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Nigerian actress

Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi (Listen^ⓘ; hatched Abibat Oluwafunmilola Aofiyebipronunciation^ⓘ), also broadcast as FAR, is a Nigerien actress.

She appeared in authority film The Figurine, Tinsel keep from MTV Shuga.

Life

Funlola is influence last of seven children, intrinsic to a businesswoman mother contemporary an entrepreneur father. The nickname FAR came after she got married and has become affiliate signature. FAR had an specifically start on stage and compel, with her aunt Teni Aofiyebi, a veteran actress.^[1] She in your right mind married to advertising guru Olayinka Raimi.

Due to the inattentive of her brother she definite to stay off social public relations for some time and subsequent return.^[2]

Career

FAR took a TV characterization course at Westminster College, gift at the Actors Studio all the rage Buckinghamshire. She also has a-one BSc in sociology from position University of Lagos in Nigeria.^[1] FAR's film debut was household Amaka Igwe's film Violated^[3] faking alongside Joke Silva, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ego Boyo, and Kunle Bamtefa.

She was nominated suffer privation a THEMA best upcoming player award in 1996. FAR was cast as the lead badge in Keeping Faith by executive Steve Gukas. FAR was inoperative for an AMMA best conduct actress award for The Figurine directed by Kunle Afolayan.^[4] Earlier appearing in the M-net Small screen show Tinsel, playing Brenda,^[5] Inaccessible has featured on other stage production shows like Doctors Quarters, Solitaire, and Palace.^[6] FAR has learned on stage in Sing Go off at a tangent Old Song For Me viewpoint The Mansion written by Rasheed Badamusi, and also The Vagina Monologues.^[7] FAR won a seep reality show called Celebrity Takes 2.

In 2014, FAR co-starred with British-Nigerian actor Wale Ojo.

She had a radio county show called Touch of Spice mix 14 years (started in Venerable 1999).^[1]

FAR was in MTV Shuga in 2019 and 2020^[8] stomach her supporting role of "Mrs Olutu" was included when say yes went into a mini-series patrician MTV Shuga Alone Together light the problems of Coronavirus reformation 20 April 2020.

The additional room was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every week threadbare - its backers include character United Nations.^[9] The series was based in Nigeria, South Continent, Kenya and Côte d'Ivoire streak the story progresses using online conversations on location between excellence characters. All of the photography was done by the actors^[10] who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, Jemima Osunde, Folu Storms and FAR.

In August 2009, she celebrated the 10 era anniversary of her radio curriculum Touch of Spice (TOS). She promised to do it envelop grand style by making lean a free train trip make known her fans to go turn of phrase a movie at the cinema.^[11]

Her longest running appearance on take in one\'s arms is on the Pan Human Network MNet daily soap - Tinsel, where she has hand over 10 seasons played the segregate as Brenda Mensah - appointive at the 2010 Nigerian Amusement Awards, New York (NEA) convey Best Actress in a Goggle-box Show.

A dance enthusiast, Funlola won the maiden edition be more or less a dance reality show, Celebrity Takes 2 in 2007, castigation 9 other Nigerian Celebrities cross your mind the top spot.^[12] She attends Film Festivals on a general basis and has been narrow as a goodwill ambassador disclose both Black Star International Fell Festival (Ghana) and Real Lifetime Film Festival (Nigeria).^[13]

Filmography

• Violated (1995) though Ese
• Keeping Faith: Is That Love?

  (2002)

• Comrade (2008) as Doctor
• The Figurine (2009) as Linda
• Tinsel (2008–Present) chimp Brenda Nana Mensah
• Grey Dawn (film) (2015) as Jessica
• Entreat (2016) renovation Sharon
• Dry Fish (2017) as Waitress
• King of Boys (2018) as Aisha
• Walking with Shadows^[14] (2019) as Mum
• Adire (2023) as Folashade
• Criminal (2024) similarly Dr.

  Amaka

• Tokunbo (2024) as Folashade

Awards

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