Nigerian Actress Ini Edo Biography & Net Worth (See Details)

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Nigerian Actress Ini Edo Biography & Net Worth (See Details)

Ini Edo is a Nigerian actress. She began her film career in 2000, and has featured in more than 100 movies since her debut. In 2013, she was a judge for the Miss Black Africa UK Pageant. In 2014, Ms. Edo was appointed by the United Nations as United Nations Habitat Youth Envoy.

Early Life & Education

Ini Edo is a Nigerian actress born on 23 April 1982. She is an Ibibio from Akwa Ibom state in the south-south part of Nigeria. Her mother was a teacher, and her father a church elder, the second of four children, three girls, one boy though she had strict upbringing. She attended Cornelius Connely College in Uyo and further to University of Uyo where she got a Diploma in Theatre Arts. She also completed her bachelor’s degree program at the University of Calabar where she studied English.In 2014 she got a scholarship to study law at National Open University of Nigeria. 

Career

She began her film career in 2000, featured in more than 100 movies since her debut in 2003 tittled Thick Madam. She was discovered by a producer at the audition she attended. Her breakthrough came in 2004 when she acted in World Apart. She has appeared in over 100 films; she is one of the most successful actresses in Nigeria.

Personal Life

In 2008, Ini Edo married Philip Ehiagwina an American-based business man. The marriage ended in September 2014 after six years.

Endorsement

She was GLO brand ambassador for ten years from 2006 to 2016.

In 2010 she was named to be the brand ambassador of Noble Hair.

Ini Edo is brand ambassador of Slim Tea Nigeria.

In 2019 she was signed as an ambassador for the @MrTaxi_NG brand.

Political Appointment & Others

In 2013, she was a judge for the Miss Black Africa UK Pageant. In 2014, Ms. Edo was appointed by the United Nations as aUnited Nations Habitat Youth Envoy.

Ini Edo was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Culture And Tourism by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in 2016.

Awards & Nomination

• Won 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards as Best Actress Leading Role (Yoruba)

• Won 2011 Zulu African Film Academy Awards as Best Actress Indigenous

• Nominated 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Best Actress In Leading role

• Nominated 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Female Viewers Choice

• Won 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Honorarium Appreciation Award

• Won 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Female Viewers Choice

• Won 2013 Cross River Movie Award as Best Act Female(English)

• Won 2013 Nafca as Best supporting Actress

• Nominated 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Best Actress Leading Role

• Nominated 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Best Comedic act

• Nominated 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Best Actress-Viewers Choice

• Nominated 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Best Actress

• Nominated 2015 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards as Female Viewers Choice

• Won 2015 Ghana Movie Awards as Best Actress – Africa Collaboration

• Nominated 2015 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards as Best Actress Leading Role

• Nominated 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards as Best Actress in a Comedy

• Nominated  2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards as Best Actress- TV Series

• Won 2018 ZAFAA Global Awards as Best Actress Award

Movies

• Thick Madam (2003)

• World Apart (2004)

• Eye of the Gods (2004)

• Beautiful Faces(2004)

• Ultimate Crisis (2005)

• The Begotten (2005)

• Only Love (2005)

• Last Game (2005)

• Desperate Billionaire (2005)

• Lonely Hearts (2005)

• Girls Cot (2006)

• Secret Fantasy

• Price of Fame

• Married to the Enemy

• Games Men Play

• Sleek Ladies (2007)

• Most Wanted Bachelor

• Love Games (2009)

• Reloaded (2009 film)

• Live To Remember

• Caro The Iron Bender (2014)

• CaroRoyal Gift

• Blind Kingdom

• Native Son

• Ghetto Queen

• Power of Beauty

• Political Control

• Ass on Fire

• Breath Again

• The Patient (2017)

• Chief Daddy (2019)

• Fatal Seduction

• The Greatest Sacrifice

• My Heart Your Home

• No Where to Run

• Stolen Tomorrow

• Sacrifice for Love

• Silence of the Gods

• Supremacy

• Too Late to Claim

Net Worth

Actress Ini Edo Is Currently Estimated at $450 Million Dollars.