This Post Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Actress Osas Ighodaro: Her Real Name, Family, Father, Mother, Siblings, Married, Husband, Nationality, Ethnicity, Tribe, House, Cars, Boyfriend, Child, Children, Kids, Date of Birth, Age, Birthday, State of Origin, Place of Birth, Biography, Wikipedia, Baby Daddy, Ex-Husband, Sister, Brother, Education, Career, Height, Weight, Instagram, Net Worth, Pictures, and Lots of More.
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| Osas Ighodaro Profile Summary, Bio Data |
| Real Full Name | Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro |
| Stage Name | Osas Ighodaro |
| Date of Birth | October 26, 1990 |
| Age | 31 Years Old (2021) |
| State of Origin | Edo State |
| Nationality | Nigerian, American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Husband, Spouse | Gbenro Ajibade (Divorce) |
| Daughter | Azariah T.O. Ajibade |
| Occupation | Actress, Host, Producer, Entrepreneur |
| Net Worth | $1.5 million |
Biography and Wiki:
Who is Osas Ighodaro? Her real full name is Osariemen Martha Elizabeth Ighodaro is popularly known as Osas Ighodaro. She is an award-winning Nigerian American actress, host, movie producer, entrepreneur, and humanitarian.
She is best known for her roles in movies such as ‘Rattlesnake’, ‘Smart Money Woman’, ‘Fela and the Kalakuta Queens’, ‘Cadillac Records’ and ‘Tyler Perry’s ‘Meet the Browns’ and among numerous to mention.
Osas Ighodaro is not just an actor, she founded the production company, known as ‘Joy of Art Media and Entertainment, whose aim is to produce projects that both entertain and create a positive impact.
Osas Ighodaro is a very beautiful Nollywood actress, a creative, skillful, gifted, and highly talented actress known for a good interpretation of roles in a movie. Osas can blend well in any movie being assigned to her by top Nollywood producers and movie directors in Nigeria.
Date of Birth and Age:
How old is Osas Ighodaro? Osas Ighodaro was born on the 26th of October, 1990, and she is currently 31 years old as of 2021. The talented movie actress will be 32 by October 2022.
Osas Ighodaro Birthday:
When is Osas Ighodaro’s birthday? The award winning and beautiful actress celebrates her birthday every year in October. Osas Ighodaro marked her 31st birthday with stunning pictures on October 26th, 2021.
State of Origin, Hometown:
Which State is Osas Ighodaro? Osas Ighodaro was born in Bronx, New York, United States, but originally hails from Edo State in the Southwestern part of Nigeria, Africa.
Nationality, Tribe, and Ethnicity:
What is Osas Ighodaro’s nationality, and tribe? Osas Ighodaro has dual nationality as in she is a Nigerian and also an American by nationality. She is from the Edo tribe and black in terms of ethnicity. Osas Ighodaro is a gorgeous lady with beautiful curves.
Osas Ighodaro Religion:
What religion is Osas Ighodaro? Osas Ighodaro’s religion is Christianity and not a Muslim.
Osas Ighodaro Family, Parents, and Siblings:
Who are Osas Ighodaro’s parents? Osas Was born into the family of Mr. and Mr. Ighodaro both from Edo State. There’s no detailed information about Osas Ighodaro’s father, although the actress lost her mother, Late Mrs. Patricia Imuetinyan Ighodaro on November 4th, 2020. Osas Ighodaro has also not revealed if she has other siblings, apart from her only sister who died of malaria in 2006.
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| Osas, Daughter and Late Mom |
Osas Educational Background:
Osas Ighodaro gained her first degree in broadcasting journalism with dual minors in entrepreneurship and theater from Pennsylvania State University.
She also obtained a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Actors Studio Drama School, at Pace University, also in the USA.
Osas Ighodaro Career:
Osas started her elusive career in 2010, when she won the Miss Black USA Pageant and founded The Joyful Joy Foundation, raising funds and awareness towards the fight against Malaria in Nigeria and Africa in general.
Osas Ighodaro began her movie career when she visited Nigeria in 2012 with plans to spend just six months and return to the United States. She however got other jobs, along with Tinsel, and had since stayed put engaging in various entertainment shows and concerts in Nigeria.
