Genevieve Nnaji

Acting

Genevieve Nnaji

Born May 3, 1979 (age 47)

Genevieve Nnaji (born 3 May 1979)[2] is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood.

Known For

Sacred LiesSacred Lies · 2011
Sacred Lies
2011
Movie
A femme fatale who has a sweet and chaste veneer is in fact a ruthless hustler who will go to any length to make money. She fronts a children’s charity alongside her Archbishop Grandfather which they use to traffic children’s organs amidst other criminal activity. [parts 1-2]
Weekend GetawayWeekend Getaway · 2013
Weekend Getaway
7.02013
MovieDrama
A bored bachelor meeting his online love, a married couple looking to revive the spark in their relationship and a wealthy cougar descend upon the tropical paradise that is Le Meridian Hotel in Akwa Ibom for a weekend getaway.
FarmingFarming · 2018
Farming
6.22018
MovieDrama
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Private SinPrivate Sin · 2003
Private Sin
2003
Movie
Pastor Jake combines the oil business of his father Chief Tamuno and his church and is successful in it. The only thing wrong in his life is his wife, 'Faith'
PassionsPassions · 2003
Passions
2003
MovieDrama
A forlorn girl with terminal cancer is desperate to die in the arms of the man that she loves. He however is married and although the marriage is dead, his wife refuses to divorce him.
Half of a Yellow SunHalf of a Yellow Sun · 2013
Half of a Yellow Sun
5.02013
MovieRomanceDrama
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.
Girls CotGirls Cot · 2006
Girls Cot
2006
Movie
Four young women blackmail and scam numerous government officials.
The Mirror BoyThe Mirror Boy · 2011
The Mirror Boy
6.02011
MovieFantasyAdventure
The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. After a bruising spiritual rite of passage, The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey, but not all is what it seems.

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The Mirror BoyThe Mirror Boy · 2011
The Mirror Boy
6.02011
MovieFantasyAdventure
The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. After a bruising spiritual rite of passage, The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey, but not all is what it seems.

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