Everybody Loves Jenifa

House of Ga'a

A Tribe Called Judah

No Way Through

SHE Must Be Obeyed

Battle on Buka Street

Far from Home

Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke

Dwindle

Omo Ghetto: The Saga

Who's the Boss

Your Excellency

Chief Daddy

Moms at War

A Trip to Jamaica

Isoken

Pretty Liars

Pretty Liars 2

The Fighter

Maami

Okin

The Return of Jenifa

White Hunters

White Hunters 2

Return of White Hunters

Jénífà 2

Jénífà

Egg of Life

Sharon Stone

Ladies Gang

Everybody Loves Jenifer

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele   (born August 24, 1977) popularly known as Funke Akindele or Jenifa, is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, politician and realtor. Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002 and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her role in Jenifa,  which brought her to fame. Akindele reprised the role in 2011 sequel The Return of Jenifa and 2015 soft reboot television series titled Jenifa's Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. Akindele won the same award in 2020 and 2022, making it her fifth win for the Best Actress in a Comedy category. Akindele is the most nominated actress/filmmaker at the AMVCA and holds the record for most wins for an actress with six. She is the second director to gross over a billion naira at box office and is currently the Highest-Grossing Director in Nigerian Box Office with a total gross of over ₦4.3 billion.
In 2022, she was nominated by the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the running mate for the 2023 Lagos state governorship election.
During the World AIDS Day commemoration in December 2024, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) appointed her as the National Goodwill Ambassador for Nigeria. Her role will be key in driving positive impact and progress in promotion of HIV prevention across Nigeria.



Funke Akindele