14 Facts About Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award.

Genevieve Nnaji attended Methodist Girls College, before proceeding to the University of Lagos, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in creative arts.

Genevieve Nnaji started her acting career as a child actor in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples at the age of 8.

In 2004, Genevieve Nnaji signed a recording contract with EKB Records; a Ghanaian record label, and released her debut album One Logologo Line.

In 2004, Genevieve Nnaji was with the most votes after contending with other celebrities for the search for the face of Lux in 2004.

In 2009, Genevieve Nnaji was one of the best-paid female actor in Nollywood.

Genevieve Nnaji was the first actor to be awarded as Best Actress by the Censors Board of Nigeria in 2003.

In November 2015, Genevieve Nnaji produced her first movie called Road to Yesterday, later winning Best Movie Overall -West Africa at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.

In January 2018, it was reported that Genevieve Nnaji would be replacing Funke Akindele as a member of the Dora Milaje in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.

Genevieve Nnaji is against early marriages for the girl child.

Genevieve Nnaji has featured in several commercials, including Pronto and Omo detergent.

In 2008, Nnaji launched the clothing line "St Genevieve", which donates its proceeds to charity.

Genevieve Nnaji has received several awards and nominations for her work, including the Best Actress of the Year Award at the 2001 City People Awards and the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award at the 2005 Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Genevieve Nnaji went further to criticise the Oscar board for allowing the nominations of British movies that were not done in English, which invariably is the Country's main language but did so in the case of Nigeria whose cultural diversity could be confounding yet true.