Nollywood actress, Omotola Jolaade-Ekeinde, has made the list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The TIME Magazine, in its 2013 edition of TIME 100, released on Thursday, which encompasses world leaders, pioneers, artistes and other titanic figures, listed Omotola on its Icon List.
It includes the likes of United States First Lady, Michelle Obama; Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton; Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi; 15-year-old Pakistani activist shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai; and Beyonce.
She was named the queen of Nollywood.
Click to see the full list here - Time100.time.
And this is what TIME wrote about her...
The world’s most productive English-language film industry is not Hollywood but Nollywood. The teeming Nigerian cinema grinds out some 2,500 movies a year, mostly direct-to-DVD quickies
mixing melodrama, music and an evangelical Christian spin. (Think Bollywood via Tyler Perry.)
Employing a million Nigerians, Nollywood enthralls millions more who come for the thrills, the uplift and the artful agitations of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde — the Queen of Nollywood.
Called OmoSexy by her fans, she has made 300 or so features, from the 1996 Mortal Inheritance to the 2010 superproduction Ijé, shot partly on location in Los Angeles. Married to an airline pilot she wed on a flight from Lagos to Benin, Jalade-Ekeinde brings a juggler’s grace to her roles as actress, singer, reality-show star, mother of four and philanthropist (the Omotola Youth Empowerment Programme).
Success hasn’t spoiled Africa’s most renowned leading lady. Rather than going Hollywood, Omotola wants to stay Nollywood.
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That is a nice one for omosexy, it is a great privilege i must congratulate for this and am wishing her all the very best.
ReplyDeleteOmotola. My sister. God has indeed blessed u. u did not use your own beauty for negativity. I respect u. you are indeed a role model and all Nigerian women should be proud of you.
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Congrats! Omosexiest
ReplyDeleteThis lady, 'Motola is not a noise maker but her works, commitments and dedication exposed her.
ReplyDeleteShe is a committed wife and mother-these show in her attitude and manner.
She is an actress of repute with no-known scandals in the press.
I love you dear, keep it up. You are indeed an ambassador.
@Fred 12:42PM
ReplyDeleteU are right....She is,noiseless,scandal free,manner packed.
Those are the secret of her success.
Congratulations!
Welcome to the club it's a pity
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