Efeilomo Michelle Irele born (born 4 September 1990[1][2]) is a Nigerian actress [3] and model popularly known as Efe Irele.[4]
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Born | Efeilomo Michelle Irele (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990 (age 32) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
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Website | www |
Efe Irele is a native of Edo State but she was born and raised in Lagos State. She has three siblings. Efe Irele attended Corona Primary School, Lagos, and had her secondary education at Queens College, Yaba.[5]
Irele has a BSc in Sociology from Bowen University and a master's degree in Human Resource Management from University of Chester, UK.[6]
She ventured into modeling for artists and starred in Burna Boy's Like to Party video in 2012. She also starred in Adekunle Gold's Sade video.[7] She has gone on the feature in multiple Nollywood movies and series including Real Side Chics, Wrong Kind of War, Ire’s Ire, Zahra,[8] Scandals [9][10]
Efe Irele decided to try acting after working as an HR manager for several months. She landed her first role in the 2016 Iroko TV series, Aso Ebi. [11]
Efe launched the Efe Irele Autism Foundation in 2018 to cater for autistic children.[12]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2018 | City People Entertainment Awards | Best Upcoming Actress of the Year (English) | Won | [13] |
Best New Actress of the Year (English) | Won | |||
2019 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year – female | Nominated | [14] |
Here are some of the movies Efe featured in:
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