Ayo Adesanya (born 11 August 1969) is a

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actress, director and producer. Ayo Adesanya appears in both

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and English-language films.

Early life

Ayo Adesanya hails from Ijagun, Ijebu in

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southwestern Nigeria. Ayo Adesanya attended St Anne's School in

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 ...

, the capital of

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, where she completed both her primary and secondary school education and obtained both her First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate. She later proceeded to the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...

where she obtained a bachelor's degree in

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Career

Ayo Adesanya began her career in 1986 after she completed the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) In 1996, Ayo Adesanya joined the

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movie industry (

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) professionally and began her professional acting career and made her first appearance on television was on Tunji Bamishigbin's soap opera titled ''Palace''. Ayo Adesanya later joined the Yoruba-language film industry, where she has featured, produced and directed several films. Ayo Adesanya also appears in English-language films.

Personal life

Ayo Adesanya was formerly married to Goriola Hassan but is now separated. Ayo Adesanya also has a son.

Selected filmography

*'' Remember Your Mother'' (2000) *'' Dancer 2'' ( 2001) *'' Tears in My Heart 2'' (2006)

References

1969 births Living people Actresses from Ogun State Nigerian film producers Yoruba actresses Actresses in Yoruba cinema University of Ibadan alumni 20th-century Nigerian actresses 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film actresses Nigerian film directors Nigerian media personalities {{Nigeria-bio-stub

Early life

Career

Personal life

Selected filmography

See also

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