Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji Biography / Profile

Genevieve Nnaji was born on May 3rd, 1979 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria to Mr. Theophilus Nnaji and Mrs. Benedatte Nnnaji. Her late father worked as an Engineer while her mother worked as a teacher in Lagos. She has five siblings and she is the fourth.

Genevieve Nnaji Age

Genevieve Nnaji is 60 years old.

Genevieve Nnaji Early Life

Nnaji had her secondary education at Methodist Girls College, Yaba, and later proceeded to the University of Lagos to study Theatre Arts. Due to some certain occurrence, she got pregnant at a young age and gave birth to a beautiful girl, Chimebuka. According to Genevieve, she didn’t know she was pregnant until it was too late to consider an abortion. Her Catholic parents due to their beliefs strongly stood against harming the unborn child. They said it pointless to cover an evil deed with another evil deed. Hence, she gave birth to the baby and nurtured the baby at home. This event caused a delay in her studies, but she got into the university after the child was born.

Genevieve Nnaji Career

Her career in acting began when she appeared, aged eight, in the defunct TV show, "Ripples". She also played a part in several commercials, including one for Pronto beverage and Omo detergent. Her full Nollywood debut however came in the year 1998, when she featured in the movie "Most Wanted", at 19 years of age. After starring in the movie 'Sharon Stone' in 2002, she shot to such prominence that the rest of Africa and several European countries became aware of her presence as a force to reckon with in the movie industry. Her subsequent movies include Last Party, Mark of the Beast and Ijele. She also starred in the award-winning Iié: (The Journey) in 2010, and, now believed to be the highest-paid and most desired actress in Nollywood today, the actress has starred in over 80 Nollywood movies.

She became the 'Face of Lux' in 2004, and graced several other billboards and television stations with her strong charm and personality. That same year, she signed a recording contract with EKB Records, a Ghanaian record label, and released her debut album, "One Logologo Line," a mix of various styles of urban music.

In the year 2009, Genevieve made history by being the first Nigerian actress to be profiled on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' on an episode about the most popular people around the world. She also appeared in Maria Claire Magazinealongside Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Paris Hilton in an article about who is the most beautiful woman in your world, in which she came fourth.

The actress introduced her clothing line, 'St. Genevieve', in 2008, with which she gives back to the society, as some percentage of its proceeds are given to charity and orphanages. The star actress in 2015 showed she can be more than an actress when she took her first role as a producer for the movie 'Road of Yesterday'.

Genevieve Nnaji Personal Life

Nnaji is not married but has a daughter, Chimebuka Nnaji, who was born when she was 17 years old. Rumor has had it that she had some relation with Dbanj and Atiku Abubakar at some point. However, she has not come out open on that issue.

In September 2017, it was reported that she had a secret wedding in Portugal to avoid the prying eyes of the media. According to the movie sources, Nnaji’s trip to Portugal was not unconnected with her secret wedding.

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Genevieve Nnaji Awards

Nnaji has been honoured on numerous occasions.

In 2001, she received an award as the Best Actress of the year at the City People Entertainment Awards
In 2005, she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Won the African Movie Academy Award for the Best Actress in a Leading Role
In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood
In 2014, she won the Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actress