Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1963) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series

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: ''Oh Father, Oh Daughter.''

Career

Before shooting into stardom, Sola Sobowale had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', and the Yoruba film, ''Asewo To Re Mecca''. Sola Sobowale joined acting through numerous roles in movies produced by Awada Kerikeri Group under the leadership of

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. Over the years, Sola Sobowale had scripted, co-scripted, directed and produced several Nigerian films. Sola scripted, produced and directed, ''Ohun Oko Somida'', a 2010 Nigerian film that stars

. Sobowale featured in ''

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'', a 2004 Nigerian drama film produced by

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, written and directed by

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. Sola Sobowale is also featured in '' Family on Fire'' produced and directed by

. Sola Sobowale revealed on her Instagram page in July 2022, that she had been cast in her first

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role for the upcoming film by film director

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Personal life

Sola Sobowale is married and has four children. Sola Sobowale was chosen to be the

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for Mouka mattress company's Wellbeing range.

Awards

in 2019, Sola Sobowale received the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for ''Best Actress'' in a Leading Role for her role in the 2018

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: ''

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.''

Selected filmography

Actor

*''Asewo To Re Mecca'' (1992) *'' Diamond Ring'' (1998) *''

: Oh Father, Oh Daughter'' (2001). *'' Outkast'' (2001). *''Ayomida'' (2003) *''Ayomida 2'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *''Disoriented Generation'' (2009) *''Ohun Oko Somida'' (2010) *'' Family on Fire'' (2011) *'' The Wedding Party'' (2016) *'' Hustle'' (2016-2018) *''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2017) *''

'' (2018) *

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(2018) * ''The Men's Club'' (2018 - 2020) *''Wives on Strike: The Revolution'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019) *''

Shadow Parties ''Shadow Parties'' is a 2021 Nigerian political drama film directed and produced by Yemi Amodu. The film stars Yemi Blaq, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Toyin Abraham, Jide Kosoko, Sola Sobowale, Magdalena Korpas, and Lucien Morgan. It premiered on N ...

'' (2020) *''In Case of Incasity'' (2020) *'' King of Boys: The Return of the King'' (2021) *''

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)

Producer

*''Ayomida'' (2003) *''Ayomida 2'' (2003) *''Ohun Oko Somida'' (2010)

Notable Work

* Diamond Ring *

* The Wedding Party *

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*Hustle *

* King of Boys 2: Return of the King

References

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