Sola Asedeko
{{Short description|Nigerian actor}}
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| birth_place =Lagos State, Nigeria
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| yearsactive = 2006 - present
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Sola Asedeko{{Audio|Yo-Sola Asedeko.ogg|Listen|help=no}} is a Nigerian film actress, film-maker and director. She is popularly known as Abeni for her lead role in Abeni, a 2006 Nigerian film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani.{{Cite web |last=Odejimi |first=Segun |date=2018-01-25 |title=10 Nollywood Actors Who Started Out Well But Haven’t Really Kicked On |url=https://thenet.ng/10-nollywood-actors-started-well-havent-really-kicked/,%20https://thenet.ng/10-nollywood-actors-started-well-havent-really-kicked/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |language=en-US}}
Early life
Asedeko was born in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.
She attended Sonmori Comprehensive High School (SONCOHS) at Ifako Ijaiye where she obtained the West Africa School Certificate before she proceeded to the University of Lagos where she received a bachelor's degree in theatre art and later obtained a master's degree in public administration.{{cite web|url=http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/single-not-searching-nollywood-actress-sola-asedeko/|title=I am single, but not searching–Nollywood actress, Sola Asedeko|author=Adeboyejo Ayo|work=Newswatch Times|accessdate=5 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120034818/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/single-not-searching-nollywood-actress-sola-asedeko/|archivedate=20 January 2015}}
Career
She began acting in 2006, the same year she played a lead role in Abeni (film), a film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies|title=Movie Reviews|date=2017-12-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web|url=http://m.modernghana.com/movie/15892/4/actress-sola-asedeko-and-her-secret-bodyguards.html|title=Actress Sola Asedeko and her secret bodyguards|work=Modern Ghana|accessdate=5 April 2015}} The film made her a household name and became a choice of Tunde Kelani in his award-winning film titled The Narrow Path, where she also played the lead role of a village young girl who must choose between two suitors.
She has featured in several Nigerian films and soap operas.{{cite web|url=http://www.mjemagazine.com/nollywood-actress-sola-asedeko-delivers-baby-boy/|title=Nollywood Actress Sola Asedeko Delivers Baby Boy|work=mjemagazine.com|accessdate=5 April 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520 | title=Abeni | publisher=The Nation (Nigeria) | accessdate=31 October 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031233325/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520 | archivedate=31 October 2014 }}
Filmography
- Dangerous Twins (2004)
- Abeni (2006) as Abeni
- The Narrow Path (2006) as Awero
- Afesona (2007) as Funmilola
- Jenifa (2008) as Tutu
- Omo Ghetto (2010) as Kanyinsola
References
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Category:Actresses from Lagos State
Category:Nigerian film actresses
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Actresses in Yoruba cinema
Category:University of Lagos alumni
Category:21st-century Nigerian actresses
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