Alice Iyabo Ojo is a film actress, director, and producer. She has featured in more than 150 films, as well as producing over 14 of her own.
She went to school in Lagos at National College, Gbagbada, before proceeding to study Estate Management at Lagos State Polytechnic.
Bimbo Akintola introduced her into the movie industry.
Ojo has scripted and featured in several Nigerian films. Her first film role was in 1998’s ‘Satanic’, an English-language film.
In 2002, she made her Yoruba-language debut with ‘Baba Darijinwon’. In January 2015, her film, ‘Silence’, which featured Joseph Benjamin, Alex Usifo, Fathia Balogun, and Doris Simeon, premiered at the Silverbird Cinemas, Ikeja, in Lagos.
Marrying a Lagos-based movie marketer in 1999 when she was 21, she took a break from pursuing her career.
She gave birth to a son and then a daughter but is now divorced from their father. She has attributed the breakup of her first marriage to getting married too young.
Stylish Iyabo Ojo is one lady who knows how to rock her Asoebi/traditional attires well. Whether its Lace/African prints, her unique and classy designs are always a style steal.
She is one of those actresses who can carry off any look, be it western or Nigerian with same self-confidence! With her signature eyeliner, Iyabo Ojo, is a true diva in every right.
