FILM DIRECTOR

Funke Akindele

1977 - Today

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Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele (born August 24, 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, politician and realtor. Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002 and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her role in Jenifa, which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Funke Akindele has received more than 1,129,975 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Funke Akindele is the 2,037th most popular film director, the 273rd most popular biography from Nigeria and the most popular Nigerian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 21.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Funke Akindele ranks 2,037 out of 2,041. Before her are Robert Lorenz, Reema Kagti, Charles Randolph, Martin Wood, Kunal Kohli, and Melina Matsoukas. After her are Gauri Shinde, Allen Coulter, and Tom Cross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Funke Akindele ranks 1,185. Before her are Meera, Eric Church, Chantelle Newbery, Tara Sharma, Michael Doleac, and Chipo Chung. After her are Mika Singh, Anjum Chopra, Michael Brown, Shruti Seth, Tasha Danvers, and Yoji Sakai.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Funke Akindele ranks 273 out of 309. Before her are Suleiman Abdullahi (1996), Mariam Usman (1990), Bimbo Akintola (1970), Rita Dominic (1975), Sunday Mba (1988), and Shehu Abdullahi (1993). After her are Josh Okogie (1998), Ini Edo (1982), Fanendo Adi (1990), Perpetua Nkwocha (1976), Ramon Azeez (1992), and Stanley Amuzie (1996).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Nigeria

Among film directors born in Nigeria, Funke Akindele ranks 1. 

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