Linda Osifo who was born on 27 July 1991 is a Nigerian actress and television host.
Linda was born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. She grew up with her grandmother and moved to Canada at the age of 16 but she spent most of her adult years in Toronto, Ontario, Canada before relocating to Lagos, Nigeria to pursue her acting career. She is the first daughter and middle child of her family. After graduating from St Thomas Aquinas High School, she obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from York University in Toronto Canada in 2013
She was first runner-up in Miss Nigeria Entertainment Canada 2011 and 2nd runner-up
in Miss AfriCanada 2011 beauty pageant. In 2015, Linda was nominated for the ELOY award for her role in the hit TV series: Desperate Housewives Africa by Ebonylife TV– An adaptation of the ABC Studio franchise ‘Desperate Housewives She had her breaking into the spotlight in during an acting role in 2012 when she was featured in Family Secrets, in New Jersey, USA directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka.
Immediately she returned to Nigeria in late 2013, she was featured in her first Nollywood film, ‘King Akubueze’, directed by Nonso Emekewe. She starred in the popular Nigerian soap opera Tinsel as ‘Nina Fire’. In 2017, Linda performed the role of Adesuwa Dakolo in EbonyLife’s spin-off drama series, ‘Fifty and Africa Magic’s television series ‘Jemeji’, playing the role of Noweyhon. Osifo also co-hosted the “Give ‘n’ Take National Jackpot” gameshow alongside Segun Arinze.
During the 12th Headies Award, she presented alongside Sina Peller the ‘Best Vocal Performance (Male) award which was won by artist Praiz and the ‘Best Vocal Performance (Female) award which was won by Omawumi. In June 2018, she was involved in the Campari ‘Make it Red’ campaign being part of the cast in the advert alongside former Big Brother Nigeria housemate Tobi Bakre and artist 2baba.
Linda is a hard-working woman, she has won many awards since she became intentional with her career.
LAO Foundation, an acronym for Love and Oneness; is an NGO posed with the task of eradicating poverty and illiteracy in Nigeria and Africa at large. Love And Oneness (LAO Foundation), has made donations of seven sets of computers to the Little Saints Orphanage, Shasha, Akowonjo, Lagos. This foundation is owned by Linda Osifo, she is a passionate female.