Ruth Kadiri


Ruth Kadiri is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.

Early life and education

Ruth Kadiri was born on 24 March 1988 in Benin City, Edo State, south-south Nigeria. She was the first child of two children, her father's name is Desmond Kadiri. She studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and Business Administration at Yaba College of Technology.

Personal life

Ruth kept her love life private until December 2017, when she announced that she was engaged on social media.
On August 26, 2019, Kadiri gave birth to her first child. On July 20, 2022, she gave birth to her second child.

Career

Kadiri ventured into Nollywood in the movie Boys Cot and since then has over fifty movies to her credit. As a screenwriter, Ruth Kadiri has written and co-written several movies including Matters Arising, Heart of a Fighter, Ladies Men, Sincerity, First Class and Over the Edge. Ruth also produced films such as Matters Arising, Over the Edge, Somebody Lied and Memory Lane, which deals with the issue of lies and deceit.

Filmography

  • Mercy the Bus Driver as Onyi
  • Airline Babes as Maureen
  • Brazilian Hair Babes as Silver
  • Tears in My Heart as Nene
  • Matters Arising as Ogor
  • Unspoken Truth as Rebecca
  • The Pains of Chimamanda as U.K.
  • Miss Taken as Ruby
  • First Class as Charity
  • Memory Lane as Gina
  • In Your Arms
  • Black Bride
  • Gateman as Frances
  • We Cheats More as I.T.
  • WET by Ruth Kadiri as Sharon
  • Tripod by Ruth Kadiri
  • Black Men Rock as Becky
  • Sex & Love as Christy
  • Love is Beautiful
  • Tender Lies as Blessing
  • Unfounded
  • Murder Call as Isabella
  • Stab as Olivia
  • The Final List as Idara
  • The Dumb Wife
  • Too Old for Love
  • Tears of Rejected Seed
  • Babies and friends as Funbi
  • Too old for this as Lycia
  • Shrine Girl
  • Space Out as Toria
  • Larry Cold as Precious
  • Pair as Shade
  • Adunni
  • Taking chances as Nurse Angela
  • Love Me as Oreoluwa Jegede
  • Craving
  • 5 is company as Josephine
  • Out of Love as Tejiri
  • Nasty Jane as Janelle
  • House Boy Wanted as Joan
  • Boiling point Roli
  • Everybody wants Alvin as Funke
  • Breakfast
  • Something Fishy as Toke
  • Honey We Are Broke as Lucy
  • Hot Mess as Marie
  • Alaye as Catherine
  • Perfect Nobody as Idia
  • ''Trading Your Heart as Rebecca''