Liz Aishat Anjorin (born Elizabeth Aishat Anjorin, first name
alternatively spelled Lizzy) is a Nigerian actress[2] who features
predominantly in the Nigerian Yoruba movie industry. She has won the
Best Actress Award at the Young Achievers Awards in 2012,[3] the City
People Movie Award for Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year at the
City People Entertainment Awards in 2014,[4][5][6] the City People
Movie Special Recognition Award at the City People Entertainment
Awards in 2017[7][8][9] and the City People Movie Award for Yoruba
Movie Personality of the Year (Female) at the City People
Entertainment Awards for the second time in 2017.[10][11]Anjorin lived
in Lagos State, a southwestern geographical area of Nigeria
predominantly occupied by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Anjorin
described in an interview with The Punch[12] that at a tender age she
had begun hawking edibles[13] with her mother in the streets of
Nigeria to earn a living. Anjorin completed primary and secondary
school education and earned her First Leaving School Certificate and
the West African Senior School Certificate respectively. Anjorin was
admitted to Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo state to study Law.
Anjorin did not complete her tertiary education hence it hindered her
from obtaining a university degree.In an interview, Anjorin described
her passion for acting before officially debuting in the Nigerian
Yoruba movie industry; the main drive which propelled her into that
industry[14] was the fear of poverty.[12] Anjorin is a movie producer
who has produced several movies; it was the movie titled Owo Naira
Bet[15][9][9][16][17] that solidified her notability as a movie
producer as the movie received multiple positive reviews. Anjorin
produced other movies such as olani Gbarada,Gold, Iyawo Abuke, Kofo
Tinubu, Kofo De First Lady and Owo Naira Bet.[18][12]On September 21,
2019, a Punch[19] print media publication described the feud between
Anjorin and Toyin Abraham as the biggest feud in the Nigerian Yoruba
movie industry in 2019. The misunderstanding between Anjorin & Toyin
Abraham required the intervention of accomplished actors and the
Yoruba movie industry veterans such as Antar Laniyan, and Iya Rainbow
to mediate in their dispute.[19][20][21]
alternatively spelled Lizzy) is a Nigerian actress[2] who features
predominantly in the Nigerian Yoruba movie industry. She has won the
Best Actress Award at the Young Achievers Awards in 2012,[3] the City
People Movie Award for Yoruba Movie Personality of the Year at the
City People Entertainment Awards in 2014,[4][5][6] the City People
Movie Special Recognition Award at the City People Entertainment
Awards in 2017[7][8][9] and the City People Movie Award for Yoruba
Movie Personality of the Year (Female) at the City People
Entertainment Awards for the second time in 2017.[10][11]Anjorin lived
in Lagos State, a southwestern geographical area of Nigeria
predominantly occupied by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Anjorin
described in an interview with The Punch[12] that at a tender age she
had begun hawking edibles[13] with her mother in the streets of
Nigeria to earn a living. Anjorin completed primary and secondary
school education and earned her First Leaving School Certificate and
the West African Senior School Certificate respectively. Anjorin was
admitted to Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo state to study Law.
Anjorin did not complete her tertiary education hence it hindered her
from obtaining a university degree.In an interview, Anjorin described
her passion for acting before officially debuting in the Nigerian
Yoruba movie industry; the main drive which propelled her into that
industry[14] was the fear of poverty.[12] Anjorin is a movie producer
who has produced several movies; it was the movie titled Owo Naira
Bet[15][9][9][16][17] that solidified her notability as a movie
producer as the movie received multiple positive reviews. Anjorin
produced other movies such as olani Gbarada,Gold, Iyawo Abuke, Kofo
Tinubu, Kofo De First Lady and Owo Naira Bet.[18][12]On September 21,
2019, a Punch[19] print media publication described the feud between
Anjorin and Toyin Abraham as the biggest feud in the Nigerian Yoruba
movie industry in 2019. The misunderstanding between Anjorin & Toyin
Abraham required the intervention of accomplished actors and the
Yoruba movie industry veterans such as Antar Laniyan, and Iya Rainbow
to mediate in their dispute.[19][20][21]
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