Eniola Ajao
{{short description|Nigerian actress}}
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| birth_name = Eniola Ajao
| nationality = Nigerian
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| alma_mater = University of Lagos . Yaba College of Technology
| occupation = Actress
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| known_for = Her Dynamism and Versatility on Set
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Eniola Ajao ({{Audio|Yo-Eniola ajao.ogg|Listen|help=no}}) is a Nigerian actress from Epe who has acted in over 75 films. She is known for her dynamism and versatility on set in her role delivery.{{cite web|title=Eniola Ajao Biography|url=https://nigerianfinder.com/eniola-ajao-biography-age-movies-family-career/|website=nigerianfinder.com|accessdate=30 September 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |date=18 May 2022 |title=Eniola Ajao Biography - Age, Career, Revelation of 29 year-old son And Net Worth {{!}} tsbnews.com |url=https://tsbnews.com/2022/05/eniola-ajao-biography-age-career-revelation-of-29-year-old-son-and-net-worth/ |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Ajao and her twin sister are the youngest siblings of her parents' six children. The twins celebrate their birthday on 21 January.{{Cite web |title=Who Is Eniola Ajao and What is Her Age in 2022? |url=https://buzznigeria.com/who-is-eniola-ajao-and-what-is-her-age/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=buzznigeria.com}} Growing up, Ajao attended Saint Michael's Anglican Primary School and Army Secondary School in Epe.{{cite web|title=Actress Eniola Ajao Biography|url=https://www.legit.ng/1209866-eniola-ajaos-biography-interesting-facts-know.html|first=Olivia|last=Kabir|date=17 December 2018|accessdate=30 September 2019|publisher=Legit}} According to Ajao, although she wanted to make her parents proud, she dreamed of being an actress since she was young.{{cite web|title=People think I'm tough – Eniola Ajao|url=https://punchng.com/people-think-im-tough-eniola-ajao/|first=Bukola|last=Bakare|date=8 October 2017|accessdate=30 September 2019|publisher=Punch}} Ajao would go on to attend Yaba College of Technology and then the University of Lagos where she would earn her degree in accounting. Eniola Ajao gave birth to a son named Ayomide Okikiola Daniel on 17 May 2002.{{Cite web |title=Who Is Eniola Ajao and What is Her Age in 2022? |url=https://buzznigeria.com/who-is-eniola-ajao-and-what-is-her-age/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=buzznigeria.com}}
Despite numerous rumors, she is not in a relationship with frequent collaborator Odunlade Adekola.
Acting career
Ajao's first film role would be in 2004 where she was cast in the film Ìgbà Aìmọ̀. Other films she has acted in include Eniola, Erin Orin, and Daramola.{{Cite web |last=NgFinders |date=6 November 2019 |title=Eniola Ajao: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies - Ngfinders.com |url=https://ngfinders.com/eniola-ajao-biography-age-career-family-and-movies/ |access-date=28 July 2022 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Eniola Ajao: Biography, Age, Movies, Family & Career |url=https://nigerianfinder.com/eniola-ajao-biography-age-movies-family-career/ |access-date=23 September 2021 |website=nigerianfinder.com}} She starred in the 2018 film The Vendor.{{cite web |last1=Bada |first1=Gbenga |title='The Vendor' Odunlade Adekola's new comic movie gets release date |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/the-vendor-starring-adunni-odunlade-adekola-gets-release-date-id8814371.html |website=Pulse NG |accessdate=30 September 2019 |date=8 July 2018}} Ajao played the lead role in Yeye Alara released in December 2018.{{cite web|title=Eniola Ajao's multi-million naira movie 'Yeye Alara' Released
|url=https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/34960/eniola-ajaos-multi-million-naira-movie-yeye-alar.html|date=19 November 2018|accessdate=30 September 2019|publisher=Modern Ghana|author=Nathan Nathaniel Ekpo}}{{cite web|title=Eniola Ajao returns with new epic, Yeye Alara|url=https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/34960/eniola-ajaos-multi-million-naira-movie-yeye-alar.html|date=23 November 2018|accessdate=30 September 2019|publisher=The New Telegraph|author=Edwin Usoboh}}
She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Yoruba-language film at the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards, but she did not win the award.{{cite web | url=http://pulse.ng/events/best-of-nollywood-awards-2015-see-full-list-of-winners-id4459200.html | title=Best of Nollywood Awards 2015 See full list of winners | date=14 December 2015 | publisher=pulse.ng | accessdate=14 June 2016}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Films !Roles |
| rowspan="3" |2018
|The Vendor{{Citation |title=The Vendor (2018) - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15150348/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |language=en-US}} |Tinuade |
| Yeye Alara{{Cite web |last=Gists |first=Naija |date=22 November 2018 |title=Eniola Ajao New Movie Yeye Alara Hits The Shelves..Watch Official Trailer |url=https://naijagists.com/watch-yeye-alara-full-movie-online/ |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=NaijaGists.com - Proudly Nigerian DIY Motivation & Information Blog |language=en-US}}
| |
| Wetin Women Want
|Lota |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Olokiki Oru(The midnight Sensation) |Omo leyin Akala |
| 77 Bullets
|Susan's gang member |
| 2020
|Ajebidan |Aduke |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|Tife |
| Ajibade
| |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|wasila reloaded |Detective 1 |
| Omoge carwash
|Stella |
| 2023
|Diety |Olori omobola |
| rowspan="3" |2024
|Ajakaju |
| Lakatabu
| |
| Lisabi: The Uprising
|Orosola |
| 2025 |
See also
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Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:Actresses from Osun State
Category:Yaba College of Technology alumni
Category:University of Lagos alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Actresses in Yoruba cinema
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