Iretiola Doyle

Nigerian actress (born 1967)

Iretiola Doyle
BornIretiola Olusola Ayinke
(1967-05-03) 3 May 1967 (age 56)
Ondo State, Nigeria
OccupationActress
TV presenter
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
EducationMass Communication, University of Jos
Alma materUniversity of Jos
Notable worksAcross the Niger
Children6

Iretiola Olusola Doyle (Listenⓘ) (born 5 May 1967) is a Nigerian actress, entertainer, TV presenter, writer and a public speaker.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Doyle was born on 3 May 1967 in Ondo State but spent her early years with her family in Boston, United States. After returning to Nigeria, she attended Christ's School Ado Ekiti and obtained Diploma in Mass Communication and also graduated from the University of Jos with a degree in Theatre Arts.[4]

Career

Doyle is a writer, actor, producer and presenter. She produced and presented her own fashion and lifestyle show titled Oge With Iretiola[5] for ten years and at different times anchored several television shows, like Morning Ride, Today On STV and Nimasa This Week on Channels TV.[6]

She was nominated at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards in the Best Actress In A Leading Role category[7] for her portrayal of Dr. Elizabeth in the Ebony Life film Fifty.[8] She also appeared in The Arbitration[9][10] and The Wedding Party,[11][12] Other films include Dinner and Madam President.[13] On television, she has created characters on shows like Fuji House Of Commotion,[14] Dowry, and Gidi Up.[15]

Personal life

She was married to Patrick Doyle and have six children together.[16] During the EndSars protest across the country when some palliatives were looted, Ireti said in her Twitter handle that it is as a result of hunger. She posted "I know we are renowned for loving awoof, but greed wasn't the reason for the stampede on palliatives, it was hunger. Acute hunger. That is something your leaders will never live down."[17]

Selected filmography

Film

  • Across the Niger
  • Sitanda
  • Torn
  • The Therapist (2015)[18]
  • Fifty (2015)
  • The Arbitration (2016)
  • The Wedding Party (2016)
  • Dinner (2016)
  • The Wedding Party 2 (2017)
  • Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (2018)
  • Kasanova (2019)
  • Merry Men 2(2019)
  • Crazy People
  • Madam Koi Koi (2023)

Television

  • Tinsel
  • For Coloured Girls (2011) [A]
  • Gidi Up (2014–present).
  • Noughts and Crosses (2022)
  • Flawsome (2022)
  • The Power (2023)
  • Agu (2023-present)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ For Colored Girls shouldn't be confused with Tyler Perry's 2010 film of the same name. It is actually the Nigerian adaptation of the American stage play, For colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf.

References

  1. ^ "Patrick took his time convincing me to date him –Iretiola Doyle". dailyindependentnig.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "I love tattoos –Ireti Doyle". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "N Saturday Celebrity Interview: In Her 40s and Proud, Tinsel Star Actress Ireti Doyle Steps into Her Own! An Intimate Interview on Teenage Pregnancy, Motherhood & Family". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "HOW MY BOSS BECAME MY HUSBAND..........IRETIOLA OLUSOLA AYINKE DOYLE". Modern Ghana. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Oge with Iretiola". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Iretiola DOYLE | www.agency106.com". www.agency106.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016.
  7. ^ "AMAA 2016 Nomination List". www.ama-awards.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ^ "IRETI DOYLE – Fifty". fiftythemovie.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  9. ^ "TIFF 2016: The Arbitration". Cinema Axis. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  10. ^ TIFF Trailers (16 August 2016), THE ARBITRATION Trailer | Festival 2016, retrieved 22 December 2017
  11. ^ "How TIFF stood still for 'Wedding Party' - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  12. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: "The Wedding Party" will PREMIERE on the Opening Night of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival | Watch the Trailer on BN - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  13. ^ Orubo, Daniel (9 December 2016). "Watch Ireti Doyle shine in the political thriller, 'Madam President'". Konbini Nigeria. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ^ Fuji House of Commotion (2 December 2016), Nollywood Comedy Series: Fuji House of commotion - Love's Final Exam, retrieved 22 December 2017
  15. ^ "First Look at Season 2 of Ndani TV's "Gidi Up" Series - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Ireti Doyle speaks on motherhood and Parenting". Myne Whiteman writes. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Ireti Doyle: Palliative looters were pushed by hunger". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Monalisa Chinda, Lisa Omorodion, Ireti Doyle star in upcoming movie". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

External links

  • Iretiola Doyle at IMDb