Moji Afolayan

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| name = Moji Afolayan

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| birth_name = Moji

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|02|05}}

| birth_place = Ibadan, Western State, Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)

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| nationality = Nigerian

| citizenship = Nigeria

| occupation ={{flatlist|

actor
filmmaker
producer
director
dramatist}}

| spouse = Rasaq Olayiwola

| parents = Ade Love (father)

| relatives = Kunle Afolayan (brother)
Gabriel Afolayan (brother)
Aremu Afolayan (brother)

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Moji Afolayan {{Audio|Yo-Moji Afolayan.ogg|Listen|help=no}}(born February 5,1968) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/mobile/sunday-magazine/screen/59833-why-my-husband-stays-at-home-to-nurse-the-kids—moji-afolayan.html|title=Why my husband stays at home to nurse the kids-Moji Afolayan|work=The Nation Newspaper|accessdate=27 February 2015}}

Early life

Afolayan hails from Agbamu, a town in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State in the north-central region of Nigeria but grew up in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.{{cite web|url=http://alafeonline.com/i-love-romantic-films-moji-afolayan/|title=I Love Romantic Films —- Moji Afolayan|work=Yoruba Movies|accessdate=27 February 2015}} She was born in an acting family, the first daughter of the late veteran actor and producer Ade Love who is also the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan.{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/dad-didnt-encourage-his-children-to-act-kunle-afolayan/|title=Dad didn’t encourage his children to act —Kunle Afolayan|work=The Punch|accessdate=27 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228154441/http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/dad-didnt-encourage-his-children-to-act-kunle-afolayan/|archivedate=28 February 2015}}

Afoloyan attended Coker Primary School at Orile Iganmu, a city in Lagos State south-western Nigeria before she proceeded to Esie Iludun Anglican School where she obtained the West Africa School certificate. She later attended Oyo State College of Education where she was trained as a school teacher.{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/relationship/item/20474-saying-i’m-so-beautiful-is-flattery-—moji-afolayan.html|title=Saying am so beautiful is flattery-Moji Afolayan|work=Nigerian Tribune|accessdate=27 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227142010/http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/relationship/item/20474-saying-i%E2%80%99m-so-beautiful-is-flattery-%E2%80%94moji-afolayan.html|archive-date=27 February 2015|url-status=dead}}

Film career

In 2016, Afolayan who has acted in several Nigerian movies starred opposite Ojopagogo and Dele Odule in the Yoruba film Arinjo.{{cite web|url=http://thenet.ng/2016/02/yoruba-actor-ojopagogo-releases-new-epic-movie-arinjo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226095250/http://thenet.ng/2016/02/yoruba-actor-ojopagogo-releases-new-epic-movie-arinjo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2016|title=Yoruba actor, Ojopagogo releases new epic movie, Arinjo|publisher=Thenet.ng|date=25 February 2016|accessdate=15 September 2016}} She has also acted in the movie Aníkúlápó.

Personal life

She is married to Rasaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwola, a Nigerian actor popularly known by his stage name "Ojopagogo".{{cite web|url=http://thestreetjournal.org/2013/07/actor-ojopagogos-missing-daughter-found/|title=Actor, Ojopagogo’s Missing Daughter Found!|work=The Street Journal|accessdate=27 February 2015}}

Awards and nominations

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2021

|Net Honours

|Most Searched Actress

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|{{Cite web|title=Net Honours - The Class of 2021|url=https://thenet.ng/net-honours-class-of-2021/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Nigerian Entertainment Today|language=en-US}}