Moyo Lawal is a Nigerian actress. She won the award "Revelation of the year" at

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in 2012.

Early life and education

Lawal was born in

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town and received primary, secondary, & tertiary education in Nigeria. She obtained her BSc degree in Creative Arts from the

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. She said she did not have children because it is hard work.

Career

Lawal began acting in small play productions when she had been convinced to venture into acting by a friend of hers whilst in school. She took part in the ''

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'' Nigerian TV reality show but was unsuccessful in it. Lawal debuted her first professional acting career in the TV series titled ''Shallow Waters'' in which she played the role of ''Chioma'' in the TV series. Lawal's career became more pronounced when she was able to secure herself a movie role in an award-winning TV series titled

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where she played the notable role of a character named ''Chinny''. Lawal In the 2012 edition of

stylized as ''BON Awards'' won the award for ''Revelation of the Year''.

Activism

Lawal who was a victim of an unsuccessful armed robbery attempt that occurred on third mainland bridge in

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has created awareness of the incident by narrating her ordeal and suggesting methods to curb incidences as such to avoid a reoccurrence. She further explained that creating awareness was the only solution as after narrating her ordeal, several other persons reached out to her explaining similar ordeals they encountered on the same route and she was also a victim of her sextape leaked.

Awards and nominations

Selected filmography

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'' *''A Time To Heal'' *''A Toast To Heartbreak'' *''Emem and Angie'' *''Madam’s PA'' *''Tangled Web'' *''Millenium Parent'' *''Desperate Baby Mama'' *''Parents’ Guard'' *''The Bridal Shower'' *''Big Gals on Campus'' *''Cloud of Pain'' *''Mistresses'' *''Never Love a Prince'' *''Thanks For Coming'' *''Judas Game''

TV series

Lawal has taken part in various Nigerian TV series amongst these are ; *''Binta and Friends'', *''Flatmates'', *''

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'', *''

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'', *''Edge of Paradise'', *''Shallow Waters,'' *''Eldorado,'' and the award-winning TV series; *

References

External links

Moyo Lawal IMDb Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawal, Moyo Living people 21st-century Nigerian actresses Yoruba actresses Year of birth missing (living people) University of Lagos alumni Nigerian film actresses Nigerian television actresses