The biography of Iretiola Doyle, a Nigerian actress, producer and scriptwriter born on the May 3, 1967, in Ondo State.
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The talented and experience actress and TV presenter is regarded as one of the best entertainers in Nigeria.
Iretiola Doyle Net Worth
Iretiola Doyle is a popular Nigerian actress, writer and TV presenter with an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Full Name: | IIretiola Olusola Ayinke |
Date of Birth: | May 3, 1967 |
Place of Birth: | Akure, Ondo state |
State of Origin: | Ondo State |
Nationality: | Nationality |
Occupation: | actress, entertainer, TV presenter, writer and a public speaker. |
Net Worth: | $2 million |
Husband/Spouse: | Patrick Doyle |
Source | Kiwide |
Iretiola Doyle Biography
Iretiola Olusola Ayinke (popularly known as Ireti Doyle) was born on May 3rd, 1967 in Akure, Ondo state, Nigeria. She is a Nigerian actress, writer and producer.
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The stunning actress spent her childhood in Boston and New York City, both in the United States of America, before returning to Nigeria to finish her education. She returned to Nigeria and enrolled at Christ’s School in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, where she earned her West African Senior School Certificate. She then attended the University of Jos in Plateau State, where she earned a Diploma in Mass Communication as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts.
Iretiola Doyle Career
Doyle’s credits in the Nigerian entertainment industry span two decades and include stage, television, film, and print. She produced and presented her own show, Oge with Iretiola, for the first ten years. She has also hosted several Nigerian television shows, including Morning Ride on Silverbird Television and Nimasa This Week on Channels Television.
Doyle began acting in 1995, with the television series Riddles and Hopes. She has since appeared in several Nollywood films and television series, including Across the Niger, Sitanda, Torn, The Therapist, Fifty, The Arbitration, The Wedding Party (1 and 2), Dinner, Tinsel, For Colored Girls, and Gidi Up. In movies, she always plays the roles of a housewife, mother-in-law, and disciplinarian mother.
She appeared in the award-winning Nollywood film ‘The Wedding Party’ in 2016, alongside Richad Mofe Damijo (RMD), Banky W, Adesua Etomi, and other top Nollywood stars. She also appeared in the sequel to the film in 2017.
She has created memorable characters for hit shows such as Fuji House Of Commotion, Dowry, and Gidi Up. Iretiola is currently starring in the MNET television series Tinsel as the enigmatic Sheila Ade-Williams. Her most recent stage appearances include The Vagina Monologues, Olorounbi The Musical, Hear Word, and The Wives. Her peers describe her as a “actor’s actor,” and she is known for her flawless performances.
Outside acting, Doyle is also a creative writer and has several screen plays to her credits. She was the writer of Amaka Igwe’s popular movie “Tempest”. She is an avid social commentator who at different times has written popular columns for City People Magazine, This Day Newspaper and Saturday Vanguard.
- 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)
- Nominated for Best Actress category at the Reel Awards in 1998 for her role in the movie All About Ere and
- Nominated 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
- She was declared Best Actress in a lead role at the GIAMA Awards in Houston Texas in 2013
- She also won Best Actress in a lead role at the 2014 Nollywood Movie Awards for her portrayal of Ovo, in the psychological thriller Torn.
- She won an African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 2015.
- She was 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’ blockbuster 2015 hit; Fifty. Iretiola
- In 2016, she won the Late Ambassador Segun Olusola NBMA for Actress of the Year