Liz Anjorin

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Liz Anjorin
Born
Elizabeth Ibukunoluwa Anjorin[1]

Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materOlabisi Onabanjo University
Occupation(s)Actress, producer

Elizabeth Aishat Anjorin Listenⓘ is a Nigerian female actor and movie producer, predominantly in the Nigerian Yoruba movie industry.

Early life and education[edit]

Anjorin was born in Badagry in Lagos State, in the predominantly Yoruba southwestern geographical area of Nigeria.[2] Her father was Christian and her mother Muslim.[3] She has said that she grew up in poverty with her mother,[2][4] was once a food seller,[5] and was driven to succeed by the fear of again being poor.[6] She entered Olabisi Onabanjo University in 2003, where she was a student activist, and graduated in 2017 with a BSc in Transport Planning and Management after leaving to pursue acting.[7] She then took acting classes, at which time she met Idowu Ogungbe and Ahmed Alasari, who helped her with her career.[2]

Career[edit]

As an actress, Anjorin came to prominence at the end of the first decade of the 21st century; films she is known for include Ise Onise and Arewa Ejo in 2009 and Owowunmi in 2010.[2][8]

Anjorin now produces the films in which she appears. Her first self-produced movie was Tolani Gbarada.[2] Others include Gold, on her own life, Iyawo Abuke, the 2012 comedy Kofo Tinubu,[1][8][9] Kofo De First Lady, and Owo Naira Bet, reportedly the most expensive Yoruba film up to that time.[2] It premiered in 2017[8][10][11] and was released in 2018.[2] She is one of the wealthiest actors in Nigeria.[12]

She is also a fashion designer and sells clothes and accessories.[2][10]

Awards[edit]

Anjorin won the Best Actress Award at the Young Achievers Awards in 2012 for Kofo Tinubu,[1] and the City Pride Achievers Award for Best Actress in 2013 and 2014, the second time also for Kofo Tinubu.[9] At the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards, she was nominated for Best Actress of the Year (Yoruba)[13] and was awarded Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year.[14][15] At the 2017 City People Entertainment Awards, she won Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year (Female)[16] and a Special Recognition Award for Owo Naira Bet.[17][18]

Year Event Prize Result
2012 Young Achievers Awards Best Actress Won
2014 City People Entertainment Awards Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year Won
2017 City People Movie Awards Special Recognition Award Won
Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year (Female) Won
2016 Zulu African Film Academy Awards Best Actress Indigenous Female Won[19]

Personal life[edit]

Anjorin is a single parent.[4][8] She converted from Christianity to Islam and adopted the name Aishat.[3][20] In August 2023, she renounced Islam and asked her fans to stop addressing her with Islamic titles during an Instagram live session.[21][22]

In September 2019, she was involved in a feud on social media with Toyin Abraham. She accused Abraham of accusing her of trafficking cocaine, leading to her being searched at an airport. Liz Anjorin has since apologized to Toyin Abraham publicly after the incidence as the information Anjorin put out there was found to be untrue and lacks merit .[23][24] The feud was ended by Bolaji Amusan, president of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria.[25]

Selected filmography[edit]

  • Ise Onise (2009)
  • Arewa Ejo (2009)
  • Owowunmi (2010)
  • Tolani Gbarada
  • Gold
  • Iyawo Abuke
  • Kofo De First Lady
  • Kofo Tinubu (2012)
  • Owo Naira Bet (2017)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Lizzy Anjorin bags Best Actress award". Vanguard News. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Ekechukwu, Ferdinand (24 November 2018). "Lizzy Anjorin Makes History with 'Owo Naira Bet'". THISDAY Live. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Ojoye, Taiwo (17 September 2017). "Islam has changed the way I dress — Liz Anjorin". Punch Nigeria. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Okonofua, Odion (15 December 2017). "Liz Anjorin: 5 things you need to know about the actress". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Liz Anjorin gets chieftaincy for birthday". The Nation Newspaper. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ Sesan (21 July 2018). "Fear of going broke drove me into business — Liz Anjorin". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Testimonies as Lizzy Anjorin graduates from OOU". Vanguard News. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d Augoye, Jayne (12 July 2017). "How my 'Sugar Daddy' surprised me at my movie premiere — Actress Lizzy Anjorin". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ^ a b Isaac (18 September 2014). "Liz Anjorin: Actress Wins Award Back To Back". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ a b Ricketts, Olushola (28 January 2017). "Lizzy Anjorin: Owo Nairabet'll rank among best Yoruba films ever produced". The Point. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ^ Oluwagbemi, Ayodele (10 July 2017). "VIDEOS: Alaafin of Oyo, Ooni, grace 'Owo Nairabet' premiere". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  12. ^ Sesan (3 May 2022). "Lizzy Anjorin reveals why she's the wealthiest in the movie industry". Time of Gist. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ Oyewusi, Siji (24 June 2014). "Who won what at City People Entertainment Awards 2014". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Full List of Winners At The 2014 City People Awards". IROKO TV blog. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019.
  15. ^ "City People Awards 2014! All The Winners From The Star Studded Event". Jaguda. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  16. ^ Elekwachi, Edith (23 June 2014). "Liz Anjorin Dedicates Award To 'Haters'". Nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022 – via The Nigerian Voice.
  17. ^ Emmanuel, Daniji (18 October 2017). "Full List Of Winners At The 2017 City People Movie Awards". City People Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017.
  18. ^ Adepoju, Wole (16 October 2017). "Liz Anjorin shines at City People Movie Award". The Point. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  19. ^ Anazia, Daniel (23 June 2018). "Funke Akindele-Bello named face of ZAFAA Reloaded 2018 - Nigeria and World News". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Liz Anjorin's revelation: 'I ceased to be a Christian 18 yrs ago'". Vanguard News. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  21. ^ Ajetunmobi, Maymunah (27 August 2023). ""Did any Muslim support me?" Lizzy Anjorin issues warning as she renounces Islam". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Actress Lizzy Anjorin renounces Islam, drops 'Alhaja' title".
  23. ^ Ige, Tofarati. "Toyin/Liz war: Antar Laniyan, Iya Rainbow, Mr Latin, others intervene". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  24. ^ Ebirim, Juliet (20 September 2019). "Defamation: Liz Anjorin petitions NDLEA, vows to get justice against Toyin Abraham". Vanguard News. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  25. ^ Samuel, Olajide (26 October 2019). "Biggest celebrity feuds of 2019". Punch Nigeria. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

External links[edit]

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