Beautiful & talented actress, Genevieve Nnaji is a year older today
Genny
just turned 34 today. The beautiful actress was born on the 3rd of May,
1979 in Mbaise, Imo state Nigeria and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria.
The
fourth of eight children she was brought up in a middle class
environment. Genevieve Nnaji completed her secondary school education in
Methodist Girls College in Yaba Lagos before proceeding to UNILAG for
her degree.
She
began her acting career at the age of 8, when she featured in the
popular 80s Nigerian soap opera, Ripples.. She has a daughter whom she
gave birth to in her teenage years.
Genevieve
has received several awards and nominations for her work, she is
referred to as the "Julia Roberts" of Africa according to CNN.
She has starred in over 80 Nollywood movies and considered to be one of the best paid actresses in Nollywood.
The
first Nollywood movie, she appeared in was the 1998 movie, Most Wanted.
Since then she has gone on to establish herself as a fan favourite and
one of the leading actresses in Nollywood. Some other movies, which she
has featured in include Mirror Boy, Tango With Me, Bursting Out, Ije:
The Journey, Silent Scandal, Beautiful Soul, Letters to a Stranger, 30
Days, and Girls Cot.
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