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Genevieve Nnaji

Date of birth: 1979-05-03

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

Also known as: جنویو نناجی

Genevieve Nnaji

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Mirror Boy
3

The Mirror Boy

2011-06-10

The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tij

Girls Cot
0

Girls Cot

2006-01-01

Four young women blackmail and scam numerous government officials.

Doctor Bello
3

Doctor Bello

2013-02-22

Cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant forms an unlikely bond with seven year old Sam and becomes desp

Sympathy
3.5

Sympathy

2004-01-01

This Nigerian movie is about The ‘OGBANJE’ that is a well-known phenomenon in some African society,

A Piece of Flesh
0

A Piece of Flesh

2007-01-01

A born again Christian girl, Ifeoma (Genevieve Nnaji), is faced with the ultimate dilemma when her b

Half of a Yellow Sun
2.4

Half of a Yellow Sun

2013-09-08

An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly i

30 Days
0

30 Days

2006-04-30

There is uneasy tension in the land. Someone is killing off corrupt government officials. The press

Jealous Lovers
0

Jealous Lovers

2003-01-01

A romantic film from Nigeria

Private Sin
0

Private Sin

2003-07-01

Pastor Jake combines the oil business of his father Chief Tamuno and his church and is successful in

Formidable Force
0

Formidable Force

2002-01-01

A prominent man running for public office is also the brain behind an international ammunition smugg

Ijé: The Journey
3

Ijé: The Journey

2010-04-01

Anya's dream turned into a nightmare when she was accused of killing 3 men. For her to regain her fr

Rip-Off
0

Rip-Off

2005-01-01

Crime melodrama from nollywood about blackmail.

Rip-Off 2
0

Rip-Off 2

2005-01-01

Part two of the nollywood crime melodrama.

Sharon Stone
0

Sharon Stone

2002-01-01

A callous playgirl suffers the consequences when her lifestyle undermined her chances with the one m

Sacred Lies
0

Sacred Lies

2011-01-01

A femme fatale who has a sweet and chaste veneer is in fact a ruthless hustler who will go to any le

Bursting Out
0

Bursting Out

2010-01-01

A successful business woman falls in love with a dispatch rider but the huge difference in their soc

Road to Yesterday
3.3

Road to Yesterday

2015-11-27

Victoria returns to Nigeria from the UK to help estranged husband Izu cope with his uncle's death. H

Blood Sister
4.8

Blood Sister

2003-01-01

Jealous Esther does everything she can to make virtuous Gloria look bad. She tells lies, and comes t

Games Women Play
0

Games Women Play

2005-01-01

Emma (Damasus-Aboderin), Candace (Genevieve Nnaji) and Yvonne (Jalade-Ekeinde) have been friends sin

Amina
0

Amina

2008-01-01

The contestation is on in the kings palace. Okwelu is accused of stealing, an offence that calls for

Sister's Love
0

Sister's Love

2008-01-01

Before a father forbids his child to call him father, then the child might have committed a grievous

Passions
0

Passions

2003-10-22

A forlorn girl with terminal cancer is desperate to die in the arms of the man that she loves. He ho

Weekend Getaway
3.5

Weekend Getaway

2013-05-31

A bored bachelor meeting his online love, a married couple looking to revive the spark in their rela

Lionheart
3.1

Lionheart

2018-09-08

In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must f

Farming
3.1

Farming

2018-09-08

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed o

Letters to a Stranger
0

Letters to a Stranger

2007-01-01

Talking to a stranger can be very therapeutic for the fact that you can say exactly how you feel wit

Not Man Enough
0

Not Man Enough

2003-01-01

The trials and tribulations of a playboy who must learn to settle down.

Super Love
0

Super Love

A prince (Ramsey Nouah) returns to his village to search for a bride. He falls in love with a girl (