Osas Ighodaro

Osas Ighodaro (Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro; born 26 October) is a Nigerian American actress, producer, host and humanitarian. She won the Miss Black USA Pageant in 2010, and founded the Joyful Joy Foundation, an initiative that raises funds to fight malaria.[1][2] She co-hosted the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, and played Adanna (Danni) on the soap opera Tinsel. Moreover, she won Best TV Actress of the Year at the 2014 ELOY Awards.[3][4] Osas emerged as the highest-grossing Nollywood actress of 2018,[5] and was awarded Best Actress in a Drama at the 2022 AMVCA for her role in Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story.[6]

Osas Ighodaro
Ighodaro co-hosting the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards in Lagos (2014)
Born
Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro

(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990
New York City, United States
NationalityNigerian-American
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • host
  • humanitarian
  • producer
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015⁠–⁠2019)​
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

Osas Ighodaro was born in Bronx, New York, United States, to Nigerian parents from Edo State. She obtained her first degree in broadcasting journalism with dual minors in entrepreneurship and theater from Pennsylvania State University. She further obtained a master's degree in fine arts from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. She moved to Nigeria in 2012 with the intention of returning to the United States after six months, but secured various acting roles including Adanna in Tinsel and has remained in the country ever since. She hosted the Maltina Dance All Reality show.[7][8] She is the founder of the Joyful Joy Foundation[9][10] and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

She joined MTV Shuga for series four in October 2019.[11]

She was listed as a top female celebrity of 2020.[12]

Personal life

She married Gbenro Ajibade in June 2015.[13] They had their first child in 2016. They divorced shortly after.[14] She’s first cousins with Nigerian singer and songwriter Johnny Drille

Filmography
Osas Ighodaro, Vimbai Mutinhiri and IK Osakioduwa hosting the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Killa Season Shinae Video
Hookers in Revolt Delilah Video
My African Uncle - Short
2007 Luggage Sade's sister (singing voice) Short
2008 Across a Bloodied Ocean Nafisa Short
Cadillac Records Maid
Jewslim Rochelle Whitman
2009 Notorious Party Girl
Park Sharks Neglected Girlfriend
2010 Computer Love Chastity
The Tested Sheena
2011 Computer Love Chastity
He Said, She Said: A Romantic Comedy Donna Video
Psa 64 Woman Scorned 64 Short
2015 The Department Tolu Okoye [15]
Gbomo Gbomo Express Cassandra
Where Children Play Nia
2016 Entreat Margaret
Put a Ring on it Eki
2017 Idahosa Trails Osamuede
Little Drops of Happy Mano Ojo
Wurukum Roundabout -
Countdown Helen
White Pickett Fence Brenda Caldwell Short
2018 New Money Angela Nwachukwu
A Rose for Freddy Kemi
Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons Chidinma
We Don’t Live Here Anymore Leslie
King of Boys Sade Bello
2019 My Mfon - an election day story Sola Bassey Short
Bling Lagosians Demidun
Your Excellency Candy
2020 Kenim O Presents: A Second Husband Tope Short
Double Strings Detective Isoken
Mama Drama Mena
Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Amara
Ratnik Sarah Bello
2021 Namaste Wahala Preemo [16]
Mamba's Diamond Eloho
Keeping Promise Teni
Bad Comments Hilda
The Ghost and the Tout Too Amoke
Who Lived at Number 6 Dimma
2022 Man of God Teju [17][18]
Knee Down Ese Short
Single Not Searching Kai [19][20]
Conversations in Transit Adeola [21][22]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Conviction Desmond's Date Episode: "Breakup"
2007 Law & Order Model Episode: "Bling"
2010 Meet the Browns Nurse Mileen Episode: "Meet the Unwelcome Back"
2012 12 Steps to Recovery Jellybean Episode: "Jellybean and Things"
Tinsel Adanna (Danni) Recurring cast: season 5
2013-14 Parallels Ruth Marshall Main cast
2013-15 Maltina Dance All Herself/host TV series
2018 EVE (Africa Magic) Sylvia TV series
2019 Shuga Sergeant Iyanu Main cast: season 7
2020 Assistant Madams Chioma Main cast
The Smart Money Woman [23] Zuri Main cast
2021 King of Boys: The Return of the King Sade Bello Recurring cast

Theater
  • Fela & the Kalakuta Queens
  • For Coloured Girls (Nigerian adaptation)
  • Underground
  • Dolores
  • He Said, She Said
  • How Sweet
  • Platanos Y Collard Greens
  • Revenge of a King
  • Joe Turners Come and Gone
  • Coloured Museum

Awards and nominations
Year Event Category Work Result Ref
2010 Miss Black USA Pageant Miss Black USA 2010 Won [24]
2014 ELOY Awards Actress of the Year - TV Tinsel Won [25]
2015 Green October La Mode Magazine Awards Humanitarian Award Joyful Joy Foundation Won [26]
ELOY Awards Brand Ambassador of the Year Polo Avenue; Konga.com Won [27]
Actress of the Year - Film The Department Nominated
2016 Golden Movie Awards Golden Supporting Actress ''Gbomo Gbomo Express Nominated [28]
2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Supporting Actress of The Year Won [29]
2021 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Nominated [30]
Best Kiss in a Movie Nominated [31]
Her Network - Woman of the Year Awards Woman of the Year in Entertainment Won [32]
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress in A Drama Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story Won [33]
2023 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series Man of God Pending [34]

References
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  2. "Malaria Deadly Toll". Huffington Post. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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  11. "Tobi Bakre, Osas Ighodaro, Folu Storms grace MTV Shuga Season". Vanguard News. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  12. Okonofua, Odio (26 December 2020). "Top 10 hottest female celebrities of 2020 [Pulse Picks 2020]". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  13. Adebayo, Tireni (1 November 2018). "Gbenro Ajibade & Osas Ighodaro go separate ways as marriage hits the rock". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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  19. "Check out BTS photos from new Nollywood & Hollywood collaboration 'Single Not Searching'".
  20. "'Single Not Searching': LisaRaye On Entertaining The African Diaspora In Her Upcoming Film".
  21. "Rogers Ofime wraps up production for 'Conversations in Transit".
  22. "Conversations in Transit: First Movie Shot On A Moving Train Debuts In Nollywood'".
  23. "Osas Ajibade stars in The Smart Money Woman series - P.M. News". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  24. "2010 Miss Black USA Crowned". News.cn. Wang Guanqun. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  25. "Exquisite Lady of the Year Awards Seyi Shay, Toke Makinwa, Mo'Cheddah, DJ Cuppy, Others Nominated". Pulse Nigeria. Chinedu Adiele. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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  28. "Full List of nominees for 2016 Golden Movie Awards Africa". Ghanaweb.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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  30. "BON Awards unveils 2021 list of nominees -". The Eagle Online. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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  34. "Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees". AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees. Retrieved 23 April 2023.


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