Ireti Osayemi (born 14 January 1982) is a

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film actress.

Background and education

Ireti Osayemi was born on January 14, 1982. Her parents and she had lived in

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before returning to Nigeria during the Liberian civil war. She is from

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, where she received her entire education. Ireti went on to Ajumoni Secondary School in Lagos after finishing primary school and earning her West African Leaving Certificate. She later attended Lagos State University in Ojo, Lagos, where she earned a

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in Economics.

Career

Ireti Osayemi entered the Nigerian film business in 1999 and began appearing in Nollywood films. She primarily appeared in Yoruba films alongside

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Personal life

Ireti Osayemi married Nollywood movie producer Bakky Adeoye in 2008, and their marriage has two children. She had their first child in 2007 before they married, and their second child in 2009, after they married.

Awards and nominations

References

21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film actresses Yoruba actresses Actresses from Lagos State Nigerian film producers Nigerian women film producers Yoruba filmmakers Actresses in Yoruba cinema 1982 births Living people Lagos State University alumni 20th-century Nigerian actresses {{Nigeria-actor-stub