Osas Ighodaro: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies
Osas Ighodaro (born Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro; 26 October) is a Nigerian American actress, host and humanitarian. She won the Miss Black USA Pageant in 2010 and founded The Joyful Joy Foundation, raising funds and awareness towards the fight against Malaria. Additionally, she co-hosted the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. She played the role of Adanna (Danni) on the soap opera Tinsel and won Best TV Actress of the Year at the 2014 ELOY Awards.
Biography
Ighodaro was born in Bronx, New York, United States, to Nigerian parents from Edo State. She obtained her first degree in broadcasting journalism with dual minors in entrepreneurship and theatre from Pennsylvania State University. She further obtained a master’s degree in fine arts from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She moved to Nigeria in 2012 with plans to spend just six months and return to the United States; she, however, got other jobs, along with Tinsel and hasn’t moved back since then. She hosted the Maltina Dance All Reality show. She is the founder of the Joyful Joy Foundation and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Personal life
She married Gbenro Ajibade in June 2015. They had their first child in 2016.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | King of Boys | Sade Bello |
| 2018 | New money | Angela Nwachukwu |
| 2016 | Ratnik | Sarah Bello |
| 2016 | A Walk in the Wind | Mary |
| 2016 | Entreat | Margaret |
| 2016 | Put a Ring on it | Eki |
| 2015 | Gbomo Gbomo Express | Cassandra |
| 2015 | Where Children Play | Nia |
| 2015 | The Department | Tolu |
| 2011 | Restless City | Adinike |
| 2009 | The Tested | Sheena |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records | Maid |
| 2008 | Across a Bloodied Ocean | Nafisa |
| 2006 | Killa Season (film) | Shinae |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-2015 | Maltina Dance All | Host |
| 2012-2014 | Tinsel | Adanna |
| 2013 | Parallels – The Web series | Ruth |
| 2012 | 12 Steps to Recovery | Jellybean |
| 2010 | Meet the Browns | Nurse Mileen |
| 2006 | Conviction | Girlfriend |
Theatre
- For Coloured Girls (Nigerian adaptation)
- Underground
- Dolores
- He Said, She Said
- How Sweet
- Platanos Y Collard Greens
- Revenge of a King
- Joe Turners Come and Gone
- Coloured Museum
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Miss Black USA Pageant | Miss Black USA 2010 | Won | |
| 2014 | ELOY Awards | Actress of the Year – TV | Tinsel | Won |
| 2015 | Green October La Mode Magazine Awards | Humanitarian Award | Joyful Joy Foundation | Won |
| 2015 | ELOY Awards | Brand Ambassador of the Year | Polo Avenue; Konga.com | Won |
| Actress of the Year – Film | The Department | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Golden Movie Awards | Golden Supporting Actress | Gbomo Gbomo Express | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Supporting Actress of The Year | Gbomo Gbomo Express | Won |
