Omowunmi Dada
Acting
Biography
Omowunmi Dada (born 2 October 1989) is a Nigerian actress, best known for her role as Folake in the M-Net television series Jemeji. She was also cast in the 2017 Yoruba language film Somewhere in the Dark, which won the award for Best Indigenous Film at the 2017 AMVCA Awards, and for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba) at the Best of Nollywood Awards in 2017. In 2018, Dada played the voice of the titular character in Nigeria's first animation full-length feature film, Sade.
Born: October 2, 1989
Known For
The Origin: Madam Koi-Koi
A vengeful spirit stalks an isolated college, drawn by the school's grim history of sexual violence and one student's mysterious ties to the past.
Òlòtūré
In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.
Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
Inspired by true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940's, Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfil his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences, in a spell-binding film of emotions, humour, and tragic role reversals that puts ancient beliefs and customs on trial in an ever increasingly post-modern and Western world.
Red Circle
Fikayo Holloway, a journalist from a wealthy socialite family, is on the verge of uncovering a powerful crime ring in Lagos, whose atrocities have hit close to home.
Cordelia
Adapted from the eponymous novel by Nigerian author and poet Femi Osofisan, Cordelia is a romantic period-drama where romance meets politics. This novella starts with a lecturer in a disturbed state about his marriage, which is resulting in an inability to teach his students. One of them later confronts him in his office about his shoddy lecture, and the student in question is accompanied to the lecturer’s office by another student named Cordelia. But little does our lecturer know that Cordelia is about to be at the center of a major riot at the institution.
Help Me
High school girls are dropping out of school for no apparent reason. Rumor has it that the girls have been raped and traumatized but the school and the local authorities do nothing to investigate the cases. When Yemisi's best friend Adeola becomes a victim, the young aspiring investigative journalist takes it upon herself to uncover the truth.
Here Love Lies
In the pursuit of 'love and forever', single parent and Travel Blogger Amanda, embarks on a social media romance with American TourGuide Michael. A trip to the US to meet up for the first time, opens up more doors than both anticipated.
L.I.F.E.
'L.I.F.E.' intertwines the tales of Ema, an advertising professional yearning to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a dancer, and Yinka, a passionate dancer struggling with life's challenges.
Suspicion
A young man delves into the sinister world of black magic after the brutal murder of his best friend and his daughter. As he hunts for vengeance, he faces moral dilemmas and shocking betrayals that threaten to shatter his closest relationships. In this gripping tale of friendship, love and revenge, he must confront his newfound powers and decide how far he's willing to go to deliver justice.
Finding Me
Tinuke Phillips, a shy and self-conscious young woman, has always struggled with low self-esteem due to being mocked for not fitting society's standards of class, despite her wealthy background. She believes she's unworthy of love until she meets Kola, a kind and driven man who treats her with respect. Smitten by his warmth, she falls in love, and they eventually marry.
Filmography
as Chisom
as Ehi
as Ema
as Madam Koi Koi
as Yemisi
as Kemi
as Bride
as Tola
as Kenny
as Linda
as Iheoma
as Clara
as Victoria
as Chichi
as Peju