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Temitope Solaja is a Nigerian
film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...
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screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...
and
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. She was born on February 14, 1992.


Early life and education

Temitope Solaja, born first child of her parents, is a native of
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Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State to the east, and the Republic of Benin to the ...
. She holds a
bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in Mass communication from
Tai Solarin University of Education The Tai Solarin University of Education is a state university of education in Nigeria. It was established in 2005. It is located in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. History The university was named after the Nigerian educational administrator and ...
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Career

In 2008, Solaja got her first acting role in the movie titled ''Bamitale''. The movie, ''Opolo'' produced by Sola Akintunde Lagata shot her into the limelight because of her sub-lead role in 2009. In 2015, she wrote and produced her own movie titled ''Aruga'' in which she also starred alongside other actors like
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, and Sunkanmi Omobolanle. In 2017, she was nominated as Best Actress in a Leading Role (Yoruba) in the
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Filmography

*''Bamitale'' *''Opolo'' *''Idemu Ojo kan'' *''The Antique'' *''Adajo Aiye'' *''Kudi Klepto'' *''Bella'' *''Firepemi'' *''Aruga'' *''Darasimi'' *''Awelewa'' *''Orente'' *''Juba'' *'' 77 Bullets''


Awards and nominations


References

Nigerian film actresses Living people Nigerian film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Nigerian screenwriters Actresses in Yoruba cinema 21st-century Nigerian actresses Nigerian women film producers Yoruba actresses Yoruba filmmakers Actresses from Ogun State {{Nigeria-screenwriter-stub