Rukky Sanda has her birth name as Rukayat Akinsanya. She is a famous Nigerian actress, film producer and director, entrepreneur and a philanthropist.
Rukky was born on August, 23 1984 in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. She is a Muslim by religion, born into a polygamous family. She hails from Ikorodu, Lagos State. Sanda is the cousin of popular Nigerian actor and movie producer, Bolanle Ninalowo.
Rukky’s Educational Background
Rukky had her primary and secondary education in Lagos for her first and secondary school certificates respectively.
She went further to have a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the Lagos State University in 2007.
Rukky’s Acting Career
Rukky made her entry into Nollywood in 2004 while still a student at the Lagos State University and continued after graduation in 2007.
She has since starred in several Nollywood movies, some of which include:
• Lethal Woman
• Obscure Motives
• Lovelorn
• Miami Heat
• Keeping My Man
• White Chapel
• The Seekers
• Legal War
• Campus Love
• Keeping my Man
• Gold Diggin
• What’s Within
• The Relationship
Rukky also featured in TV series, Husbands of Lagos.
Rukky Sanda is beautiful, creative and highly talented Nollywood actress known for good interpretation of roles in movies. She can fit into any character assigned her and her style of acting is loved and cherished by her numerous fans across the Nigeria.
Rukky is also an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. Her philanthropic gestures revolves around ‘feeding programme’, feeding over 100 people who are homeless and vulnerable who can hardly feed a day. She does this every week alongside her mother who does the cooking while she finances the project.
Prior to her acting career, Rukky used to deal in the buying and selling of clothes and fashion accessories.
Rukky Sanda now owns her production company “Rukky Sanda Productions” and Rukky Sanda Studios, in Lagos State, where filmmakers could rent up-to-date equipment, as well as an editing studio for post production.
The company also serves up-coming Nigerian youths in the movie industry to have their stand in the entertainment industry.
Rukky is also a prolific movie producer with several movie productions written and produced in Nigeria.
In 2008, Rukky produced “Lethal Woman”.
She has so far produced good number of hit movies, including the 2009 “Obscure Motives”, 2012 “Lovelorn” and “Miami Heat”, 2013 “Keeping My Man” and many others.
Awards
Rukky Sanda has in the course of her acting career earned a number of awards notably as:
• Best Actress in a supporting role at the African Movie Academy Awards.
• Most Promising Actress in Nigeria at the City People Entertainment Awards.
• Best Actress in Nigeria at the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Her Personal Life
Rukky is not yet married. She was rumoured to have entered into a relationship with an American singer, Akon which she denied saying it was not true.
Rukky Sanda’s Net Worth
Rukky Sanda has made a big name for herself in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $450,000 dollars. She earns big from acting, directing movies and movie production. She recently acquires a house in Lekki, Lagos and a Thirty-Five Million Naira latest Range Rover Sports to her collection of cars.
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