Foluke Daramola Bio: Age, State of Origin, Husband, Net Worth

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Profile Summary

Name: Folake Daramola
Year of Birth: 1978
Birthplace: Ekiti State, Nigeria
Age: 41

Foluke Daramola is a Nigerian actress and producer notable for the movie “Cobweb.” A film she produced and starred in.

Early Life

Foluke Daramola-Salako was born on February 15, 1978, in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Information about her childhood isn’t known; however, the actress revealed she was raped as a teenager in an interview.

Foluke graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun, Nigeria, with a degree in International Relations.

Career

Foluke Daramola debuted as an actress in 1998 with the movie series “Palace .”She later starred in the movies “Above Love” and Durodola.

Subsequently, she produced her film titled “Cobweb,” which became a commercial success and earned her the Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 2013 African Movie Academy Awards.

According to the actress, the movie was inspired by her life experiences, stating that her parents didn’t want her involved in acting while still in school.

Over time, Foluke has featured in several movies, among which are; A Barbers Wisdom (2001), April Fúùlù (2003), Akande Ori Olowo (2003), Official Romance (2004), Eko O’tobi 1 & 2 (2004),

Above Love (2004), Tani Kin Fe (2005), Durodola (2005), Alhaji Agba (2006), Omo Jayejaye (2006), Majemu Ifemi Leyi (2007),

Oro Itan (2008), Arugba (2009), Midnight Sensation (2019), Sade Takes Lagos (2019), Breaking Point (2021) and many others.

She is the founder of the “Action Against Rape in Africa,” a movement that brings perpetrators of rape to book.

Personal life

Foluke didn’t have a smooth time growing up. In an interview held in 2016, she revealed that she was raped when she was a teenager. It inspired her Action Against Rape movement.

Foluke Daramola’s First Husband

In 2005, she got married to Tunde Sobowale. Unfortunately, the marriage hit the rocks, and the duo got separated in 2008 on the grounds of domestic violence.

However, she found love again and remarried in 2013 to Kayode Salako. The couple is still going strong to date, and the union is blessed with two children.