Ayo Adesanya

Ayo Adesanya Basic Information

Stage Name:	Ayo Adesanya
Real Name:	Ayo Adesanya
Occupation:	Actress, Director, and Producer
Date Of Birth/Age:	11 August 1969 (54 Years Old)
Place of Birth:	Ijagun, Ijebu, Ogun State
Gender:	Female
Nationality:	Nigerian
Marital Status:	Separated
Education:	St Anne’s School, Ibadan University of Ibadan
Height:	5Ft 4In
Net Worth:	$400,000

Ayo Adesanya Biography

Ayo Adesanya, born on August 11th, 1969, is from Ijagun, Ijebu, in the southwest Nigerian state of Ogun. Ayo Adesanya completed her primary and secondary education at St Anne’s School in Ibadan, the state capital of Oyo, where she also earned her West African Senior School Certificate and First School Leaving Certificate. She eventually went to the University of Ibadan, graduating with a bachelor’s in mass communication.

Family

Parents

She was born into the late Pa Adesanya’s familyand to a businesswoman mother. Ayo lost her father when she was 19 years old. Other specific information regarding the actress’s family has been kept from the public.

Siblings

There’s no detailed public record of her siblings or their total number on the net, but it is known that she has a sister.

Children

Together with her ex-husband, Ayo Adesanya has a son. Niyi Iremitide is the name given to him.

Husband

Formerly married to Goriola Hassan, Ayo Adesanya and Goriola are now divorced.

Lifestyle

When the University of Ibadan granted her a spot, she chose Language Arts as her field of study since she had once dreamed of becoming a broadcaster or something akin to a newscaster. After graduating, she looked for a stage on which to speak. She got so close to getting one, but destiny had other plans.

She learned of a hiring process at the African Independent Television (AIT) facilities through a friend. She left the following morning for Alagbado, the AIT’s operational headquarters. She was informed that she had arrived a day earlier though when she arrived. As the later actress born under the sign of Leo made to leave, one Ifeanyi Arthur, an actor who had also come for the interview, informed her of an acting audition in town. The notice at the gate informed applicants that the job recruitment exercise into the programs department would hold the following day. Ayo describes how a man persuaded her to try out for the audition she was told would take place at Surulere.

Ayo’s next contact was to find out the location of the audition. However, Ayo was given a cameo part on the set of “Onome,” which industry insiders jokingly refer to as a “waka pass.” That didn’t discourage her from acting, as it would have anyone who had come in intending to play the significant role at first glance. She merely wished to get a sense of the terrain. So it should come as no surprise that she clung to the “small role” and played it as best she could. According to observers, she received more Nollywood jobs as a result of the honest way in which she approached the task.

Ayo had observed performances and skits given by Theatre Arts Department students during a large portion of her free time, so acting wasn’t too herculean for her. The talented actress recalls how performers like actor and contemporary Konkere music exponent Tunji Sotimirin and the owners of the well-known “Lafomania” comedy club mesmerized her with their performances. She yearned for a chance to take action as each day went by. However, that chance didn’t present itself until the late 1990s, a few years after she received her degree from the University of Ibadan. The Ogun state native got a break thanks to a lucky ticket she won for a cameo appearance in the award-winning film “Onome,” directed by Opa Williams.

After finishing the National Youth Service (NYSC), Ayo Adesanya began her career formally in 1986. In 1996, Ayo Adesanya debuted in the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood), where she started her professional acting career. She had tried to get other jobs, but remarkably, she finally got her first significant acting role. Her foray into acting met with little opposition at home. Ayo, who believes that how her parents raised her—especially her mother—has contributed to her success in both her work and personal life, claims she received more support from her mother than necessary.

She made her broadcast debut in the Tunji Bamishigbin-starring soap drama “Palace.” After “Onome,” she was allowed to star in “Dry Leaves,” another one of Opa William’s financially successful movies.

Again, that chance, her performance in Richard Mofe Damijo’s “Out of Bounds” and the Yoruba film she produced, “Otelemuye,” were the catalysts. Ayo quickly displayed her versatility on screen. She rose to fame among those who made home movies and quickly became the talk of the major producers in the industry. Ayo Adesanya then made her way into the Yoruba film business, appearing in, producing, and directing a number of films. Ayo Adesanya (as an actress) has also appeared in numerous films as the years passed.

The actress has earned the City People Movie Special Recognition Award and the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year (Yoruba). Additionally, she has been nominated for Best Actress in Drama at the AMVCA.

Net Worth

She has an estimated net worth of $400,000.

Cars

Nollywood star Ayo Adesanya has a passion for fancy automobiles. On her 50th birthday, the celebrity arrived in style in a yellow Chrysler Prowler. It’s unknown whether Ayo owned the unusual vehicle outright or if she was using it for the day. Additionally, Ayo has been seen taking pictures next to a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon.

House

The Thespian owns a house in Lagos, where she lives. It’s also unknown whether she has any additional properties abroad or elsewhere.

Movies

Ayo has become a celebrity on the big screen because of her work on more than 150 films, including “Last Party,” “Ebu Ika,” “Captive,” “Out of Bounds,” “Most Wanted,” “Fire Dancer,” and “Dangerous Babe,” which starred Regina Askia. She also participated in the canceled television soap opera “Palace.” In addition to Palace, Dancer, Otelemuye, Mr. Ibu Dance Skelewu, Oloju Meji, Osuka, Olamide Wo, Iwa Buruku, Monisola Ologe, Omugwo, Keremi, Desperate Poor Man, Tears in My Heart, and many others, Ayo Adesanya has appeared in over 100 Nollywood films and television shows.