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OMONI OBOLI Biography - 10 Big Facts You Didn't Know About The Nigerian Actress & Filmmaker
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No. 10. Omoni Oboli was born on 22nd April 1978 in Benin City, Edo State to parents from Mosogar, a kingdom in Sapele, Delta State. She grew up in Warri Delta State and attended Delta Steel Company Primary School as well as the Delta Steel Company Technical High School.
No 9. For her higher education, Omon Oboli attended the prestigious University of Benin (UNIBEN) and graduated with a second-class upper degree in Foreign Languages majoring in French Language. Following an initial stint in Nollywood in the mid-1990s, Omoni decided to hone her skills at New York Film Academy where she obtained a certificate in digital filmmaking in 2000.
No. 8. You now probably have an idea that Omoni Oboli was not relatively new to Nollywood as many thought. No. The actress had a brief stint with the Nigerian film industry before disappearing to face other priorities. Her debut film was in the 1996 film “Bitter Encounter”, where she played the role of a secretary. That same year, she also appeared in “Shame”, “Not My Will”, “Destined To Die” and “Another Campus Tale”. The pointers suggested that Omoni was set to have a successful Nollywood career.
No 7. Omoni Oboli was the first Nollywood actress to win the Best Actress Award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and at the Harlem International Film Festival. The actress won the awards for her portrayal of Joyce Unanga in the 2010 film, Anchor Baby. The film written, directed and produced by Lonzo Nzekwe tells the story of Joyce (played by Omoni) who had been ordered to leave the United States but decided to hide to give birth to her baby in America to guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for the unborn child.
No 6. Omoni Oboli grew up in a broken home. According to the actress, her parents broke up when she was a baby and she never knew “her parents together”, as she described it. Both her parents are now dead. Her father, Chief Matthew Ukey, died in an auto accident on 5 May 2017. He was a retired Permanent Secretary and a member of the Delta State Civil Service Commission. Her mother died much earlier than that. Omoni makes frequent references to her mother and how she greatly influenced her.
No 5. Omoni returned to acting in the 2009 film Entanglement after an extended absence that stretched over a decade. The film also starred Desmond Elliot and Mercy Johnson. She also played a major role in Kunle Afolayan’s 2009 award-winning film, The Figurine, which also stars her son, Tobe Oboli.
No 4. Fans of the screen goddess will know that Omoni Oboli is also a notable filmmaker with several directing credits to her name. Her directorial debut was in the 2014 comedy, Being Mrs Elliot. She followed that in 2015 with The First Lady. However, Omoni Oboli’s earliest most popular film as a director and producer was Wives on Strike (2016), which she also starred in alongside popular actresses like Uche Jumbo, Chioma Akpotha, Ufuoma McDermott, Sola Sobowale and Kehinde Bankole. Kalu Ikeagwu, Julius Agwu and Kenneth Okonkwo also starred in the film. Omoni Oboli is also credited to writing most of the screenplays for the movies she directed and produced under her Dioni Vision Entertainment. Her films are also among the highest Nollywood grossing films of all time.
No 3. The filmmaker also runs a charity organization through her Omoni Oboli Foundation, founded in 2012. The foundation aims to take care of less privileged women and children. Her foundation partners with Child Lifeline, an NGO that cares for street children by providing them with food and shelter. To mark her 40th birthday in 2018, the foundation launched the Lizzy Kitchen’s project designed to feed 500 street kids in Lagos state every week. However, it is not clear how many weeks the programme lasted.
No 2. Did you know that Omoni’s popular 2018 film, Moms At War, was inspired by her late mom? Yes, the actress revealed this in an interview with The Cable during the premiere of the film on 12th August 2018.
No 1. Omoni Oboli spent over ten years away from Nollywood. Following her promising early start, the actress disappeared from our screens. During this time, she attended the New York Films Academy and got married shortly after to her husband Nnamdi Oboli in March 2000. The marriage is blessed with three sons. Her first child, Tobe, was born in October 2001, her second son Gozi was born in July 2013 while her last-child, Chizi, was born in March 2005. Omoni Oboli appears to be in a happy place in her family.
