Claire Edun
Claire Edun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British[1] |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Spouse |
Richard Edun
(m. 2012; div. 2018) |
Claire Edun, popularly known as Oyinbo Princess,[2] is a British-born Nollywood actress best known for her fluency in Nigerian Pidgin;[3] which eventually landed her a lead role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage, a 2016 feature film directed by Lancelot Imasuen.[4]
Life and career
[edit]Edun was born to British parents and had her education in the United Kingdom. Upon leaving Greece where she previously worked, she got a job as an air hostess for British Airways which eventually ignited her love for Africa and Nigeria in particular.[1] She rose to the limelight in 2015 after she posted a video of herself on Facebook talking in fluent pidgin English which Lancelot Imasuen later saw and afterwards handed her a role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage,[5] where she played the role of a British girl who came to Nigeria to marry a Nigerian man who wants to live in Britain.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "English actress who is a Nigerian film star". BBC News. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Meet 'Oyibo Princess' British ex-hostess now Nollywood actress". GhanaWeb.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Maclean, Ruth (13 May 2016). "Nollywood's new star: meet Claire Edun AKA Nigeria's Oyinbo Princess". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Njoku, Benjamin (30 January 2016). "ATM: Alex Ekubo in love tangle with Yvonne Jegede - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ Putsch, Christian (13 June 2016). "Nigeria: Eine britische Stewardess ist der neue Star". Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via www.welt.de.
- ^ Martin Patience (10 May 2016). "Speaking Pidgin English lands actress top role". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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