 Kenim O Presents: A Second Husband Tope Short
Double Strings Detective Isoken
Mama Drama Mena Drama
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Amara
Ratnik Sarah Bello
2021 Namaste Wahala Preemo [8]
Mamba's Diamond Eloho Action
Keeping Promise Teni Drama
Bad Comments Hilda Comedy
The Ghost and the Tout Too Amoke Comedy / Fantasy
Who Lived at Number 6 Dimma Drama
2022 Man of God Teju [9][10]
Knee Down Ese [11]
Single Not Searching Kai [12][13]
Conversations in Transit Adeola [14]
2023 Love, Lust and Other Things Lydia Danjuma [15][16]
3 Cold Dishes Esosa [17][18][19][20]
2024 When Love Strikes Tinuke [21]
Olufemi Kareemat
Someone Like You Ciarra Drama
Breakthrough Ada
Safari Nkiru

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Conviction Desmond's Date Episode: "Breakup"
2007 Law & Order Model Episode: "Bling"
2010 Meet the Browns Nurse Mileen Episode: "Meet the Unwelcome Back"
2012 12 Steps to Recovery Jellybean Episode: "Jellybean and Things"
Tinsel Adanna (Danni) Recurring cast: season 5
2013-14 Parallels Ruth Marshall Main cast
2013-15 Maltina Dance All Herself/host TV series
2018 EVE (Africa Magic) Sylvia TV series
2019 Shuga Sergeant Iyanu Main cast: season 7
2020 Assistant Madams Chioma Main cast
The Smart Money Woman[22] Zuri Main cast

9 episodes

2021 King of Boys: The Return of the King Sade Bello Recurring cast

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company
2017 Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Malaika BAP Productions
2017 Wedding Blues Joke Lagos Theatre Festival
2016 Sarafina Mary Masumbuko AFRIFF
2014 For Colored Girls (Nigerian Adaptation) Lady in Purple Fly Time Productions
2011 Dolores (by Edward Allen Baker) Dolores Actors Studio Drama School
2010 Underground Queen Poetic Theatre Production
2008 Platanos Y Collard Greens Malady Between the Lines Productions
2006 Revenge of a King Afi NYC Fringe
2005 Joe Turner's Come and Gone Martha Pentecost August Wilson Play Festival
2005 The Colored Museum Lawanda / Model Citizen Bank Theatre
2005 Ladies Night at the Cotton Club Josephine Baker Loaves & Fish Repertory
2003 Shades of Black and Grey Mia PSU Union Theatre

