Abiodun Duro-Ladipo

Abiodun Duro-Ladipo
Born
Abiodun Duro-Ladipo

1941
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
OccupationActoress
SpouseLadipo

Abiodun Duro-Ladipopronunciationⓘ (born 1941) is a Nigerian actress and singer [1] of noble Yoruba birth. In 1963, she joined the theatre company of Duro Ladipo, whom she married the following year. Acting in her husband's epic plays, she was particularly successful in the role of Oya in Oba Koso and in the title role of Moremi.[2] In the 1960s and early 1970s, she appeared across Europe at several international festivals. Since her husband's death in 1978, Abiodun has appeared in Nigerian television series and in films promoting African culture, once again playing Moremi in the 2009 film of the same name.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Duro Ladipo | Nigerian dramatist and composer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ^ Sowole, Tajudeen (14 July 2019). "Moremi, the challenge of capturing the heroine in painting, sculpture". The Guardian (Nigeria): Guardian Arts. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Henry Louis Gates (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  4. ^ Abiodun, Taiwo (26 February 2018). "Why I did not remarry, Chief Abiodun Duro-Ladipo". Taiwo's World. Retrieved 16 May 2020.