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Remi Abiola

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Remi Abiola
Born(1952-03-30)30 March 1952
Died29 July 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 57)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Years active1970-2009
SpouseMoshood Abiola
Children2

Remi Abiola (listen) (30 March 1952– 29 July 2009) was a Nigerian film actress and spouse of the late Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian business magnate and politician.[1] She died of cancer in New York City on 29 July 2009.[2][3][4]

Career

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Abiola trained as an actress at the Fielding School for Dramatic Arts in England in the 1970s after she left the defunct Nigerian Airways as a flight attendant. When she came back to Nigeria, she auditioned for roles and took part in a TV series anchored by Bayo Awala and Tunde Oloyede, which aired on NTA Channel 10.[5] [6]

She featured in the following movies:

  • The Narrow Path (2006) as Iya Lape[7]
  • Igbeyin ewuro (2009) as Temitayo Agba
  • Arugba (2009) as Tunrayo[8]
  • Maje npasan (2008)
  • Iya oju ogun (2007)
  • The Narrow Path (2006) as Iya Lape
  • Iwalewa (2006)[9]
  • Iyawo Panda (2005)
  • Botife (2004) as Iya Segun[10]
  • Real Love (2003)
  • Akobi gomina (2002) as Mrs. Badmus
  • Oduduwa (2000)
  • Glamour Girls (1994) as Party Girl

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sunset for top yoruba actress-Remi Abiola". Vanguard News. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ "How Star actress Remi Abiola died". World News. April 29, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "nollywood actress-Remi Abiola dies". Vanguard News. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ Opeyemi Gbenga Mustapha (June 14, 2014). "Curbing the cancer menace". The Nation. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Sunset for top Yoruba actress, Remi Abiola ::Vanguard (Nigeria)". Archived from the original on 2010-10-13.
  6. ^ "I Was Mko's Wife, Not Mistress - Remi Abiola".
  7. ^ "Remi Abiola | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. ^ "Remi Abiola | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. ^ "Remi Abiola | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  10. ^ "Remi Abiola | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-17.