Awards and nominations

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Year Event Category Work Result Ref
2010 Miss Black USA Pageant Miss Black USA 2010 Éwn malábó:Won [23]
2014 ELOY Awards Actress of the Year - TV Tinsel Éwn malábó:Won [24]
2015 Green October La Mode Magazine Awards Humanitarian Award Joyful Joy Foundation Éwn malábó:Won [25]
ELOY Awards Brand Ambassador of the Year Polo Avenue; Konga.com Éwn malábó:Won [26]
Actress of the Year - Film The Department Éwn malábó:Nominated
2016 Golden Movie Awards Golden Supporting Actress ''Gbomo Gbomo Express Éwn malábó:Nominated [27]
2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Supporting Actress of The Year Éwn malábó:Won [28]
2021 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Éwn malábó:Nominated [29]
Best Kiss in a Movie Éwn malábó:Nominated [29]
Her Network - Woman of the Year Awards Woman of the Year in Entertainment Éwn malábó:Won [30]
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress in A Drama Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Éwn malábó:Won [31]
Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Man of God Éwn malábó:Nominated [32]
2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series Man of God Éwn malábó:Won [33][34]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Malaria Deadly Toll". Huffington Post. 25 ochu ekele 2016. Retrieved 25 ochu ekele 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria's top 10 highest earning actors made N3.5 billion in 2018". 17 ochu ekele 2019. Archived from the original on 17 ochu ekele 2019. Retrieved 17 ochu ekele 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro win big - Full list of all di winners from 2022 AMVCA". BBC News Pidgin. 14 ochu ekelu 2022. Retrieved 26 ochu ekebie 2022.
  4. ↑ "Osas Ighodaro wins Best Actress at AMVCA 2023". Vanguard Nigeria. 20 ochu ekelu 2023. Retrieved 20 ochu ekelu 2023.
  5. ↑ Adebayo, Tireni (1 ochu ekegwa–oka 2018). "Gbenro Ajibade & Osas Ighodaro go separate ways as marriage hits the rock". Kemi Filani News (in British English). Retrieved 22 ochu eketa 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  6. ↑ "Gbenro Ajibade calls out wife, Osas Ighodaro on Instagram over neglect of their child". www.pulse.ng (in American English). 17 ochu ekeji 2019. Retrieved 22 ochu eketa 2019.
  7. ↑ "Watch Osas Ighodaro, OC Ukeje, Majid Michel in trailer". ThePulse.ng. 16 ochu ajodudu 2015. Archived from the original on 20 ochu eketa 2017. Retrieved 16 ochu ajodudu 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bollywood and Nollywood collide in a tale of a big fat Indian-Nigerian wedding". CNN. 17 ochu ekeji 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bolanle Austen Peters confirms first Netflix Original 'The Man of God'". 17 ochu eketa 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bolanle Austen Peters features Osas Ighodaro in 'Man of God'". 22 ochu eketa 2022.
  11. ↑ "Falz features Osas Ighodaro and Chike in new short film 'Knee Down'". 14 ochu ekebie 2022.
  12. ↑ "Check out BTS photos from new Nollywood & Hollywood collaboration 'Single Not Searching'". 16 ochu ekebie 2021.
  13. ↑ Simon, Jordan. "Alex Trebek Suggested A Black Woman, Laura Coates, To Replace Him On 'Jeopardy' And No One Listened - Blavity". Blavity News & Entertainment.
  14. ↑ "Rogers Ofime wraps up production for 'Conversations in Transit'". 28 ochu ekeji 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ramsey Nouah, Osas Ighodaro steal the show in 'Love, Lust & Other Things' trailer". 16 ochu ekefa 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ramsey Nouah, Osas Ighodaro Star in Romantic Feature Directed By Kayode Kasum". 16 ochu ekefa 2023.
  17. ↑ "Osas Ighodaro, Wale Ojo, Femi Jacobs to Star in Asurf Oluseyi's '3 Cold Dishes' – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com.
  18. ↑ "Here's what you Need to know about Asurf Oluseyi's '3 Cold Dishes'". 11 ochu ekele 2023.
  19. ↑ "Asurf Oluseyi's "3 Cold Dishes" Begins Production With Osas Ighodaro, Wale Ojo - Nollywire". 10 ochu ekele 2023.
  20. ↑ Ademola, Bisi (1 ochu ekefa 2024). "3 Cold Dishes: Everything To Know About Burna Boy's Movie | African Folder".
  21. ↑ "Inkblot Productions Encloses 2023 Movie Slate With Nancy Isime & Natse Jemide Led Titles". 22 ochu ekegwa–oka 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  22. ↑ "Osas Ajibade stars in The Smart Money Woman series - P.M. News". pmnewsnigeria.com. 17 ochu ekelu 2019. Retrieved 17 ochu ekela 2021.
  23. ↑ "2010 Miss Black USA Crowned". News.cn. Wang Guanqun. Archived from the original on 15 ochu ekegwa 2010. Retrieved 10 ochu ekejo 2010.
  24. ↑ "Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards Seyi Shay, Toke Makinwa, Mo'Cheddah, DJ Cuppy, Others Nominated". Pulse Nigeria. Chinedu Adiele. 20 ochu ekegwa 2014. Archived from the original on 3 ochu ekebie 2017. Retrieved 20 ochu ekegwa 2014.
  25. ↑ "Green October 2Face, Tony Elumelu, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, others recognized at humanitarian/fashion show". pulse.ng. Chinedu Adiele. 7 ochu ekegwa 2015. Archived from the original on 9 ochu ekegwa 2015. Retrieved 7 ochu ekegwa 2015.
  26. ↑ "Osas Ighodaro Emerges Brand Ambassador of the Year at ELOY Awards". thenet.ng. Kayode Badmus. Retrieved 30 ochu ekegwa–oka 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  27. ↑ "Full List of nominees for 2016 Golden Movie Awards Africa". Ghanaweb.com. 25 ochu ekelu 2016. Retrieved 25 ochu ekelu 2016.
  28. ↑ "Nollywood Actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade wins Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 NEA Awards". African Hub Naija. Ngozi Ann. Archived from the original on 2 ochu ekegwa 2016. Retrieved 5 ochu ekela 2016.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "BON Awards unveils 2021 list of nominees -". The Eagle Online (in American English). 12 ochu ekela 2021. Retrieved 17 ochu ekela 2021.
  30. ↑ "Winners at 5th Her Network Woman of the Year Awards 2021 -". The Pulse.ng (in American English). 12 ochu ekela 2021. Retrieved 31 ochu ekegwe–eji 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  31. ↑ "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 ochu eketa 2022.
  32. ↑ "The Man of God Bags 9 nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards". 24 ochu ekela 2022.
  33. ↑ "Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees". AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees (in English). Retrieved 23 ochu ekele 2023.[مردہ ربط]
  34. ↑ Kalu, Esther (20 ochu ekelu 2023). "AMVCA 2023: Osas Ighodaro, Tobi Bakre, Bimbo Ademoye win big (FULL WINNERS LIST)". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 21 ochu ekelu 2023.


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