Genevieve Nnaji Husband, Daughter Age, Net worth

Genevieve Nnaji Husband and Daughter

Genevieve Nnaji does not have a husband yet because she is not married. She however has a daughter Chimebuka Nnaji who was given birth to when Genevieve was in her late teens.

Name	Genevieve Nnaji
Net worth	$15 million
Husband	Nil
Daughter	Chimebuka Nnaji
Age	42 years (2021)
Date of Birth	3rd May, 1979
Profession	Actress
Education	University of Lagos
State of Origin	Imo state
Tribe	Igbo

Genevieve Nnaji Biography

Genevieve Nnaji is an actress, producer, and director from Nigeria. For her contributions to Nollywood, she was named a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government in 2011. Lionheart, her directorial debut, is the first Netflix original film from Nigeria, as well as the first Nigerian Oscar submission.

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Genevieve Nnaji Early Life and Background

Nnaji grew up in Lagos and was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. She grew up in a middle-class home, the fourth of eight children, with a father who worked as an engineer and a mother who worked as a nursery school teacher.

Genevieve Nnaji Net worth

Genevieve Nnaji has an estimated net worth of $15 million. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Nigeria and she has invested in the real estate industry in Nigeria as she owns several buildings in Lagos.

Genevieve Nnaji Education

She went to Methodist Girls College in Yaba, Lagos, before attending the University of Lagos and earning a bachelor’s degree in creative arts. She began auditioning for Nollywood roles while still at university.

Genevieve Nnaji Career

At the age of eight, Nnaji began her acting career as a child actor in the popular television serial opera Ripples. With the film Most Wanted, she was exposed to the burgeoning Nigerian film industry at the age of 19. Last Party, Mark of the Beast, and Ijele are among her subsequent films.
She appeared in the award-winning film Ijé: The Journey in 2010. She has appeared in over 200 Nigerian films.

Nnaji was one of Nollywood’s highest-paid female actors in 2009. She was the first performer to win Best Actress at the 2001 City Peoples Awards, which before had only honoured politicians and commercial corporations, for her contributions to the Nigerian film industry.

In 2005, she became the first actor to win the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

The film was disqualified because the majority of the dialogue was in English. She was profiled among several celebrities and business professionals in two new books by publisher and Editor in Chief of ‘Yes International!’ magazine, Azuh Arinze, in 2020, after spending decades in the film industry.

Genevieve Nnaji was featured in a comedy named “Say It And Quench” on Ofego’s YouTube channel on May 6, 2021.

Genevieve Nnaji is a feminist activist as well. She believes that Nigerian females should be able to select whom they marry. She opposes girl child weddings at a young age.

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Genevieve Nnaji Awards

Nnaji has garnered numerous accolades and nominations for her work, including the 2001 City People Award for Best Actress of the Year and the 2005 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Lionheart (2018 film) was chosen as Nigeria’s application to the Best International Feature Film Category of the 2020 Oscars by the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) in 2019. It was Nigeria’s first submission to the Academy Awards.

The 19th Black Reel Awards (FAAAF)

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Lionheart	Outstanding Foreign Film / World Cinema Motion Picture	Won

Toronto International Film Festival

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Lionheart	Grolsch People’s Choice Award	Nominated

Africa Movie Academy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005		Best Actress in Leading Role	Won
2008	30 Days/Keep My Will	Nominated
2011	Tango with Me	Nominated

Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	The Mirror Boy	Best Actress Drama/TV Series	Nominated
2016	Road to Yesterday	Nominated
Best Movie West Africa	Won

Nigeria Entertainment Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009		Best Actress	Nominated
2010	Silent Scandals	Best Actress Film/Short Story	Nominated
Guinness Ultimate Survivor	Best Actress TV Series	Won
2011	Tango with Me	Best Actress Film/Short Story	Nominated
2013	Doctor Bello	Best Actress in Leading Role	Nominated
2014	Half of a Yellow Sun	Best Actress in Supporting Role	Won
2016	Road to Yesterday	Lead Actress in Film	Nominated
Best Picture	Nominated

Nollywood Movies Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	Tango with Me	Best Actress Leading Role	Nominated
Herself	Viewers Choice- Female	Won

Ghana Movie Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Silent Scandals	Best Actress-Africa Collaboration	Won

Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2012	Herself	Best Actress- Viewers Choice	Nominated

Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA)

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2013	Weekend Getaway	Best Actress Leading Role	Won

Zulu African Film Academy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	The Mirror Boy	Best Actress	Won

City People Entertainment Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2001	Herself	Best Actress	Won

Best of Nollywood Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2010	Silent Scandals	Best Actress-Leading Role	Nominated
2011	The Mirror Boy		Nominated
2011	Bursting Out	Best Kiss with Majid Michel	Won

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