{{short description|Nigerian film actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Funke Adesiyan | image = | birth_date = | birth_name = Shukurat Funke Adesiyan<ref name="The Eagle Online 2020">{{cite web | author=The Eagle Online | title=Buhari's aide eulogises Ajimobi | website=The Eagle Online | date=June 27, 2020 | url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/buharis-aide-eulogises-ajimobi/ | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = | citizenship = {{flag| Nigeria}} | known_for = Eti Keta, Obinrin Ale | occupation = {{flatlist| *Film actress *Politician}} | years_active = 2003–2011 | awards = Best of Nollywood award Revelation of the year | spouse = | alma_mater = Olabisi Onabanjo University<ref name="Akinwale 2013">{{cite web | last=Akinwale | first=Funsho | title=Lagos agent battles star actress, Funke Adesiyan, over Lekki home | website=The Eagle Online | date=July 28, 2013 | url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/lagos-agent-battles-star-actress-funke-adesiyan-over-lekki-home/ | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> <br>New York Film Academy | political_party = All Progressives Congress <br /> (2018 to present) | other_party = People's Democratic Party }}
'''Funke Adesiyan''' {{Audio|Yo-Funke Adesiyan.ogg|Listen|help=no}} is a Nigerian film actress, politician and personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari, the Nigeria's Former First Lady.<ref name="Punch Newspapers 2020">{{Cite news | title=Funke Adesiyan bags Ooni of Ife's excellence award - Punch Newspapers |newspaper=The Punch| date=January 31, 2020 | url=https://punchng.com/funke-adesiyan-bags-ooni-of-ifes-excellence-award/ | access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Bada 2019">{{Cite news | last=Bada | first=Gbenga | title=Nollywood actress, Funke Adesiyan becomes Aisha Buhari's aide |newspaper=Pulse Nigeria| date=October 17, 2019 | url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/funke-adesiyan-nollywood-actress-becomes-aisha-buharis-aide/7z52wmb | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Adesiyan hails from Ibadan, Oyo State. She attended Time and Tide International School, Ibadan City academy, Saint Anne's School, and Oriwu College Ikorodu for both her elementary and post-elementary school. She holds both a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts and a Diploma in Law from Olabisi Onabanjo University.<ref name="Punch Newspapers 2016">{{Cite news | title=Acting doesn't pay my bills – Funke Adesiyan - Punch Newspapers |newspaper=The Punch| date=September 11, 2016 | url=https://punchng.com/acting-doesnt-pay-bills-funke-adesiyan/ | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> Adesiyan studied filmmaking and directing at the New York Film Academy.<ref name="The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News 2017">{{Cite news | title=Celebrities to boycott Tuface's protest - Nigeria and World News |newspaper=The Guardian| date=January 29, 2017 | url=https://m.guardian.ng/news/celebrities-to-boycott-tufaces-protest/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>
==Career==
===Acting=== Adesiyan started acting professionally in 2003.<ref name="Punch Newspapers 2016" />
===Politics=== In 2011, Funke Adesiyan joined active politics when she became the southwest coordinator for Ibrahim Shekarau's presidential campaign. In 2014, she became the second entertainer to win a primary election, after Desmond Elliot.<ref name="Augoye 2017">{{Cite news | last=Augoye | first=Jayne | title=10 months after blasting Buhari, Actress Funke Adesiyan dumps PDP for APC |newspaper=Premium Times| date=December 17, 2017 | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/252703-10-months-blasting-buhari-actress-funke-adesiyan-dumps-pdp-apc.html | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Abubakar 2018">{{Cite news | last=Abubakar | first=Murtala | title=Actress Funke Adesiyan clinches APC ticket for Oyo assembly election |newspaper=TheCable| date=October 7, 2018 | url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/funke-adesiyan-apc-oyo-state/ | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Olumide |first=Mosope |date=2018-10-08 |title=Actress Funke Adesiyan Cries Out After Her APC House of Assembly Ticket Was Allegedly Given To Another |url=https://thenet.ng/actress-funke-adesiyan-cries-apc-house-assembly-ticket-allegedly-given-another/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-08-05 |newspaper=The NET|language=en-US}}</ref> She contested but lost in the 2015 Oyo State House of Assembly election under the People's Democratic Party.<ref name="Punch Newspapers 2021">{{Cite news | title=Entertainers in politics - Punch Newspapers |newspaper=The Punch| date=May 28, 2021 | url=https://punchng.com/entertainers-in-politics-2/ | access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>
In 2019, Adesiyan was appointed as the personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari.<ref name="Bamidele 2019">{{Cite news | last=Bamidele | first=Michael | title=Nollywood Actress, Funke Adesiyan Appointed As Aisha Buhari's Aide |newspaper=The Guardian| date=October 17, 2019 | url=https://guardian.ng/life/nollywood-actress-funke-adesiyan-appointed-as-aisha-buharis-aide/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-03-18 |title=Funke Adesiyan: No Big Deal Running Late Nights |newspaper=The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/funke-adesiyan-no-big-deal-running-late-nights/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-08-05 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-10-17 |title=Nollywood Actress, Funke Adesiyan Appointed As Aisha Buhari's Aide |url=https://guardian.ng/life/nollywood-actress-funke-adesiyan-appointed-as-aisha-buharis-aide/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-02-21 |newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography== *''Eti Keta (2011) as Adedun'' *''Obinrin Ale (2009) as Folake'' *''Ayoku Leyin'' *''Aparo'' *''Kakaaki''
==Awards and nomination== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! Year !Award !Category !work !Result !Ref |- |2010 |rowspan = 2|Best of Nollywood Awards |Revelation of the Year (Female) |''Ayoku Leyin'' |{{Nom}} | |- |2011 |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |''Eti Keta'' |{{Nom}} |<ref name="Daily Trust 2011">{{Cite news | title=Nse, Omotola, Genevieve, Uche for Best of Nollywood Awards |newspaper=Daily Trust| date=September 17, 2011 | url=https://dailytrust.com/nse-omotola-genevieve-uche-for-best-of-nollywood-awards | access-date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb_name|4379708|Funke Adesiyan}}
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