Aisha Lawal Oladunni is a Nigerian actor, scriptwriter and filmmaker. She was nominated for ''Most Promising Actress of the Year (Yoruba)'' award at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards, ''Best Actress in Leading Role (Yoruba)'' award at the

2015 Best of Nollywood Awards The 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 7th edition of the ceremony and took place in Ultra Modern Dome, Ondo State, Nigeria on December 13, 2015. The event was anchored by Nollywood actors, Bimbo Akintola and Gideon Okeke. Awards Best Actor ...

, ''Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series (Yoruba)'' at the

2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards The 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 5, 2016 at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was hosted by Ikponmwosa Osakioduwa and Minnie Dlamini. Nominees were revealed on December 11, 2015 ...

and ''Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba)'' and ''Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba)'' at 2018 City People Movie Awards.

Early life

Aisha Lawal is a native of

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

, Nigeria and attended Adeen International School and Federal Government College, Ogbomoso. Aisha Lawal had a passion for acting ever since she was young, where she would act in different stage plays. Lawal later attended the

Lead City University Lead City University is a private university in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. History The university submitted its application to the National Universities Commission the year 2002. The Standing Committee on Private Universities (SCOPU) conducted ...

, where she obtained a degree in law and a second degree in public administration.

Career

Aisha Lawal attended

Femi Adebayo Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian film director, film actor, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He is the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami. Early ...

's J15 School of Performing Arts from 2008 to 2010 and learnt how to act. Her first film is Adunmadeke where she played the role of a prostitute. She rose to fame from her role in Irugbin. Since her rise to fame, she proceeded to act in over 100 movies. She has produced up to ten films such as Imu Nika and Opon Ife. She recently starred in

Love Castle ''Love Castle'' is a 2021 Nigerian film directed by Desmond Elliot, produced by United States-based Nigerian, Beatrice Funke Ogunmola and co-produced by Victor Ogunmola. The film centers on themes of tradition and family ties; it portrays Nige ...

(2021) and

Kunle Afolayan Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is widely credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies though larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywo ...

Netflix movie

Aníkúlápó ''Aníkúlápó'' is a 2022 Nigerian epic fantasy film produced by Kunle Afolayan and distributed by Netflix. Released on 30 September 2022, it stars Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sola Sobowale,Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Taiwo Hassan. The film was shot i ...

(2022) as Olori Sunkanmi.

Personal life

Aisha Lawal is from a family of three children and she is the second child. She is married with a daughter. She is a practicing Muslim.

Filmography

* '' King of Thieves'' (2022) * ''

'' (2022) * ''

'' (2021) * '' Survival of Jelili'' (2019) * '' Blogger's Wife'' (2017) * ''Simbi Alamala'' * ''Eregun'' * ''Jalaruru'' * ''Aiyepegba'' * ''Apala'' * ''Iyawo Kan'' * ''Okirika'' * ''Dilemma'' * ''Shadow'' * ''Nkan Inu Igi'' * ''Irugbin'' * ''Adunmadeke''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawal, Aisha Living people Actresses from Oyo State Yoruba actresses Nigerian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)