Thespian Nollywood goddess, Genevieve Nnaji turned 39 years old today Thursday, May 3.
As with many celebrities, the ageless Nollywood beauty celebrated by releasing a picture. Unlike other actresses who storm the studio for a new photo shoot, she simply released a throwback picture.
The actress who started her acting career as a child actress in the then popular television soap opera Ripples has enjoyed a positive and rewarding acting career, despite a string of negative stories.
We join other fans to wish Genny a happy birthday today.
About Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji was born 3rd May, 1979. She is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005. Most importantly, this made her the first actress to win the award.
However, in 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government. This was due to her contribution to Nollywood growth.
Meanwhile Genevieve Nnaji was in 1998 at the age of 19 introduced into the growing Nigerian film industry. Her first movie was the movie “Most Wanted”.
However, In November 2015 however, the single mother produced her first movie called Road to Yesterday, [18]. The movie later won the Best Movie Overall-West Africa at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards .
On September 7, 2018 her directorial debut “Lionheart ” was acquired by online streaming service Netflix. This mark it the first Netflix original film from Nigeria. The Movie has its world premiere at the 2018
Toronto International Film Festival
(Genevieve Nnaji was born 3rd May, 1979. She is a Nigerian actress, producer and director. Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005. Most importantly, this made her the first actress to win the award).
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