Temiloluwa Elizabeth Otedola (born 20 March 1996) is a Nigerian actress and also a blogger. She is known for playing the role of Moremi Oluwa in the 2020 film ''Citation''.

Early life and education

Otedola (born 20 March 1996). She studied

Art History Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

Career

Otedola started a fashion blog called JTO Fashion in December 2014. She documents fashion, beauty, art, and travel experiences. She made her

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

debut in 2020 in ''Citation'' by

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 ...

. Her lead role in

Citation A citation is a reference to a source. More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of ...

, earned her an award at

Ghana Movie Awards ''Ghana Movie Awards'' is an annual film award to recognise excellence in the Ghanaian film industry. The first edition was held on 25 December 2010 at the Accra International Conference Center. It’s only in 2017 that the ceremony wasn’t held ...

for Best Actress, ⁣ and was nominated for Revelation of the Year at

Best of Nollywood Awards Best of Nollywood Awards (stylised as BON Awards) is an annual film event presented by ''Best of Nollywood Magazine,'' honouring outstanding achievement in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The first edition was held on 6 December 2009, in Ikeja, Lag ...

2020. She returns to the big screen for her second feature since starring in Kunle Afolayan's "Citation" in Anthill studios' newest project "The Man For The Job", a feature film scripted and directed by

Niyi Akinmolayan Niyi Akinmolayan is a Nigerian filmmaker and director and one of Nollywood’s most successful hitmakers. Five of his films rank in the top 50 List of highest-grossing Nigerian films, highest grossing Nigerian films: ''The Wedding Party 2'' ...

Personal life

She is the last daughter of Nigerian billionaire,

Femi Otedola Femi Otedola (born 4 November 1962) is a Nigerian businessman, philanthropist, and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of fuel products. Otedola is the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other busin ...

and a younger sister to

DJ Cuppy Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola (born 11 November 1992), professionally known as DJ Cuppy, or simply Cuppy, is a Nigerian disc jockey and producer. She is the daughter of Nigerian businessman Femi Otedola. She grew up in Lagos and moved to London at ...

and Tolani. She is in a relationship with Nigerian singer,

Mr Eazi Oluwatosin Ajibade (born 19 July 1991), better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian-born, Ghana-based singer. He is a pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressio ...

with whom she has a podcast named ''How Far with Mr. Eazi and Temi''. On 10 April 2022, she got engaged to

Filmography

# Citation (2020) # The Man for the Job (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Otedola, Temi Nigerian film actresses 1996 births Living people Alumni of the University of London Otedola family 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian film award winners Nigerian women bloggers Yoruba actresses Nigerian bloggers