Kemi Afolabi is a popular Nollywood actress. She has acted in different Nollywood movies and there are so many interesting things about her, continue reading to find out more.

Kemi Afolabi Biography

Kemi Afolabi is a Nigerian Yoruba Nollywood actress, who has featured on so many films. She is a film director, producer, and one of the most proficient actresses that we have in the industry. Among the films she has featured in are Obinrin Ale, Oreke Mulero, and Omo pupa.

From 2008-2013, She took a break from acting, leaving the industry for almost 5 years.

Kemi was born on the 28th of April 1978 in Lagos, Nigeria, and is 42years old as of 2022. Her parents are from Ogun State and She’s the first of three children and has two younger brothers.

Education

Kemi began her education at Tunwashe Nursery and Primary School, Ikeja, and she did her secondary education at A-Z International School and Our Lady of Apostles School. She gained admission into the University of Lagos (Unilag) where she bagged a Bachelor’s diploma in Law.

Career

Creative Art students once invited her to participate in their theatre production during her final year at the University of Lagos, which she accepted, it turned out that the presentation was successful for her and she concluded that maybe Acting is her main calling and not law which made her switch to acting as an alternative.

Her first film to feature in was the Yoruba film called “Alagba” however not long after the movie she decided to take a break from the movie industry for almost 5 years.

When she took the break, people thought she was gone forever but never knew that while she was on break, she was busy writing scripts for different films and when she came back, she was set to produce them.

Her production industry is called Kaas and Dee Entertainment, which objective is to create high-quality content that will entertain and educate society.

Different sources have reported how the actress doesn’t home with family. She is not like other entertainers who are always occupied with social life and neglect their families. One thing she enjoys doing is watching her movies because it provides her the opportunity to take corrections and improve on her craft.

Husband & Children

Kemi is married to Wale Adesipe, her lover from the UK and a graduate of Luton’s University of Bedfordshire. According to Kemi, her husband is an engineer and a contractor. Adesipe her husband is also a really quiet person.

They met ten years ago in Ibadan at an engagement ceremony of one of her mates.

They shortly became engaged after becoming friends and in 2008 she got married and was together with her husband before returning to the screen in 2013. When she became pregnant, Adesipe took her to the UK to have the baby and named the child Darasimi.

She recently launched a movie series, called Mo’dorisha which addresses the problems of rape, home violence, and other different things affecting the feminine gender in society.

She revealed that her husband has supplied her with the management and supports she needs as an actress.

Marriage has never slowed her down professionally as an actress. According to her, she is a quiet and easy-going person. She is one to love Quality purses, wristwatches, purses, sneakers, etc, which designer Gucci is her best. She is a wonderful mum, a proficient actress, devoted spouse.

She loves her career but doesn’t allow that to interfere with her family. She is a role model for lots of actresses who don’t allow their job to come in between their family life.

Awards

She Won the Best Yoruba Actress of the Year during the 2016 City People Awards

She gained most Prominent Actress during the 2016 Odua Image Awards

She won the Best Yoruba Movie Producer of the Year award and also during the City People Awards.

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