Aisha Lawal


Aisha Lawal Oladunni is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, and filmmaker. She was nominated for Most Promising Actress of the Year at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards, Best Actress in Leading Role at the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards, Best Indigenous Language Movie/TV Series at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards and Best Actress of the Year and Best Supporting Actress of the Year at 2018 City People Movie Awards.

Early life

Lawal is a native of Ibadan, Oyo State, in southwestern Nigeria and attended Adeen International School and Federal [Government College, Ogbomoso]. Lawal had a passion for acting ever since she was young, where she would act in different stage plays. Lawal later attended the Lead City University, where she obtained a degree in law and a second degree in public administration.

Career

Lawal attended Femi Adebayo's J15 School of Performing Arts from 2008 to 2010 and learnt how to act. Her first film was Adunmadeke where she played the role of a prostitute. She rose to fame from her role in Irugbin. Since her rise to fame, she proceeded to act in over a hundred films. She has produced up to ten films such as Imu Nika and Opon Ife.
She played supporting roles in Love Castle and the Kunle Afolayan-directed Netflix film Aníkúlápó as Olori Sunkanmi.

Personal life

Lawal is from a family of three children, and she is the second child. She is married with a daughter. She is a practicing Muslim.

Filmography