Diana Yekinni: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies

Diana Yekinni is a British Nigerian actress best known for Movies such as Ije and Lunchtime Heroes. Diana is also popularly known for playing the character Genevieve in TV series Jenifa’s Diary with Funke Akindele. In 2014, she was nominated in the “Most Promising Actress” category at the 2014 edition of the Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards.

Early life and education

Diana Yekinni was born and raised in South London, England, United Kingdom. She is an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles she had previously studied theatre and dance at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.

Career

She started her professional acting career in 2009 after she featured in an American television series titled Medium. In 2010, she was cast as Libby in the film Ijé and Odele in Mosa. In 2012, Yekinni participated and won the maiden edition of the Annual GIAMA Screen Icon Search Competition in Houston, U.S. She moved to Nigeria in 2012 and has since featured in several television series and films including A New You, All That Glitters, Saro: The Musical, Jenifa’s Diary as Genevieve, Lagos Cougars and Lunch Time Heroes.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2016	DRAFTS	as Molly	Stage drama
2015	Lunch Time Heroes	as Banke Adewummi	Feature film
2015	Jenifa’s Diary	as Genevieve	Television series
2014	For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide	as Lady in blue	Stage drama
	London Life, Lagos Living	as Cast
	Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives	as Nurse
2013	A New You	as Chantelle	Film
2013	Lagos Cougars	—
2010	Ijé	as Libby	Feature film
2010	Mosa	as Odele	Film
2009	Medium	as Jane Doe	appeared in Episode 5.11 & 5.12

Awards and recognitions

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Result
2014	2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards	Most Promising Actress	Nominated
2014	2014 City People Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Act of the Year	Nominated