Funke Akindele Net Worth, Husband, Age and Biography

Funkẹ Akindele popularly known as Jenifa is a notable Nollywood actress. Read further for detailed information about Funke Akindele Net Worth, Husband, Age, and Biography.

Also, Funkẹ Akindele runs an NGO called Jenifa Foundation which helps young people with vocational skills.

Before we dive further into Funke Akindele Net Worth, Husband, Age and Biography, below is a table of quick information about Funke.

Funke Akindele Biography/Wiki
Full Name	Funke Akindele Bello
Age	44( 2022)
Date of Birth	August 24, 1977
Net Worth	$7,600,000
Nickname	Jenifa
Husband	Abdul Rasheed Bello (JJC Skillz)
Education	Law (University of Lagos)
Movies	Jenifa Emi Abata Industreet Apoti Orogun Isokan Jenifa’s diary Omo Ghetto

Funke Akindele Net Worth

The lively actress, Funke Akindele’s net worth is a whopping $7.6 million. Consequently, she’s categorized among the richest Nollywood actresses in Nigeria.

Moving forward, we will read about Funke Akindele’s Childhood and Education as a part of her Biography.

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Childhood and Education

Funke Akindele whose full name is Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde Bello also known as Jenifa is a Nollywood actress and a producer. She was born and bred on the 24th of August, 1977 in Ikorodu, Lagos as the second child of her parents, Mr & Mrs. Akindele. She’s from a family of four children, she has three siblings, two females, and a male.

Also, she enrolled at Grace Children School Gbagada in Lagos State then she proceeded to obtain a National Diploma ND in Mass Communication from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic MAPOLY. Subsequently, she bagged a Law Degree from the University of Lagos.

Funke Akindele Age

Funke Akindele is presently 44 as she was born on 1977, August 24 and she will be celebrating her 45th birthday on the 24th of August, 2022.

Career

Funke Akindele after her ND, dabbled into journalism before she ventured into acting. The comic Actress is known to have starred in the popular United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)- I Need to Know, 1998_2002 which she played the role of an intelligent secondary school student.

Eventually, she had her breakthrough in 2008 in the movie titled Jenifa which earned her the nickname ‘Jenifa’. So far, Jenifa has been able to garner a good reputation as she is an optimistic woman of mission and vision.

Furthermore, The veteran actress is talented and intelligent and she has featured, produced, and scripted in more than 200 movies.

She is widely known for her two famous TV series, Jenifa’s diary where she featured Falz, Fisayo Ajisola, Juliana Oloyede, etc and it also earned her The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards as the Best Actress in Comedy, and Ayetoro Town where she featured Broda Shaggi, Timini and many more.

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In addition, Funke Akindele founded a Non-governmental Organization NGO and she is the CEO of Scene One Film Production.

Funke Akindele’s movie ‘Omo Ghetto’ in the 2021 Africa Movie Academy Awards, broke the four-year record laid by Kemi Adetiba’s movie, ‘The Wedding Party for it maintained the number one spot for three weeks in succession.

The lively actress is a brand ambassador, she signed for Keystone Bank in 2018 and also signed an endorsement deal with a company that manufactures detergent and bar soaps.

However, Funke Akindele has acted alongside renowned actors and actresses like Odunlade Adekola, Mide Funmi Martins, Femi Adebayo, Adebayo Salami, Juliana Oloyede, Iyabo Ọjọ, Eniola Badmus, Falz, Alex Ekkubo, Toyin Aimakhu, Akin Lewis, Helen Paul, Deyemi Okanlawon, Osas Ighodaro, Ini Edo, Rachel Oniga, Joke Silva, Rahama Sadau, Kate Henshaw, Patience Ozokwor and many more.

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Funke Akindele Movies

To enumerate, here is a list of some Funke Akindele movies:

• Akandun
• Agbefo
• Apaadi
• Bolode O’ Ku
• Dwindle
• Chief Daddy
• Egun
• Jenifa
• Emi Abata
• Industreet
• Apoti Orogun
• Isokan
• Jenifa’s diary
• Married but Living Single
• Love Wahala
• Double Trouble
• Taiwo Taiwo
• Oba Irawo
• Mums at War
• Farayola
• Ladies Gang
• Omo Ghetto
• My Siblings and I
• Your Excellency
• Osunwon Eda
• Maami
• Omo Ghetto Saga
• Maku
• Atanpako meta
• Return of Jenifa
• Kakaki ‘leku
• Anointed Liars
• Who’s the Boss
• A Trip to Jamaica
• Baye se Nlo
• Omo Pupa
• Ajé Metta
• Omo Pupa

Awards

Funke Akindele is an award-winning actress. In the 2009 Academy Movie Awards and Nigeria Entertainment Awards, she won Best Actress in the lead role (Jenifa).

The following year, in the 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards she was nominated as the Best Actress in Leading Role. In the 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Nollywood Movies Awards she won the Best Actress in Indigenous Movies.

Furthermore, In the 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards, Zulu African Academy Awards, and the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards, she won the Best Actress in English. In the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, she won the Best Actress in Leading Role and Comedy.

Also, In the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and Nigeria Entertainment Awards, she won the Best Actress (series). In the same year, she won Naija FM Awards, Africa Entertainment Legend Awards, Ghana Movies Awards she won the Sitcom of the Year, Best Actress in Comedy, Best Actress of the Year, and Best Actress Africa Collaboration respectively.

In addition, She won the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards as the Best TV series Actress and Best Actress in Comedy Movie and Series. She also won the Most Popular Actress and Most Searched Actress in the 2021 Net Honours. Afterward, she was nominated for the 2021 Africa Movie Academy Awards as the Best Actress in Leading Role.

Family is a significant part of Funke Akindele Biography, let’s read about Funke Akindele’s husband, children, parents, and siblings.

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Funke Akindele Husband

Funke has reportedly been in a failed marriage with her ex-husband Oloyede Kehinde Adéọlá whom they divorced barely a year after their wedding in 2013 and currently, the comic Actress is legally married to a famous Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz whose name is Abdul Rasheed Bello.

Funke Akindele’s Marriage to JJC Skillz

After the actress’ first failed marriage, she decided to give love another chance and she got married to Abdulrazak Rasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz. They reportedly had a secret marriage in London in the year 2016.

The notable actress has senior wives and stepchildren but happily, she is a mother of twin boys, and not really much is known about the young kids.

Parents and Siblings

Funmi Akindele is the second child of a family of six, her father, the late Mr. Akindele who retired as a school principal before his death in 2019 and her mother, Doctor Adebanjo Akindele who is a successful doctor, and her three Siblings, two females, Olubunmi and Abimbola Akindele and her only brother, Poga Akindele who is also in the movie industry. They all grew up together in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Summary of Funke Akindele Net Worth, Husband, Age, and Biography

Funke Akindele is a 44-year-old versatile actress who is also a mother of two. She is a happily married woman and Funke Akindele Net Worth is $7.6 million.

Funke Akindele is lawfully married to Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz.

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