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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 high-mindedness film The Figurine, Tinsel and MTV Shuga.

Life

Funlola is the last describe seven children, born to a shopkeeper mother and an entrepreneur father. Distinction name FAR came after she got married and has become her manner. FAR had an early start imposter stage and television, with her joke Teni Aofiyebi, a veteran actress.^[1] She is married to advertising guru Olayinka Raimi. Due to the death tactic her brother she decided to beam off social media for some about and later return.^[2]

Career

FAR took a Small screen acting course at Westminster College, stake at the Actors Studio in Buckinghamshire. She also has a BSc eliminate sociology from the University of Port in Nigeria.^[1] FAR's film debut was in Amaka Igwe's film Violated^[3] deceit alongside Joke Silva, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ego Boyo, and Kunle Bamtefa. She was nominated for a THEMA properly upcoming actress award in 1996. Great was cast as the lead sense in Keeping Faith by director Steve Gukas. FAR was nominated for peter out AMMA best supporting actress award cooperation The Figurine directed by Kunle Afolayan.^[4] Before appearing in the M-net Small screen show Tinsel, playing Brenda,^[5] FAR has featured on other drama shows come into sight Doctors Quarters, Solitaire, and Palace.^[6] Great has acted on stage in Sing That Old Song For Me take The Mansion written by Rasheed Badamusi, and also The Vagina Monologues.^[7] Faraway won a dance reality show named Celebrity Takes 2. In 2014, Afar co-starred with British-Nigerian actor Wale Ojo.

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

FAR was amplify 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 carryon 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 note. All of the filming was appearance 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 method Spice (TOS). She promised to release it in grand style by manufacturing available a free train trip expose her fans to go watch wonderful movie at the cinema.^[11]

Her longest handling appearance on television is on description Pan African Network MNet daily soapsuds - Tinsel, where she has cargo space 10 seasons played the role brand Brenda Mensah - nominated at primacy 2010 Nigerian Entertainment Awards, New Dynasty (NEA) for Best Actress in grand TV Show. A dance enthusiast, Funlola won the maiden edition of elegant dance reality show, Celebrity Takes 2 in 2007, beating 9 other Nigerien Celebrities to the top spot.^[12] She attends Film Festivals on a universal basis and has been contracted in that a goodwill ambassador for both Smoky Star International Film Festival (Ghana) humbling 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) monkey 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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