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Jemima Osunde (born 30 April 1996)[1] is a Nigerian actress, model, and presenter. She gained exposure after playing Leila in the television series Shuga.[2] Osunde was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her performance in The Delivery Boy (2018).[3]

Jemima Osunde
Osunde appearing on an episode of NdaniTV's Real Talk
Born	(1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 (age 26) Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Alma mater	University of Lagos
Occupation	Actress model presenter physiotherapist
Known for	Shuga
Website	jemimaosunde.com

Early life

Jemima Osunde is an Edo State native.[4] She grew up with her mother, father, and older brothers. She is the last child and only daughter of her parents.[5]^{[citation needed]}

She studied physiotherapy at the University of Lagos.[6][7][8] Osunde appeared in the film Jungle Jewel after being encouraged by her uncle to pursue acting in 2014.

Career

Osunde's first big break was her role as Laila in MTV Shuga,[9] appearing in the fourth series. When the show moved to South Africa for its fifth series, Osunde was written out for a year. She returned for the sixth series when it returned to Nigeria.[10] In 2018, she starred alongside Linda Ejiofor in the second series of NdaniTV's Rumour Has It.[11][12]

Osunde was back for the seventh series of MTV Shuga "Alone Together" which went out nightly featuring "lockdown" conversations between the main characters during lockdown from coronavirus.[13] All of the filmings were done by the actors[14] who include Lerato Walaza, Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Mamarumo Marokane , and Mohau Cele.

In 2020, she was in the cast of Quam's Money, a follow-up to the 2018 film she starred in New Money. The follow-up story follows what happens when a security guard (Quam) suddenly becomes a multi-millionaire.[15]

Education

She attended Air Force Primary School, went on to Holy Child college for her secondary school education, and had her tertiary education at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos.[16] In 2019, Osunde graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in physiotherapy.[17] Osunde jouned the mandatory National Youths Service Corps orientation program and uploaded a picture of herself in the program on Instagram on June 7, 2021.[18]

Filmography

• Jungle Jewel
• Esohe
• Stella (2016)
• My Wife & I (2017)
• Isoken (2017)
• New Money (2018)
• Lionheart (2018)
• The Delivery Boy (2018)
• Quam's Money (2020)

Television

• Shuga
• Ojays (2015)
• Inspector K (2018)
• The Johnsons (2015)
• This Is It (2016–2017)
• Rumour Has It (2018)
• Papa Benji (2020)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2019	Best of Nollywood Awards	Revelation of the Year – female	Nominated	[19]
	Africa Movie Academy Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Nominated	[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Jemima Osunde at IMDb

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