Ini Edo: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies
Ini EdoIni Edo (born 23 April 1982 in Akwa Ibom) is a Nigerian actress. She began her film career in 2000 and has featured in more than 100 movies since her debut. In 2013, she was a judge for the Miss Black Africa UK Pageant. In 2014, Ms Edo was appointed by the United Nations as a united Nations Habitat Youth Envoy.
Early life and education
Ini Edo is an Ibibio from Akwa Ibom State in the south-south part of Nigeria, not far from Calabar. Her mother was a teacher, and her father a church elder. She had a strict upbringing, the second of four children, three girls, one boy. She attended Cornelius Connely College in Uyo. She graduated from the University of Uyo where she got a Diploma in Theatre Arts. She also completed her bachelor’s degree program at the University of Calabar where she studied English. In 2014 she got a scholarship to study law at National Open University of Nigeria.
Career
Her acting career started in 2003 with her debut in Thick Madam. She was discovered by a producer at the audition she attended. Her breakthrough came in 2004 when she acted in World Apart. She has appeared in over 100 films; she is one of the highest-profile actresses in Nigeria and Africa in general.
Endorsement
- She was GLO brand ambassador for ten years from 2006 to 2016
- In 2010 she was named to be the brand ambassador of Noble Hair
- Ini Edo is brand ambassador of SlimTea Nigeria
Political appointment
Ini Edo was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Culture And Tourism by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in 2016 and is currently holding the office till date.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress Leading Role (Yoruba) | Won | |
| 2011 | Zulu African Film Academy Awards | Best Actress Indigenous | Edika Nigeria | Won |
| 2012 | 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress In Leading role | In a cupboard | Nominated |
| Female Viewers Choice | Herself | Nominated | ||
| Honorarium Appreciation Award | Won | |||
| 2013 | 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Female Viewers Choice | Won | |
| Cross River Movie Award | Best Act Female(English) | Behind The Melody | Won | |
| Nafca | Best Supporting Actress | Weekend Getaway | Won | |
| 2014 | 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress Leading Role | Nkasi The Village Fighter | Nominated |
| Best Comedic act | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress-Viewers Choice | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress | while you slept | Nominated |
| Female Viewers Choice | Nominated | |||
| 2015 Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actress – Africa Collaboration | Won | ||
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy | Desperate housegirls | Nominated |
| 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress- TV Series | Nominated |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Thick Madam | ||
| 2004 | World Apart | Ulinma | With Kenneth Okonkwo, Liz Benson and Hilda Dokubo |
| Eye of the Gods | With Olu Jacobs, Stephanie Linus, Muna Obiekwe | ||
| Beautiful Faces | With Stephanie Linus | ||
| 2005 | Ultimate Crisis | With Rita Dominic and Olu Jacobs | |
| The Begotten | With Rita Dominic | ||
| Only Love | With Rita Dominic and Olu Jacobs | ||
| Last Game | With Rita Dominic | ||
| Desperate Billionaire | With Rita Dominic and Kanayo O. Kanayo | ||
| Lonely Hearts | With Stephanie Linus | ||
| 2006 | Girls Cot | With Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic, Uche Jombo | |
| Secret Fantasy | With Uche Jombo | ||
| Price of Fame | With Uche Jombo and Mike Ezuruonye | ||
| Married to the Enemy | with Mercy Johnson, Desmond Elliot | ||
| Games Men Play | with Chioma Chukwukwa,Jimy Ike, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Dakore Akande, Kalu Ikeagwu,Chinedu Ikedze | ||
| 2007 | Sleek Ladies | With Rita Dominic | |
| Most Wanted Bachelor | With Uche Jombo and Mike Ezuruonye | ||
| 2009 | Love Games | With Uche Jombo and Jackie Appiah | |
| Reloaded (2009 film) | Tayo | With Ramsey Nouah, Stephanie Linus, Rita Dominic Nse Ike Eptim and Desmond Elliot | |
| Live To Remember | With Mercy Johnson | ||
| 2014 | Caro The Iron Bender | Caro | |
| Royal Gift’ | |||
| Blind Kingdom’ | |||
| Native Son | |||
| Ghetto Queen | With Funke Akindele | ||
| Power of Beauty | |||
| Political Control | |||
| Ass on Fire | |||
| Breath Again | |||
| 2017 | The Patient | Nurse | Featuring Seun Akindele and directed by Sobe Charles Umeh |
- Fatal Seduction
- The Greatest Sacrifice
- My Heart Your Home
- Nowhere to Run
- Stolen Tomorrow
- Sacrifice for Love
- Silence of the Gods
- Supremacy
- Too Late to Claim
- Total Control
- Traumatised
- War Game
- 11:45… Too Late
- The Bank Manager
- The Bet
- Cold War
- Crying Angel
- Desperate Need
- Emotional Blackmail
- I Want My Money
- Last Picnic
- Living in Tears
- Living Without You
- Men Do Cry
- My Precious Son
- One God One Nation
- Weekend getaway
- Pretty Angels
- Red Light
- Royal Package
- Security Risk
- Songs of Sorrow
- Stronghold
- Tears for Nancy
- Unforeseen
- Eyes of Love
- Faces of Beauty
- Indecent Girl
- Indulgence
- I Swear
- Legacy
- Love Crime
- Love & Marriage
- Negative Influence
- Not Yours!
- The One I Trust
- Sisters On Fire
- Royalty Apart
- Never Let Go
- End of Do or Die Affair
- Darkness of Sorrows
- Final Sorrow
- Behind The Melody
- Memories of The Heart
- Royal Gift
- Dangerous
- Save The Last Dance
- Battle For Bride
- Caged Lovers
- In The Cupboard
- Hunted Love
- Anointed Queen
- A Dance For The Prince
- Bride’s War
- Tears In The Palace
- Slip of Fate
- At All Cost
- Mad Sex
- The Princess of My Life
- Inale (2010)
- I’ll Take My Chances (2011)
- Nkasi The Village Fighter
- Nkasi The Sprot Girl
- The Return of Nkasi
- Soul of a Maiden
- “Blood is Money”