Jemima Adelekan

Jemima Oluwafunmilola Adelekan, professionally known as Jemima Adelekan, is a Nigerian actress, broadcaster, filmmaker, content creator, host, and model. She was known for her appearance in Dangerous Silence, Okoto The Series, Awon Aladun De, Breath of Life, Chronicles.
==Early Life and Education==
Jemima is from Awe, Oyo state, Southern Nigeria. As a teenager, she discovered a passion for acting and participated in several church dramas.
She obtained her secondary education from SPED International Secondary School, Oyo, Oyo State. and is an alumna of University of Ilorin, where she studied Health promotion (graduated in 2016).
==Career==
Jemima Adelekan started red carpet hosting in 2010. When she was in school, she hosted events, worked at the University of Ilorin radio, moved on to red carpet, before she switched to television and then to radio broadcast.
After graduation from University of Ilorin, Jemima relocated to Ibadan to pursue her acting and hosting ambitions. She worked as a radio broadcaster at Jamz 100.1fm Ibadan, where she was popularly known as Media Cupid. 
In 2022, as a passionate actress, Jemima featured in lot of movies and series such as Dangerous Silence, Okoto: the Series (an Africa Magic production) where she performed as an undergraduate student named, Sola, Oasis (an horror short film), Awon Aladun De, Dangered Fate, Nemesis, 11th hour, and many more. 
Jemima Adelekan won the best actress, at the Crown Point International Film Festival when she featured in the short film, Dangerous Silence. In the movie, she acted as Lila, a lady that was sexually exploited by Gathee and Chiumbo (roles played by Otega Igho and Olaide Almaroof respectively) while having sex for a fee. 
Jemima made a unique TV appearance hosting The BreakOut Session show, which was aired on Nigerian Television Authority, BCOS, and Kwara Television. The show involved the interaction with interesting guests, with a distinction of live music during the interview session. The show was produced by Darasimi Inaolaji.
In recent revelation, Jemima Adelekan claims she faced some challenges when she tried to fit in as a commercial model and fast rising actress in Nigeria.
In 2023, Jemima featured in the Amazon film production, Breath of Life. She also featured in another Africa Magic series production, title Chronicles. As a passionate actress, Jemima believes she can play every role given to her.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Notes 	Ref
2021	No 1 	Produced by O'Fresh 	
2022	Dangerous Silence 	Written by Ariel Lavi and Nicole Rodriguez. Directed by Adetoyi Adeyinka	
2022	Quarantine 	Produced by Tosin Adeoti 	
2022	Out of Luck 	Produced by Darasimi Inaolaji 	
2022	Dangered Fate 	Produced by Debbie Simon 	
2022	Agbara 	Produced by Kehinde Towode 	
2022	Nemesis 	Produced by Lekan Layi 	
2022	Okoto The Series (Africa Magic) 	Directed by Seun Afolabi. Produced by Oluwakemi Irinoye 	
2022	11th hour 	Produced by Adamson Ibrahim 	
2022	Oasis 	Produced by Adamson Ibrahim 	
2022	Awon Aladun De (Africa Magic) 	Produced by Adeleye Fabusoro 	
2022	Naija's Greed 	Produced by Lukman Abdulrahman 	
2023	The Breakout Session Show (Tv Show)	Produced by Darasimi Inaolaji 	
2022	Meltdown 	Produced by FilmTrybe 	
2023	Breath of Life 	Directed by BB Sasore. Produced by Eku Edewor. 	
2023	Chronicles 	Directed and produced by Rogers Ofime. 	
2023	Bells 	Produced by Philip Okpokoro. 	
2024	Unscripted 	Produced by Stephanie Dadet. 	
2024	Between Worlds 	Produced by Emmanuel Uduma. 	
==Awards==
Year	Movie 	Award
2021	Number One 	CFF Best Foreign Film
2022	Dangerous Silence	One Reeler Short Film Competition (USA)
2022	Dangerous Silence	Best Actress, Crown Point International Film Festival
Category:Nigerian actresses
Category:Nigerian people
Category:People from Oyo State
Category:Filmmakers