Monica Friday
{{Short description|Nigerian film actress, influencer, realtor, model and producer}}
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| birth_place =Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria
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| nationality = Nigerian
| occupation = Actress, influencer, realtor, model and producer
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| yearsactive = 2008–present
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Monica Friday{{Audio|Yo-Monica Friday.ogg|listen|help=no}} (born April 19, 1988) is a Nigerian film actress, influencer, realtor, model and producer.{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.ng/actress-monica-friday-speaks-on-sleeping-with-movie-producers-to-get-famous/|title=Actress, Monica Friday Speaks On Sleeping With Movie Producers To Get Famous|work=lifestyle.ng|date=22 November 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.ng/i-once-hawked-ewa-agoyin-in-ajegunle-monica-friday/|title=I once hawked Ewa Agoyin in Ajegunle – Monica Friday|work=dailytimes.ng|access-date=17 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/abducted-watch-femi-branch-monica-friday-in-short-film/wjywm62|title=Watch Femi Branch, Monica Friday in short film|work=pulse.ng|date=29 December 2015 |access-date=17 June 2021}}
Early life and education
Monica was born at Badagry and grew up at Ajegunle, a neighbourhood located in Lagos into a Christian home. She started her Education at Mistermis Kiddies Academy. She completed her secondary school education at Newland Senior Secondary School, Lagos before she proceeded to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State where she studied Mass Communication.Mass communication{{cite web|url=https://mybiohub.com/2016/09/monica-friday-biography-age.html/|title=monica friday|work=mybiohub.com|date=26 September 2016 |access-date=17 June 2021}}
Career
She made her first television appearance playing a role as an extra in a Wale Adenuga project titled a New Song, Her first major film role was in 2015 when she appeared in Remi Vaughan-Richards's film Unspoken.{{cite web|url=https://filmfreeway.com/475354|title=Unspoken |work=filmfreeway.com|access-date=17 June 2021}}
Monica has starred in long-running 2015 M-Net series, "Do Good" and African Tale Film "Dérè" released in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/most-difficult-part-of-being-famous-is-being-broke-monica-friday/|title=Most difficult part of being famous is being broke – Monica Friday|work=punchng.com|date=23 June 2019 |access-date=17 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://otakuwire.com/dere-an-african-tale-tv-show-cast-details-plot-release-runtime-rating-downloads/|title=Dérè: An African Tale – TV Show : Cast, Details, Plot, Release, Runtime, Rating, Downloads|work=otakuwire.com|access-date=18 June 2021}}
In 2019, She starred in the movie " Zena" as Rexiha.{{cite web|url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2019/04/zena-official-trailer/|title=Watch Official Trailer for 'ZENA' starring Ireti Doyle, Omowunmi Dada & Ijeoma Grace Agu|work=bellanaija.com|date=20 April 2019|access-date=18 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2020/01/zena.html|title=ZENA|work=nollywoodreinvented.com|date=6 January 2020 |access-date=18 June 2021}}
Television series
Filmography
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- Bad Generation (2008)
- Being Mrs Elliot (2014)
- The King's Cross (2019)
- October 1 (2014)
- Murder at Prime Suites (2013)
- The First Lady (2015)
- Wives on Strike (2014)
- Abducted (2015)
- Zena (2019) {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10332104/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title = Zena (2019) - IMDb|website = IMDb}}
- Mothers & Daughters In-Law (2019) {{Cite web|url=https://www.nollymoviesplanettv.com/2019/05/mothers-daughters-in-law-starring-ebele.html|title = NOLLYWOOD MOVIES: 'Mothers & Daughters in-law' Starring Ebele Okaro, Iyabo Ojo, Kenneth Okolie, Monica Friday, Rachel Oniga, Shaffy Bello in Cinemas next week- See trailer!}}
- Timeless Passion (2020)
- Unspoken (2015)
- Labour Room (2017) {{Cite web|url=https://www.insidenolly.ng/labour-room/|title=Labour Room (2017) | Casts and Crew | INSIDENOLLY}}
- Iquo's Journal (2015)
- Cliché (2016)
- Hoodrush (2012)
- Two Brides And A Baby (2011) {{Cite web|url=https://www.insidenolly.ng/two-brides-and-a-baby/|title = Two Brides and a Baby (2011) | Casts and Crew | INSIDENOLLY}}
- Bonny & Clara (2019) {{cite web | url=https://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2019/09/coming-soon-bonny-clara.html | title=COMING SOON: Bonny & Clara | date=12 September 2019 }}
- Savior(2015) {{Cite web|url=https://www.nigeriafilms.com/movie-news/85-film-tv-workshop/29059-new-movie-alert-best-okoduwa-s-short-film-savior|title=New Movie Alert: Best Okoduwa's Short Film 'SAVIOR'}}
- My Body My Proud (2020) {{Cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/my-body-my-pride-actress-wini-dedicates-film-to-tinubu-bello/|title = My Body, My Pride: Actress Wini dedicates film to Tinubu, Bello|date = 27 February 2021}}
- Silent Murder (2021) {{Cite web|url=https://sodasandpopcorn.ng/movie-review-silent-murder-lack-of-depth/|title = Movie Review: Lack of Depth Undoes 'Silent Murder'|date = 31 May 2021}}
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=Production=
- Sealed Lips (2018)
- Yoruba Demons (2018) {{Cite web|url=https://nlist.ng/title/yoruba-demons-1391/|title=Yoruba Demons (TBD) - nlist | Nollywood, Nigerian Movies & Casting}}
- Best Mistake (2019)
- Mr Romanus (2020) {{Cite web|url=https://www.showmax.com/eng/movie/puww68o0-mr-romanus|title = Showmax}}
- Chronicles of Ejiro (2020)
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|nm10761558|Monica Friday}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/monicafriday1/ Monica Friday] on Instagram
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Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses
Category:Nigerian television actresses
Category:Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni
Category:Nigerian Internet celebrities
Category:Nigerian film producers
Category:Nigerian women film producers