OMONI OBOLI: A REPRESENTATION OF RESILIENCE

From gradually changing the narrative, to being an Inspiration to young people, to being a phenomenal Actress, Producer, and scriptwriter. Taking it one step at a time, Omoni  Oboli is set to take over the stage and shine brightly while at it.

The 44 years old ageless Icon and Nollywood superstar has maintained her reputation for quality movies and unique storylines. Commonly known for her versatility, the Nollywood star stands tall when it comes to quality and great movies as she is known for movies like  Figurine, Anchor Baby, and The First Lady.

The Delta Born Actress was born and brought up in Delta state and attended Delta Steel Company primary school and Technical high school before proceeding to get a degree in foreign languages while majoring in French from the prestigious university of Benin. Later in her career, she went on to bag a degree in digital film Making from New York films Academy.

After her debut film, Bitter Experience in 1996, the actress took some time out to further her education. Her acting prowess laid the path and made it easy for her comeback in 2009 when she starred as part of the cast in Entanglement.

She went on to star and play a major role in Kunle’s film, The Figurines, bagging multiple awards. In the same year, she also became a producer and most of her films are: Wives on Strike, The Rivals amongst others.

She is one of the Nigerian actresses known to hold a few international awards like the 2010: Harlem International Film Festival award for best actress; The Los Angeles Movie Awards as the Best Actress Narrative Feature amongst others.

Aside from being an exceptional actress, the Veteran also owns the Omoni Oboli Foundation and Is the CEO of Donic Ventures – A firm that represents her film production and her husband’s Optometry career in one place.

This combined makes it a little difficult to tell how much the icon is truly worth but it is estimated to  sit at about $1.9 million.

Her YouTube

Omoni Oboli has been in our faces recently and the reasons are not far fetched. She in December, 2023,  announced the unveiling of her YouTube channel. “Omoni Oboli TV” She stated that she did this Because her fans complained about inaccessibility of her films, making her choose YouTube for accessibility and ease.

She has been releasing quality movies since she published the channel in December and fans now ask if she’s set to take over Ruth Kadiri, the YouTube Queen. Quality and diverse storyline is known to sell better and louder than “just another film.”

The Nollywood actress recently celebrated her 22nd marriage anniversary, and the marriage is blessed with 3 sons and a grandchild.

The actress has led a resilient and adventurous life and in a few short interviews she has come this far because of this. She aims to motivate and inspire younger people who, like her, were not born with a silver spoon and are a representation that either way, you can win!

By Miracle Marcus