Ruth Kadiri
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Born | 24 March 1988 | (age 36)
Nationality | Nigerian |
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Years active | 2005 — present |
Children | 2 |
Ruth Kadiri (// ; born 24 March 1988) is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Ruth Kadiri was born on 24 March 1988 in Benin City, Edo State, south-south Nigeria. She was the first child of two children, her father's name is Desmond Kadiri. She studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and Business Administration at Yaba College of Technology.[2]
The actress kept her love life private until December 2017, when she announced that she was engaged on social media.[3]
On August 26, 2019, Kadiri gave birth to her first child.[4] On July 20, 2022, she gave birth to her second child.[5][6][7][8]
Career
[edit]Kadiri ventured into Nollywood in the movie Boys Cot[9] and since then has over fifty movies to her credit. As a screenwriter, Ruth Kadiri has written and co-written several movies including Matters Arising, Heart of a Fighter, Ladies Men, Sincerity, First Class and Over the Edge. Ruth also produced films such as Matters Arising,[10] Over the Edge,[11] Somebody Lied[12] and Memory Lane, which deals with the issue of lies and deceit.
Filmography
[edit]- Mercy the Bus Driver (2012) as Onyi
- Airline Babes (2012) as Maureen
- Brazilian Hair Babes (2013) as Silver
- Tears in My Heart (2013) as Nene
- Matters Arising (2014) as Ogor
- Unspoken Truth (2014) as Rebecca
- The Pains of Chimamanda (2015) as U.K.
- Miss Taken (2015) as Ruby
- First Class (2016) as Charity
- Memory Lane (2016) as Gina
- In Your Arms (2017)
- Black Bride (2017)
- Gateman (2017) as Frances
- We Cheats More (2017) as I.T.
- WET by Ruth Kadiri (2018) as Sharon
- Tripod by Ruth Kadiri (2018)
- Black Men Rock (2018) as Becky
- Sex & Love (2018) as Christy
- Love is Beautiful (2019)
- Tender lies (2019) as Blessing
- Unfounded (2019)
- Murder Call (2019) as Isabella
- Stab (2019) as Olivia
- The Final List (2019) as Idara
- The Dumb Wife (2020)
- Too Old for Love (2020)
- Tears of Rejected Seed (2020)
- Babies and friends (2020) as Funbi
- Too old for this (2020) as Lycia
- Shrine Girl (2020)
- Space Out (2020) as Toria
- Larry Cold (2021) as Precious
- Pair (2021) as Shade
- Adunni (2021)
- Taking chances (2021)[13] as Nurse Angela
- Love Me (2021) as Oreoluwa Jegede
- Craving (2021)
- 5 is company (2021) as Josephine
- Out of Love (2021) as Tejiri
- Nasty Jane (2021) as Janelle
- House Boy Wanted (2021) as Joan
- Boiling point (2021) Roli
- Everybody wants Alvin (2022) as Funke
- Breakfast (2022)
- Something Fishy (2022) as Toke
- Honey We Are Broke (2023) as Lucy
- Hot Mess (2023) as Marie
- Alaye (2024) as Catherine
- Perfect Nobody (2024) as Idia
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Event | Category | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Actress of the Year | Won | [14] |
Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Female Viewers Choice | Nominated | [15] | |
Best On-screen Duo (with Majid Michel) | Nominated | [16] | ||
Best Actress | Nominated | |||
2018 | City People Movie Award | Best Actress of the year | Won | [17] |
City People Movie Award | Face of Nollywood | Nominated | ||
2019 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Movie African Collaborations | Nominated | [18] |
Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actress African Collaboration | Nominated | ||
2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress – English | Nominated | [19] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ruth Kadiri and Majid Michel's Matters Arising". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Ruth Kadiri, Naij
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri reportedly welcomes 1st child". Pulse Nigeria. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri releases new photos of her daughter to mark her first birthday". Pulse Nigeria. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Actress Ruth Kadiri welcomes second child". Punch Newspapers. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri welcomes second child". Vanguard News. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri welcomes second child The Nation Newspaper". 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "The Second Child Of Actress Ruth Kadiri Has Arrived". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Nollywood Star Birthday: Ruth Kadiri, IrokoTV, Retrieved 14 October 2016
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri and Majid Michel's Matters Arising". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Bodunrin, Sola (30 November 2015). "Check Out How Ruth Kadiri Destroyed Her Perfect Relationship Over The Edge". Naija.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Pulse. ""Somebody Lied": Ruth Kadiri, Alex Ekubo, others in new movie". pulse.ng. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri". IMDb. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri wins Actress of the Year at NEA AWARDS 2015 - Nigeria Movie Network". www.nigeriamovienetwork.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Ruth Kadiri others, nominated for GIAMA Awards 2010 - Entertainment News | Viasat1.com.gh". www.viasat1.com.gh. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ goldenicons (3 September 2015). "NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 GOLDEN ICONS ACADEMY MOVIE AWARDS (GIAMA)". Golden Icons. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Charles Inojie and Ruth Kadiri win at movie awards ceremony". Pulse Nigeria. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Nominees Released for 2019 Ghana Movie Awards - Full List". GhanaCelebrities.Com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Augoye, Jayne (2 December 2020). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category". Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ruth Kadiri on Instagram
- Ruth Kadiri at IMDb