# Ruth Kadiri

Ruth Kadiri (// ; born 24 March 1988) is a Nigerian actress, screenwriter and film producer.

## Early and personal life

Ruth Kadiri was born on 24 March 1988 in Benin City, Edo State, south-south Nigeria. She was the first child of two children, her father's name is Desmond Kadiri. She studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos and Business Administration at Yaba College of Technology.
The actress kept her love life private until December 2017, when she announced that she was engaged on social media.
On August 26, 2019, Kadiri gave birth to her first child. On July 20, 2022, she gave birth to her second child.

## Career

Kadiri ventured into Nollywood in the movie Boys Cot and since then has over fifty movies to her credit. As a screenwriter, Ruth Kadiri has written and co-written several movies including Matters Arising, Heart of a Fighter, Ladies Men, Sincerity, First Class and Over the Edge. Ruth also produced films such as Matters Arising, Over the Edge, Somebody Lied and Memory Lane, which deals with the issue of lies and deceit.

## Filmography

* Mercy the Bus Driver (2012) as Onyi
* Airline Babes (2012) as Maureen
* Brazilian Hair Babes (2013) as Silver
* Tears in My Heart (2013) as Nene
* Matters Arising (2014) as Ogor
* Unspoken Truth (2014) as Rebecca
* The Pains of Chimamanda (2015) as U.K.
* Miss Taken (2015) as Ruby
* First Class (2016) as Charity
* Memory Lane (2016) as Gina
* In Your Arms (2017)
* Black Bride (2017)
* Gateman (2017) as Frances
* We Cheats More (2017) as I.T.
* WET by Ruth Kadiri (2018) as Sharon
* Tripod by Ruth Kadiri (2018)
* Black Men Rock (2018) as Becky
* Sex & Love (2018) as Christy
* Love is Beautiful (2019)
* Tender Lies (2019) as Blessing
* Unfounded (2019)
* Murder Call (2019) as Isabella
* Stab (2019) as Olivia
* The Final List (2019) as Idara
* The Dumb Wife (2020)
* Too Old for Love (2020)
* Tears of Rejected Seed (2020)
* Babies and friends (2020) as Funbi
* Too old for this (2020) as Lycia
* Shrine Girl (2020)
* Space Out (2020) as Toria
* Larry Cold (2021) as Precious
* Pair (2021) as Shade
* Adunni (2021)
* Taking chances (2021) as Nurse Angela
* Love Me (2021) as Oreoluwa Jegede
* Craving (2021)
* 5 is company (2021) as Josephine
* Out of Love (2021) as Tejiri
* Nasty Jane (2021) as Janelle
* House Boy Wanted (2021) as Joan
* Boiling point (2021) Roli
* Everybody wants Alvin (2022) as Funke
* Breakfast (2022)
* Something Fishy (2022) as Toke
* Honey We Are Broke (2023) as Lucy
* Hot Mess (2023) as Marie
* Alaye (2024) as Catherine
* Perfect Nobody (2024) as Idia
* Trading Your Heart (Food For Thought) (2025) as Rebecca

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Event | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Actress of the Year | Won |
| 2015 | Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Female Viewers Choice | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best On-screen Duo (with Majid Michel) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2018 | City People Movie Award | Best Actress of the year | Won |
| 2018 | City People Movie Award | Face of Nollywood | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Movie African Collaborations | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ghana Movie Awards | Best Actress African Collaboration | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Supporting Actress – English | Nominated |