Omowumi Dada

Omowunmi Dada
Born (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 35)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Omowunmi Dada (Listenⓘ) (born 2 October 1989) is a Nigerian actress,[1] best known for her role as Folake in the M-Net television series Jemeji.[2] She was also cast in the 2017 Yoruba language film Somewhere in the Dark, which won the award for Best Indigenous Film at the 2017 AMVCA Awards,[3] and for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards in 2017.[4] In 2018, Dada played the voice of the titular character in Nigeria's first animation full-length feature film, Sade.[5]

Omowunmi Dada is also a voice-over artist, presenter, and model. The talented actress aspires to be a movie director and producer someday. Also, she is a brand ambassador for Jumia Nigeria.

  1. ^ "AMVCA 2022: Movies, actors that got double nominations". Vanguard News. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ Onoshe, Nwabuikwu (11 March 2018). "The gift of Jemeji". Punch Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. ^ Ibrahim, Tanko (5 March 2017). "AMVCA 2017: See full list of winners". Punch Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ Izuzu, Chibumga (7 September 2017). "Bolanle Ninalowo, IK Ogbonna, Rachel Okonkwo, Omowumi Dada, "What Lies Within" among nominees". Pulse Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ^ Irungu, Rapheal (27 May 2018). "Acting has opened difficult doors for me –Omowunmi Dada". The Sun Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 6 April 2019.