Adunni Ade Biography | Early Life, Career, Net worth

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Name: Adunni Ade
Year of Birth: 1976
Occupation: Actress
Nationality: American-Nigerian

She is one of the most talented actresses in Nollywood today. She was born on the 7th June 1976. One impressive thing about her is that she is an American-Nigerian citizen.

Her father is a Nigerian, while her mother is an American. Aside from being an actress, she is also a model. The Ade behind her name is derived from Adewale, which is her father’s name.

Continue reading to learn more about this astonishing actress.

Adunni Ade age

She was born in the United States, Queens, New York, to be precise. Her mother migrated to the United States as a German-Irish. Her father, on the other hand, is a Yoruba man from Nigeria.

Adunni Ade Biography — Her father is a Nigerian, while her mother is an American. Image source: Instagram/iamAdunniAde

Adunni Ade Parents

Adunni Ade has distinguished herself as a fashion model and actress in Nollywood. She and her parents migrated to Nigeria when she was just two years old. The family originally came into Nigeria to attend her grandfather’s burial.

The family did not return to the United States after the burial but stayed back in Nigeria. So, Adunni Ade spent most of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria.

She attends both primary and secondary schools in Nigeria and traveled back to the United States for her University education.

Adunni Ade Biography | Education

She was enrolled in Chrisland Primary School, Opebi, Lagos State. Upon leaving primary school, she got admitted for her secondary education at the Bells Comprehensive Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State.

Her father is a successful businessman based in Lagos State. Adunni Ade for inspiration from her dad to study Accounting, and she got admitted to study this course at the University of Kentucky.

She got admitted to the university in 2008.

Upon completing her University education, Adunni Ade got employment with the State of Kentucky in the Housing sector, where she was involved in providing living assistance.

She equally worked with the State of Maryland in the Medical Insurance department, where she provided medical insurance to those who needed it.

Adunni Ade children

She has two sons, and she is currently a single parent. The names of her sons are D’Marion and Ayden.

Adunni Ade Biography | Acting career

She once worked as a fashion model in the United States, and she even featured in America’s Next Top Models. She later returned to Nigeria and started acting in 2013.

The movie she starred in is titled You or I, which was her first movie. This movie is a Yoruba movie.

Additionally, she produced shirt video comedy skits titles Date Gone Bad, a project she started in 2014. The skits record over 170,000 views.

She had been featured in several other movies since she started acting in Nollywood. She had featured in both Yoruba and English Nollywood movies. She has equally featured in several music videos for the likes of Ice Prince and Sound Sultan.

Adunni Ade Biography | Awards

She is involved in promoting the Nigerian culture. To appreciate her for her effort, she was given an award for this by the Nigerian Institute of Journalism.