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Adesua Etomi: One of Nollywood’s Finest

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Tolulope Adesua Etomi well known as ” Adesua Etomi” (born 22 February) in Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria. Adesua is a Nigerian actress and producer, Adesua Etomi is also one of the most beloved stars in the Nollywood industry. She broke onto the scene of Nollywood when she appeared in her first featured film “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” in 2014. The movie became a blockbuster as well as made her very famous. The beautiful, smart, Intelligent and gorgeous actress shortly won the hearts of many Nigerians. Adesua has in no time won so many awards and also been nominated for so many awards due to her effective way of handling any role given to her in any movie. This Nollywood pearl is a multi-talented person. In her leisure times, Adesua enjoys singing, dancing, playing the guitar and swimming.

Early Life and Education

Tolulope Adesuwa Etomi was born in Owerri, Imo State on 22 February. Several major editorials on Etomi state her birth year as 1988. However, in an interview published in January 2016, Etomi told Pulse Nigeria that she was 29 years old. Her father is a soldier of Esan descent from Edo state, and her mother is a Civil Engineer of Yoruba descent. She is the youngest of three siblings. Etomi attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, where she joined the drama club at the age of seven. Thereafter, she attended Queen’s College, Lagos before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of 13 years old, and later obtained a diploma in “physical theatre, musical theatre and performing arts” from City College Coventry in 2004. After completing these courses in 2006 with triple distinctions, she studied drama and performance at the University of Wolverhampton, graduating with first class honours.

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Career

Adesua Etomi’s but has been acting since she was 7 as she joined the drama club in her primary school, but she ventured into her acting career in the theatre while studying in the UK. She featured in different plays such as “The Crucible”, “Miss Saigon”, “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Fractal”, “The Grimm Tales” and “Not My Cup Of Tea”. After graduating from the university, Adesua ventured away from acting for three years to experience the world. She returned back to acting in 2012, featuring at the Saga Tiata-Edinburg Fringe Festival in a drama titled “The Miller’s Tale”. After moving to Nigeria, Adesua featured in different plays such as “Anatomy Of A Woman”, “Shattered”, “Crystal Slippers”, “London Life Lagos Living”, “Saro”, “Secret Life Of Baba Segi’s Wives”, “Band-Aid”, and “Make We”. but has been acting since she was 7 as she joined the drama club in her primary school. Etomi’s film credits include The Arbitration, The Wedding Party, and Falling Her performance in Falling earned her the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award for Best Actress In A Drama. Other notable films she has appeared in include A Soilder’s Story (2015), Out of Luck (2015), and Couple of Days (2016). Etomi played Shiela in the fourth and fifth seasons of Shuga, a television soap opera about HIV/AIDS prevention. Etomi began starring as Amaka Obiora, an undercover police officer, in Yemisi Wada’s crime series LasGidi Cops, which debuted in June 2016 on television.

Personal Life

She got engaged to Banky W in February 2017. They both had their traditional marriage on 19 November, Court Wedding on 20 November and on 25 November (2017) they had the White Wedding in Cape Town, South Africa.

Filmography

Tolulope Adesua Etomi has starred in so many movies and she is still doing more. Some of the movies she has starred in are;

2013

The call where she took the role of the person Tara

2014

Brave where she took the role of Layo

Knocking on Heaven’s Door where she took the role of Debbie

2015

Falling where she took the role of Muna

A Soldier’s Story where she took the role of Lebari

Out of Luck where she took the role of Bisola

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2016

A Couple Of Days where she took the role of Nina

And The Spirit Slowly Die where she took the role of Tima Odera-Blake

The Arbitration where she took the role of Dara Olujobi

Something Wicked where she took the role of TBC

The Wedding Party where she took the role of Dunni Coker

Ayama: Music in the Desert where she took the role of Ayama/Iko/Ihuoma

2017

10 Days in Sun City where she took the role of Bianca

The Wedding Party 2 where she took the role of Dunni Onwuka

Television Programs

Year Title Role

2012 Smooth Promotions Reporter/Presenter

2014 A Series – Gidi Up ( season 2 ) Sharon

2015 A Series – Las Gidi Cops Amaka Obiora

2015 A Series – Shuga ( season 4 ) Sheila

2017 A Series – Shuga: Down South Sheila

Theatre

Year Title Role

2004 The Crucible John Proctor

2005 Miss Saigon John Thomas

2006 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas

2008 Fractal The Oppressed

2009 The Grimm Tales Dwarf/Witch

2009 Not My Cup Of Tea Immigrant

2012 The Miller’s Tale Alice

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2013 Anatomy Of A Woman Bolatito

2013 Shattered Loveth

2013 Crystal Slippers Sewa

2013 London Life Lagos Living Sue

2013 Saro Rume

2013 Secrets Life of Baba Segi’s Wives Segi

2014 Make We Waka Chantelle

2014 Saro Rume

Voice over

Year Role Company

2013 Taste Bud Fanta

2014 Fan Solo Phones

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2009 Foresight Theater Awards Best Performance in a devised Piece of work Herself Won
2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Most Promising Actress Knocking on Heaven’s Door Nominated
2014 Nollywood Reinvented Awards Best New Actress Herself Won
2015 Golden Movie Awards Golden Actress in a Lead Role Falling Nominated
2015 Golden Movie Awards Discovery of the Year Herself Won
2015 City People Entertainment Awards Best New Actress Herself Nominated
2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Best Actress Falling Nominated
2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Best On-screen duo Herself Nominated
2015 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards Female Viewer’s Choice Herself Nominated
2015 ELOY Awards Actress of the Year – Big screen Falling Won
2015 ELOY Awards Actress of the Year – Television Gidi Up Nominated
2016 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV series) Falling Won
2016 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Actress in Leading role Falling Nominated
2016 Golden Movie Awards Golden Actress Falling Nominated
2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Actress in Leading Role Falling Nominated
2016 ELOY awards Actress of the year – Big Screen The Arbitration Nominated
2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best Actress Drama/TV Series The Arbitration Nominated
2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Lead Actress In A Film Ayamma Nominated