Ireti Osayemi Adeoye is her real full name, but simply addressed as Ireti Osayemi. She is a popular Nollywood actress, television personality and humanitarian, known majorly for her roles in Yoruba indigenous movies.
She was born on January 14, 1982 in Lagos state where she had her upbringing. Her parents lived in Liberia for years before they relocated back to Nigeria during the Liberia civil war.
Ireti’s Educational Background
Ireti had her primary school in Lagos State.
She later attended Ajumoni Secondary School, Lagos and the Lagos State University, Ojo where she bagged a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
Ireti Osayemi’s Acting Career
Ireti Osayemi began her career professionally in 1999 when she joined Nollywood.
She made her first debut in a movie, “Cassanova” and has since remained famous in the industry.
Ireti has so far starred in several Nollywood Yoruba movies, some of which are:
- The Return of Jenifa
- Spiritual war
- Iseju meji
- Ife Owo
- Tomo Tiya
- Torn Apart
- Onfa Ife
- Gbotemi
- Squad Twenty
- The Interview
- Baby Shower
- Tales of Eve
- Atanpako Meta
- Olo
- Towo Tomo
- Odu
- Heavy Storm
- Oreke Mulero, among many others.
Ireti is beautiful, creative and highly talented Nollywood Yoruba star, known for good interpretation of roles in movies. She features majorly in Yoruba movies, though she still acts in English speaking movies. She has grown to be one of the regular faces in the Yoruba Nollywood industry.
Ireti has worked with top talented Nollywood Yoruba celebrities like Odunlade Adekola, Funke Akindele and Eniola Badmus and many others.
Awards And Nominations
Ireti Osayemi in the course of her acting career earned a good number of awards, some and most recent of which are:
• Best supporting actress (Yoruba) at the Golden Icon Movie Academy Awards
• Best Indigenous actress a leading role at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
• Best actress in a supporting role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards
• Best Yoruba Actress at Afro Hollywood Awards
Ireti’s Marital Life
Ireti Osayemi happily got married to the love of her life, Bakky Adeoye in 2008, a movie producer and their union is blessed with two children.
Recently, there was a rumour of divorce spreading like wide fire in the bush that her marriage was being threatened. But the beautiful actress denied it, saying there was nothing like that but attributed it to the handwork of rumour mongers.
Ireti Osayemi’s Net Worth
Ireti Osayemi is one of the most sought after actresses in the Nollywood with an estimated net worth of about $600,000.
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