Beautiful and multi talented Genevieve Nnaji, born 3 May 1979, is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director, who has won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award.
In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood.
Her directorial debut movie, “Lionheart” is the first Netflix Original from Nigeria, and first Nigerian submission for the Oscars.
The movie was disqualified for having most of the dialogue in English.
