IRETI DOYLE
OBIANUJU ONWUKA
Obianuju has reluctantly conceded to their 3rd and last born son marrying into a family she considers as beneath them.
IRETI DOYLE
In a career that has spanned two decades in the Nigerian entertainment industry, her credits cut across stage, television and film and print. An accomplished writer, actor, producer and presenter; IRETIOLA DOYLE was born on the 3rd of May in Lagos Nigeria and in the course of her life has lived in New York, Boston, Jos and Lagos. She possesses a Diploma in Mass Communication and a B.A. in Theatre Arts both from the University of Jos.
She also produced and presented her own fashion and lifestyle how titled “OGE WITH IRETIOLA” for ten years and at different times anchored several A-list television shows, like “MORNING RIDE”, “TODAY ON STV” and “NIMASA THIS WEEK” on Channels TV.She is a renowned writer and has several screen plays to her credits Amaka Igwe’s “TEMPEST” (Season 1) being one of them.
Iretiola Doyle is an avid social commentator who at different times penned the popular columns; “SHOOTING BREEZE” in City People, and “IN THE CHATROOM” in the GLITTERATI pull-out of this This Day Newspaper and TIOLA’S TAKE in th Saturday Vanguard.
She has been nominated once in the Best Actress category at the Reel Awards in 1998 for her role in the movie “ALL ABOUT ERE” and twice in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category at the AMAA Awards in 2007 and 2009 for her roles in “SITANDA” and “ACROSS THE NIGER” respectively and was declared Best Actress in a lead role at the GIAMA Awards in Houston Texas in 2013, and Best Actress in a lead role at the 2014 Nollywood Movie Awards for her portrayal of Ovo, in the psychological thriller “TORN”. This performance also earned her an African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2015. Most recently she has been nominated at the 2016 African Movie Academy Awards in the Best Actress In A Leading Role category for her portrayal of Dr. Elizabeth in Ebony Life Films’s blockbuster 2015 hit; FIFTY.
On television she has created memorable characters on hit shows like “FUJI HOUSE OF COMMOTION”, “DOWRY”, and “GIDI – UP”! Iretiola currently stars as the enigmatic “SHEILA ADE-WILLIAMS” in the MNET television series “TINSEL”.
Her most recent stage credits include “THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES”, OLUROUNBI THE MUSICAL” and HEAR WORD” and “THE WIVES”. Described as an ‘actor’s actor’ by her peers, she is renowned for pitch perfect performances.
She plays the role of ‘Obianuju Onwuka’, the mother of the groom in ‘THE WEDDING PARTY’
