Nigerian top female actors

We’re here for the new crop of Nigerian female actors making waves and the older ones flipping scripts and delivering excellence in Nollywood.

If you have yet to pay attention to the names on this list, here’s a chance to know the female actors on your radar in 2024.

Veteran female Nigerian actors

Adunni Ade

Adunni Ade’s appearance in Kunle Afolayan’s Ijogbon indicates she’s back on the big screen.

From Funke Akindele’s SHE Must be Obeyed TV show to Bolanle Austen-Peters’s Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti film, one can only perch for what’s next up her sleeve.

Najite Dede

Older Nollywood fans may recognise Najite Dede from her roles in 30 Days and Gidi Up, but she’s also applied her talent to the latest films and TV shows.

This year, she stars in Grown after appearing in other recent releases like Unbroken, The House of Secrets, and Riona. She’s proof tha