15 Facts About Omoni Oboli

Omoni Oboli was born on 22 April 1978 and is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director, producer and digital filmmaker.

Omoni Oboli studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine, Anchor Baby, Fatal Imagination, Being Mrs Elliott, The First Lady and Wives on Strike.

Omoni Oboli is a descendant of Mosogar, a small village in Delta State, South-south Nigeria.

Omoni Oboli completed both her primary and secondary school education in Benin City, Edo State.

Omoni Oboli began her movie career with her first movie role in Bitter Encounter, where she played a secretary.

Omoni Oboli then went on to play the lead female character in three major movies; Not My Will, Destined To Die and Another Campus Tale.

Omoni Oboli married immediately after school and did not return to the industry until a decade later.

Omoni Oboli got back to the screen in 2009 then she realised the industry has no space for her anymore.

Omoni Oboli has played lead roles in mainstream films, including: The Figurine, Anchor Baby, Being Mrs Elliot, and Fifty.

Omoni Oboli was nominated for the Best Actress in a leading role award at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards.

In 2015, Omoni Oboli was awarded the Sun Nollywood "Personality of the Year", She has directed several movies such as Being Mrs Elliott, The First Lady, Wives on Strike, and Okafor's Law.

On 14 August 2017, Omoni Oboli took to her Instagram page to share a post announcing her new deal as the Brand ambassador of Olawale Ayilara's LandWey Investment Limited.

Omoni Oboli starred in the movie Okafor's Law, which premiered on 24 March 2017.

Omoni Oboli was accused of copyright infringement by Jude Idada, who claimed to have written part of the script for Okafor's Law.

Omoni Oboli set up a charity organization, "The Omoni Oboli Foundation" to use her celebrity status to bring relief to the plight of the less privileged women and children of Nigerian society.