Adesua Etomi
- City College Coventry
- University of Wolverhampton
- Actress
- entrepreneur
Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington (born 22 February 1988)[a] commonly known as Adesua Etomi (Listenⓘ) is a Nigerian actress and entrepreneur.[3] She debuted her film career with Knocking On Heaven's Door (2014).[4] Since then she has starred in several films and many awards. Amongst them is the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.[5]
Early life and education
Etomi was born in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, as the last out of three siblings.[1][6] Her father is a soldier of Esan descent in Edo State, and her mother, an Engineer of Yoruba descent.[7][8][9] Etomi attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, and moved to Queen's College. At 13 Etomi left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, and had a diploma in physical and theatre art from the City College Coventry in 2004.[10] She further went to University of Wolverhampton in 2006, and studied arts and performance.
Career
Etomi's film credits include The Arbitration,[11] The Wedding Party,[12][13] and Falling.[14] Her performance in Falling earned her the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Drama.[15][16] Other notable films she has appeared in include A Soldier's Story (2015), Out of Luck (2015),[17] and Couple of Days (2016).[18] Etomi played Shiela in the fourth and fifth seasons of Shuga, a television soap opera about HIV/AIDS prevention.[19][20] Etomi began starring as Amaka Obiora, an undercover police officer, in Yemisi Wada's crime series LasGidi Cops, which debuted in June 2016 on television.[21] She was also featured on Vogue's list of 14 global superstars.[22] In February 2022, she released her first single titled ‘So Natural’. In October 2023, she launched her beauty brand Sanaa Beauty which was founded with Jemima Osunde.[23]
Personal life
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Etomi got engaged to Banky W in February 2017.[24][25] The couple held their traditional marriage on 19 November, a court wedding on 20 November and white wedding on 25 November 2017; the latter ceremony was held in Cape Town, South Africa. In early January 2021, Adesua and Banky W had a son named Hazaiah Wellington.[26]
On 5 April 2021, Adesua and Banky W shared the story of their marriage and their struggles with conception and child bearing titled 'Final Say Faith'. This story was shared in the Waterbrook church.[27]
Adesua was credited for saving the daughter of Nollywood actress Iretiola Doyle from bullies.[28]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | The Call | Tara | Short film |
2014 | Brave[29] | Layo | Short film |
Knocking On Heaven's Door[30] | Debbie | ||
2015 | Falling[31] | Muna | |
A Soldier's Story[32] | Lebari | ||
Out of Luck[33] | Bisola | ||
2016 | Couple of Days[34] | Nina | |
The Arbitration[35] | Dara Olujobi | ||
Something Wicked[36] | Claudia | ||
The Wedding Party[37] | Dunni Coker | ||
Ayamma: Music In The Desert[38] | Ayamma/Iko/Ihuoma | ||
2017 | 10 Days In Sun City[39] | Bianca | |
In Line | Kate | ||
The Wedding Party 2 | Dunni Onwuka | ||
2018 | Date Night | ||
King of Boys | Adekemi Salami | ||
Memoirs of 4[40] | Teni | ||
Up North | Zainab | ||
2019 | Muna[41] | Muna | |
Malika: Warrior Queen[42] | Malika | ||
Sugar Rush | Susie | ||
The Set Up | Chike | ||
2022 | The Set Up 2 | Chike | |
The Perfect Arrangement | |||
2023 | Gangs of Lagos[43][44] | Gift | |
2024 | Japa | Kamsi |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | Smooth Promotions | Reporter/Presenter | TV Station |
2014 | Gidi Up (season 2)[45] | Sharon | Series |
2015 | Las Gidi Cops[46] | Amaka Obiora | Series |
Shuga (season 4)[47] | Sheila | Series | |
2017 | Shuga: Down South[48][49] | Sheila | Series |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Company |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | The Crucible | John Proctor | City College Production |
2005 | Miss Saigon | John Thomas | City College Production |
2006 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Judas | City College Production |
2008 | Fractal | The Oppressed | Arena Theatre |
2009 | The Grimm Tales | Dwarf/Witch | Arena Theatre |
Not My Cup Of Tea | Immigrant | Arena Theatre | |
2012 | The Miller's Tale | Alice | Saga Tiata - Edinburge Fringe Festival |
2013 | Anatomy Of A Woman | Bolatito | Lagos Theater Festival |
Shattered | Loveth | Paw Studios | |
Crystal Slippers | Sewa | Thespian Family Theater | |
London Life Lagos Living | Sue | Paw Studios | |
Saro[50] | Rume | Bap Productions | |
Secret Life Of Baba Segi's Wives | Segi | Joos and Joms Productions | |
2014 | Band Aid[51] | ||
Make We Waka | Chantelle | Look Left Look Right | |
Saro[52] | Rume | Bap Productions |
Voice over
Year | Role | Company |
---|---|---|
2013 | Taste Bud | Fanta |
2014 | Fan | Solo Phones |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Foresight Theater Awards | Best Performance in a devised Piece of work | Herself | Won | |
2014 | Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Most Promising Actress | Knocking on Heaven's Door | Nominated | |
Nollywood Reinvented Awards | Best New Actress | Herself | Won | ||
2015 | Golden Movie Awards | Golden Actress in a Lead Role | Falling | Nominated | |
Discovery of the Year | Herself | Won | [53] | ||
City People Entertainment Awards | Best New Actress | Nominated | [54] | ||
Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress | Falling | Nominated | ||
Best On-screen duo | Nominated | ||||
Female Viewer's Choice | Herself | Nominated | |||
ELOY Awards | Actress of the Year - Big screen | Falling | Won | [55] | |
Actress of the Year - Television | Gidi Up | Nominated | |||
2016 | Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress in a Drama (Movie/TV series) | Falling | Won | [56] |
12th Africa Movie Academy Awards | Best Actress in Leading role | Nominated | |||
Golden Movie Awards | Golden Actress | Nominated | |||
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Actress in Leading Role | Nominated | |||
ELOY Awards | Actress of the year - Big Screen | The Arbitration | Nominated | ||
2017 | Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards | Best Actress Drama/TV Series | Nominated | ||
Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Lead Actress In A Film | Ayamma | Nominated | ||
2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Sugar Rush | Nominated | [57] |
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Many sources cite Etomi's year of birth as 1988.[1] However, she claimed to be 29 years old in an interview with Pulse Nigeria in January 2016.[2]
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External links
- Adesua Etomi at IMDb
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