Osas Ighodaro hosted the Maltina Dance All Reality show. She is the founder of the Joyful Joy Foundation and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Osas Ighodaro is a very beautiful, hardworking, and versatile young Nigerian who co-hosted the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. She played the role of Adanna (Danni) in the Soap Opera Tinsel and won Best TV Actress of the Year at the 2014 ELOY Awards.
Osas has starred in several movies, emerging as the highest grossing Nollywood actress of 2018. Some of her movies include:
Osas Ighodaro Movies:
2006 – Killa Season as Shinae
2008 – Across a Bloodied Ocean as Nafisa
2008 – Cadillac Records as Maid
2009 – The Tested as Sheena
2011 – Restless City as Adinike
2015 – Where Children Play as Nia
2015 – Gbomo Gbomo Express as Cassandra
2015 – The Department as Tolu
2016 – Entreat as Margaret
2016 – A Walk in the Wind as Mary
2016 – Put a Ring on It as Eki
2018 – New Money as Angela Nwachukwu
2018 – Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons as Chidinma
2018 – Kings of Boys as Sade Bello
2019 – Bling Lagosians as Demidun
2019 – Your Excellency as Candy
2020 – Mama Drama as Mena
2020 – Bad Comments as Hilda
2020 – Namaste Wahala as Preemo
2020 – Ratnik as Sarah Bello
2021 – Bad Comments
2021 – Assistant Madam – Dark Hearts
2021 – Keeping Promise
2021 – King of Boys (Return)
2021 – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
Television Shows:
- 2006 – Conviction as Girlfriend
- 2010 – Meet the Browns as Nurse Mileen
- 2012 – 12 Steps to Recovery as Jellybean
- 2013 – Parallels: The Web series as Ruth
- 2012 to 2014 – Tinsel as Adanna
- 2013 to 2015 – Maltina Dance All as Host
- 2018 – Eve (Africa Magic) as Sylvia
- 2019 – MTV Shuga as Sergeant Alice Iyanu
- 2020 – Assistant Madams as Chioma
- 2020 – Smart Money Woman TV series as Zuri
Osas Ighodaro Theatre Plays:
- Platanos Y Collard Greens
- Revenge of a King
- Joe Turners Come and Gone
- Coloured Museum
- Fela & the Kalakuta Queens
- For Coloured Girls (Nigerian adaptation)
- Underground
- Dolores
- He Said, She Said
- How Sweet
Awards and Nominations:
Osas Ighodaro has won several awards and nominations which include:
- 2010 – Miss Black USA Pageant (Winner)
- 2014 – ELOY Awards under the Actress of the Year – TV category (Winner)
- 2015 – ELOY Awards under the Actress of the Year – Film category (Winner)
- 2015 – Green October La Mode Magazine Awards under the Humanitarian Award category (Winner)
- 2015 – ELOY Awards under the Brand Ambassador of the Year category (Winner)
- 2016 – Nigeria Entertainment Awards under the Supporting Actress of The Year category (Winner)
- 2016 – Golden Movie Awards under the Golden Supporting Actress category (Nominee)
- 2021 – Best Actress in a Lead Role (Nominee)
- 2021 – Best Kiss in a Movie (Nominee)
- 2021- Woman of the Year in Entertainment (Winner)
- 2022- She won the Best Actress in A Drama (Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story) at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
- 2022 – She won the award as Best Dressed Female at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards
After winning the award as Best Actress in Drama, Osas took to her Instagram page to celebrate and thank her family and friends. She wrote;
I give God all the Glory!! This is such a dream come true that I still can’t believe it! I praise God now and always!!
We won ‘Best Actress in a Drama’!!!! Praise God!!! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for me – it means the world – you can’t even understand it! THANK YOU ALL SO SO SO MUCH!! Having the opportunity to dedicate this award to my mommy means the world! I love and miss you mommy and I pray I’m making you and your legacy proud!!! I dedicate this also to my sweetest princess, Azariah – you inspire me to constantly give my best bc you deserve the best always! Mommy loves you sooo much!
