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Osas Ighodaro
American Nigerian Actress

Osas Ighodaro

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American Nigerian Actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Age
34 years
Residence
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Education
Pennsylvania State University
Pace University
Osas Ighodaro
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Biography

Osas Ighodaro (born Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro; 26 October) is a Nigerian American actress, producer, 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.Osas emerged highest grossing Nollywood actress of 2018.

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 theater 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.

She and Folu Storms joined MTV Shuga for series four in October 2019.

Personal life

She married Gbenro Ajibade in June 2015. They had their first child in 2016. They divorced shortly after

Awards and nominations

YearEventCategoryWorkResult
2010Miss Black USA PageantMiss Black USA 2010Won
2014ELOY AwardsActress of the Year - TVTinselWon
2015Green October La Mode Magazine AwardsHumanitarian AwardJoyful Joy FoundationWon
2015ELOY AwardsBrand Ambassador of the YearPolo Avenue; Konga.comWon
Actress of the Year - FilmThe DepartmentNominated
2016Golden Movie AwardsGolden Supporting ActressGbomo Gbomo ExpressNominated
20162016 Nigeria Entertainment AwardsSupporting Actress of The YearGbomo Gbomo ExpressWon
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