Yewande Adekoya Abiodun is a popular actress, producer and director in
the Yoruba movie industry and is known for her fierce look when she is
in character behind or in front the camera.
Her years of experience in the industry had made her a known to
people who her both her fans and admirers. She has acted in several
popular Yoruba movies including Iyawo Adedigba, Omo Elesho and among others.
What do we know about this talented lady then? These are few facts about Yewande Adekoya.
1. Yewande was was born January 20, 1983 to Engr. and Mrs E. A Adekoya. and hails from Ogun State.
2. She had her primary and secondary education at Bright Star Nursery
and Primary school and Bright Star
Comprehensive High School.
3. She has a B.sc in Mass Communication from Babcock University.
4. She began her acting career in 2002 in a music and theatre group, Alphabash before moving on to film in the late 2000s.
5. The first movie Yewande produced was an English content movie titled Life Secret in 2006 and she produced a yoruba film, Igbo Dudu in 2009.
6. The movie Yewande produced in 2012, Omo Elemosho starring Bimbo Oshin received 5 nominations at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards.
7. She has been nominated several times but on July 2014 and December
2014, she bagged the Best New Actress award and Most promising actress
award “City People Entertainment Awards” and “Yoruba Movie Academy
Awards” respectively.
8. Yewande has also won Most Promising Actress 2014, YMAA and Most Promising Act 2014, Yoruba Heritage Awards U.S.A.
9. She married her actor/producer boyfriend Ishola Abiodun on February 14, 2012 and has children with him.