Kehinde Olorunyomi

Kehinde Olorunyomi (born January 13, 1981) is a Nigerian actress and screenwriter, and filmmaker notable for her role in the defunct soap opera DOMINO and several screenplays.

Career

Acting

Olorunyomi started her acting career in 2001 with the television program Everyday people.[1] She is remembered for her role in the defunct soap opera Domino,[2] where she played Stella Lord-Williams, the wife of the lead character, Oscar (played by Femi Branch).

In March 2017, Olorunyomi joined the cast of the TV series Tinsel, where she plays the character Tomiwa Ajayi.[3]

Olorunyomi has featured in movies like The Novelist, Couple's Award, Divorce not allowed, Bachelor's eve, bloodlines season 1, Forever Within Us,

Screenwriting

As a screen writer, Olorunyomi started her career in 2006 with the movie Mamush. She has written over 50 titles that have been produced into movies and series. Olorunyomi has written for Nigerian film makers and production companies like M-Net Africa’s AMOF (Africa Magic Original Films), Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, Ayo Adesanya, Bimbo Akintola, Charles Okafor, Ego Boyo, Ramsey Nuoah, and Mike Ezuruonye.

Olorunyomi is CEO of Nextlevel Cinema, a film production company she started in 2012. Nextlevel Cinema has produced five movies The Perfect Plan (2012),[4] Forever Within Us (2014),[5] One Moment in Time (2014),[6] The Novelist (2015),[7] Tesho (2016). The Novelist was in the Nigerian Cinemas in 2016 and showed great potentials, it also has great reviews online.[8] Couple's Award [9]

Olorunyomi won the Ghana Movie Awards (GMA) in 2012 for best original screenplay for the motion picture titled In the Cupboard produced by Desmond Elliot. Recent films under Olorunyomi’s purview include Husbands of Lagos Season 1 (2014) for Irokotv, Missing Steps (2016) written for Switzerland/Nigerian government produced by Charles Okafor,[10] Oge’s Sister produced by Uche Jombo,[11] Oju Anu Produced by Ayo Adesanyan, The Patient produced by M-Net Africa. In addition to Olorunyomi receiving the Best screenplay award in 2012, Finding Mercy one of her original screenplays received 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actor.[12]

Directing

Couple's Award[13] is Olorunyomi's directorial debut, she featured in it and was also the screenwriter. Couple's award got critical acclaim and mentions by movie critics in Nigeria [14][15]

Personal life

Olorunyomi is married to Adewunmi Odukoya[16] who is chief operating officer/aggregator for Nextlevel Cinema. They have a son who was born in 2013.[17]

References
  1. Izuzu, Chidumga. "#ThrowbackThursday: Do you remember hit TV series "Everyday People?"".
  2. Olamide Jasanya (April 10, 2013). "Actress Kehinde Olorunyomi delivers first child in the US". thenet.ng. Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. Haliwud (2015-10-10). "Nollywood Star, Kehinde Olorunyomi Flaunt Dollar Bills On Instagram". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. "Trailer: Watch Joseph Benjamin, Kehinde Olorunyomi and Ini Edo make 'The Perfect Plan'". Thenet.ng. 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  5. Chidumga Izuzu (April 29, 2015). "Forever Within Us—Watch Blossom Chukwujekwu, Bayray Mcnwizu, Seun Akindele in trailer". pulse.bg. Pulse NG. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  6. Adunni Amodeni. "Movie Review: One Moment In Time ▷ NAIJ.COM". Entertainment.naij.com. NG. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  7. "The Novelist Nollywood Movie: Rykardo Agbor, Ifeanyi Kalu Star In Kehinde Olorunyomi's Latest Film". NaijaGistsBlog Nigeria, Nollywood, Celebrity ,News, Entertainment, Gist, Gossip, Inspiration, Africa. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  8. "The Novelist Archives - Online Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine in Nigeria". Happenings.com.ng. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  9. "Find Out Why Kehinde Olorunyomi Is Excited About Her Latest Movie 'Couple's Award'". Trybe Movie Channel. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  10. "'It's no paradise': Switzerland funds Nigerian TV series to discourage migrants from coming".
  11. "Oge's Sister Archives". BellaNaija.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  12. "RITA DOMINIC, FUNKE AKINDELE, DESMOND ELLIOT WIN AMSTEL MALTA'S AMVCA". BlackHouse Media (BHM). 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  13. "Find Out Why Kehinde Olorunyomi Is Excited About Her Latest Movie 'Couple's Award'". Trybe Movie Channel. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  14. "#YNaija2017Review: Isoken, Potato Potahto, Hakkunde… See the 10 best films of 2017 » YNaija". YNaija. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  15. "Couple Awards: Kehinde Olorunyomi's New Film Hits Cinema November 10, To Release Trailer October 10". Nigerian Women Diary. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  16. "Why I said my husband can't cheat on me —Kehinde Olorunyomi". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  17. "Actress Kehinde Olorunyomi delivers first child in the US". Thenet.ng. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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