Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian, Nollywood actress born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria on May 3, 1979. She is ethnically Igbo. Genevieve is believed to be the highest-paid and most popular Nollywood actress. She is ranked #19 in Forbes "40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa" in 2011. She is very popular in Kenya, Liberia, South Africa, and Ghana. Her
website is the most visited Nigerian website.
Filmography
The actress grew up in Lagos in a middle class family. She is the fourth child of eight children. Her father was an engineer. Her mother was a teacher. She attended Methodist Girls College Yaba. She starred in numerous commercials for products such as Pronto beverage, Omo detergent, and Lux soap. Lux Soap proved to be a lucrative sponsorship. Her first Nollywood film as an adult, at the age of 19, was Most Wantedin 1998.
The actress has her own clothing line, St. Genevieve. The clothing line donates a certain percentage of profits to orphanages. Genevieve has tried her hands at singing. She signed a record deal with EKB Records, a Ghanaian record company in 2004 and produced the album One Logologo Line
Genevieve has one teenage daughter and is presently single.
Awards
Nigeria National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR)
Awards
Nigeria National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR)
Best Actress in a TV Series/Game Show at the Nigerian Entertainment Award (NEA)
Best actress of the year in the 2001 City People Awards
African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA)2005 for Best Actress
Voted as the sexiest Nollywood actress in poll conducted by Vanguard Newspaper in 2008
Best actress of the year in the 2001 City People Awards
African Movie Academy Awards(AMAA)2005 for Best Actress
Filmography
2011 Sacred Lies 2011 Sacred Lies 2 2011 Sacred Lies 3 2011 Sacred Lies 4 2010 Bursting Out 2010 Ijé 2010 Tango with Me 2010 The Mirror Boy 2009 Silent Scandal 2009 Silent Scandal 2 2008 Beautiful Soul 2008 Beautiful Soul 2 2008 Broken Tears 2008 Broken Tears 2 2008 Critical Condition 2008 Critical Condition 2 2008 Love My Way 2008 Love My Way 2 2008 My Idol 2008 My Idol 2 2008 River of Tears 2008 River of Tears 2 2008 Sister's Love 2008 Sister's Love 2 2008 Sister's Love 3 2008 Sister's Love 4 2007 Keep My Will 2007 Keep My Will 2 2007 Letters to a Stranger 2007 Unfinished Business 2007 Unfinished Business 2 2007 Warrior's Heart 2007 Warrior's Heart 2 2007 Warrior's Heart 3 2007 Wind of Glory 2007 Wind of Glory 2 2007 Wind of Glory 3 2006/II 30 Days 2006 Girls Cot 2006 Girls Cot 2 2006 Girls Cot 3 | 2005 Darkest Night 2005 Darkest Night 2 2005 Games Women Play 2005 Games Women Play 2 2005 Rip-Off 2005 Rip-Off 2 2004 Bumper to Bumper 2004 Bumper to Bumper 2 2004 Critical Decision 2004 Critical Decision 2 2004 Dangerous Sisters 2004 Dangerous Sisters 2 2004 Goodbye New York 2004 Goodbye New York 2 2004 He Lives in Me 2004 He Lives in Me 2 2004 Into Temptation 2004/II My First Love 2004 My First Love 2 2004 Never Die for Love 2004 Never Die for Love 2 2004 Promise Me Forever 2004 Promise Me Forever 2 2004 Stand by Me 2004 Stand by Me 2 2004 Treasure 2004 Treasure 2 2004 Unbreakable 2004 We Are One 2004 We Are One 2 2003 Above Death: In God We Trust 2003 Blood Sister 2003 Blood Sister 2 2003 Break Up 2003 Break Up 2 2003 Butterfly 2003 By His Grace 2003 Church Business 2003 Church Business 2 2003 Deadly Mistake 2003 Emergency Wedding | 2003 Emotional Tears 2003 Emotional Tears 2 2003 For Better for Worse 2003 For Better for Worse 2 2003 Honey 2003 Honey 2 2003 Jealous Lovers 2003 Jealous Lovers 2 2003 Last Weekend 2003 Last Weekend 2 2003 Late Marriage 2003 Love 2003 My Only Love 2003 Not Man Enough 2003 Not Man Enough 2 2003 Passion & Pain 2003 Passions 2003 Player: Mr. Lover Man 2003 Private Sin 2003 Private Sin 2 2003 Sharon Stone in Abuja 2003 Super Love 2003 The Chosen One 2003 The Chosen One 2 2003 Women Affair 2002 Battle Line 2002 Battle Line 2 2002 Formidable Force 2002 Keeping Faith: Is That Love? 2002 Power of Love 2002 Power of Love 2 2002 Runs! 2002 Sharon Stone 2002 Sharon Stone 2 2002 Valentino 2002 Valentino 2 2001 Death Warrant 2001 Fire Dancer 2001 Fire Dancer 2 2001 Love Boat 1999 Camouflage |