8 Famous Yoruba Actresses Who Look Exactly Like Their Mothers (Photos)

Mide Martins

Mide Funmi Martins Abiodun who is popularly known as Mide Martins. She is an award winning Nigerian actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born on April 12, 1980. She is quite beautiful and talented just like her late mother Funmi Martins. If you are a fan of Nollywood the Nigerian movie industry especially it Yoruba niche then Funmi Martins is a name that you will not forget in a hurry. That is because she stood out as a shinning star in the Galaxy of Nigeria entertainment. Funmi Martins was born Funmi Oguntomi in Ilesha in Osun state. However she grow up in Lagos State Abeokuta in Ogun state and then Ibadan in Oyo state.

For her primary education she attended Okiona primary school and for her Secondary School education she attended Abeokuta grammar school. From there she attended Bibo Secretarial Institute where she barged a diploma in Secretarial studies. Thereafter she did some modelling before venturing into acting. Funmi Martins tried to gain entering into the acting industry in the 1992 when she approached Kola Idowu but her efforts was not successful. It was not until the year 1993 that fortune smiled on her when film producer Felix Duca saw her talent and did not hesitate in launching her career.

Nkechi Blessing

Nkechi Blessing Sunday is a Nigerian actress, musician, filmmaker, producer and a scriptwriter from Abia state in Nigeria but then was born and bred in Surulere in Lagos State. She also features mostly in Yoruba movies and she is regarded as one of the fastest rising actresses in movie industry. Nkechi Blessing had her primary school education at OluAbiodun nursery and primary school and then also had her Secondary School education at Baragon model college in Lagos State as well.

Bimbo Afolayan

Bimbo Afolayan is a Nigerian actress, movie producer and entrepreneur born on August 9th in Lagos State. She is the first child in a family of 5 and has 4 siblings, two brothers and two sisters.

Abimbola obtained a diploma in Industrial relations and trade unionism from the University of Ibadan in Our state. She started her career through a movie theatre group introduced to her by their actor Femi Branch.

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