Thank you to AMVCA @africamagic @the_amvcas_officialfor such an amazing platform and opportunity for artist and creatives to be acknowledged and to be celebrated- We love and appreciate you all!!!
Thank you to my entire RattleSnake Family (@playnetworkstudios @charlesofplay – you have been such a supporter of me and my career and I’m super grateful to you beyond words can say – May God bless you beyond what you can imagine – THANK YOU CHARLES) @ramseynouah @chrisodeh @judithaudu @missy_uyi@stannze @buccifranklin @iamefaiwara @emeneks@oderaadimorah @nicoleasinugo @themuhammadatta – EVERYONE!) – this is more than just a film – we all have became family and I love you all so so very much!! RS2Billi for Life!!!!
To my Family, Friends & supporters – you have my heart!!! Words can’t fully express how grateful I am to have you all in my life. I am forever thankful! You have my love and appreciation, always!
THANK YOU so much to everyone for their well wishes and prayers!!! I am soooo overwhelmed by all the love that I’m honestly moving in a daze. Did this dream really come to fruition?? I’m so grateful! THANK YOU! As you all have celebrated me – May God bless you all right back – 100 fold! I love you! THANK YOU!
Peace, Love & Blessings,
Osas 🙏🏽💜❤️💙🧡💛💚
P.s… Azariah was clearly not sleeping, lol 😂❤️
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| Picture of Osas with her award |
Height and Weight:
How talk is Osas Ighodaro? Osas Ighodaro is very beautiful and tall. She stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs about 65kg.
Osas Ighodaro Surgery:
Osas Ighodaro before and after? Fans also want to know if their favorite actress has gone through the knife by having plastic surgery, but we cannot say if Osas has done any plastic surgery as her before and after pictures cannot be found on the internet and the actress herself is yet to confirm if she has done surgery before. So we can say that Osas’ beauty and curves are natural.
Osas Ighodaro Bleaching, Bleached:
Osas Ighodaro has a natural skin colour because she didn’t bleach her skin, unlike other celebrities who bleach.
Osas Ighodaro Marriage, Married, Wedding:
Is Osas Ighodaro married? Osas Ighodaro got married to her Gbenro Ajibade in July 2015. Their wedding ceremony took place in the United States as their family members, friends and fellow actors and actresses witnessed as they exchanged vows.
Osas Ighodaro Husband (Former):
Who is Osas Ighodaro’s ex-husband?
Osas Ighodaro was married to Gbenro Ajibade who was a model, actor, and producer popularly known for being in the daytime show Tinsel since 2008.
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| Osas and Gbenro’s wedding pictures |
Osas Ighodaro Child, Children, Daughter:
Osas Ighodaro and Gbenro Ajibade welcomed their first child a daughter, Azariah T.O. Ajibade, on 21st July 2016. Osas’s adorable Daughter is currently 6 years old.
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| Picture of Osas, daughter and ex-husband |
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| Azariah T.O. Ajibade |
Osas Ighodaro Divorce, Divorced:
Osas Ighodaro and Gbenro Ajibade’s marriage did not last long before marital storms began striking them, leading to divorce. The break-up led to them unfollowing each other on social media, calling each other names, and eventually, divorcing.
Osas Ighodaro New Husband (Remarried):
Osas Ighodaro is yet to remarry despite divorcing her husband in 2020. The same thing applied to her husband Gbenro Ajibade who is also yet to remarry, although, Gbenro was seen flaunting with a lady on social media. However, he did not come out to state whether they were dating or not.
Osas Ighodaro House and Cars:
Osas Ighodaro is yet to announce to the media her last house (mansion) as she likes keeping her things on a low. The beautiful actress has made a name for herself and can afford any car of her choice/dream.
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| Pictures of Osas Cars |
Osas Ighodaro’s Net Worth:
Osas Ighodaro is indeed a great actor in Nollywood and one of the most respected actresses. She is among the big ladies in Nollywood and is rated one of the richest and most influential with an estimated net worth of about $1.5 million US dollars.
Osas Ighodaro Instagram Handle:
Osas Ighodaro is very active on Instagram with over 997k followers on her verified IG handle. You can follow or contact her with her Instagram profile @officialosas
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