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No 9. For her higher education, Omon Oboli attended the prestigious University of Benin (UNIBEN) and graduated with a second-class upper degree in Foreign Languages majoring in French Language. Following an initial stint in Nollywood in the mid-1990s, Omoni decided to hone her skills at New York Film Academy where she obtained a certificate in digital filmmaking in 2000.
No. 8. You now probably have an idea that Omoni Oboli was not relatively new to Nollywood as many thought. No. The actress had a brief stint with the Nigerian film industry before disappearing to face other priorities. Her debut film was in the 1996 film “Bitter Encounter”, where she played the role of a secretary. That same year, she also appeared in “Shame”, “Not My Will”, “Destined To Die” and “Another Campus Tale”. The pointers suggested that Omoni was set to have a successful Nollywood career.
No 7. Omoni Oboli was the first Nollywood actress to win the Best Actress Award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and at the Harlem International Film Festival. The actress won the awards for her portrayal of Joyce Unanga in the 2010 film, Anchor Baby. The film written, directed and produced by Lonzo Nzekwe tells the story of Joyce (played by Omoni) who had been ordered to leave the United States but decided to hide to give birth to her baby in America to guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for the unborn child.
No 6. Omoni Oboli grew up in a broken home. According to the actress, her parents broke up when she was a baby and she never knew “her parents together”, as she described it. Both her parents are now dead. Her father, Chief Matthew Ukey, died in an auto accident on 5 May 2017. He was a retired Permanent Secretary and a member of the Delta State Civil Service Commission. Her mother died much earlier than that. Omoni makes frequent references to her mother and how she greatly influenced her.
No 5. Omoni returned to acting in the 2009 film Entanglement after an extended absence that stretched over a decade. The film also starred Desmond Elliot and Mercy Johnson. She also played a major role in Kunle Afolayan’s 2009 award-winning film, The Figurine, which also stars her son, Tobe Oboli.
No 4. Fans of the screen goddess will know that Omoni Oboli is also a notable filmmaker with several directing credits to her name. Her directorial debut was in the 2014 comedy, Being Mrs Elliot. She followed that in 2015 with The First Lady. However, Omoni Oboli’s earliest most popular film as a director and producer was Wives on Strike (2016), which she also starred in alongside popular actresses like Uche Jumbo, Chioma Akpotha, Ufuoma McDermott, Sola Sobowale and Kehinde Bankole. Kalu Ikeagwu, Julius Agwu and Kenneth Okonkwo also starred in the film. Omoni Oboli is also credited to writing most of the screenplays for the movies she directed and produced under her Dioni Vision Entertainment. Her films are also among the highest Nollywood grossing films of all time.
No 3. The filmmaker also runs a charity organization through her Omoni Oboli Foundation, founded in 2012. The foundation aims to take care of less privileged women and children. Her foundation partners with Child Lifeline, an NGO that cares for street children by providing them with food and shelter. To mark her 40th birthday in 2018, the foundation launched the Lizzy Kitchen’s project designed to feed 500 street kids in Lagos state every week. However, it is not clear how many weeks the programme lasted.
No 2. Did you know that Omoni’s popular 2018 film, Moms At War, was inspired by her late mom? Yes, the actress revealed this in an interview with The Cable during the premiere of the film on 12th August 2018.
No 1. Omoni Oboli spent over ten years away from Nollywood. Following her promising early start, the actress disappeared from our screens. During this time, she attended the New York Films Academy and got married shortly after to her husband Nnamdi Oboli in March 2000. The marriage is blessed with three sons. Her first child, Tobe, was born in October 2001, her second son Gozi was born in July 2013 while her last-child, Chizi, was born in March 2005. Omoni Oboli appears to be in a happy place in her family.
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