Elvina Ibru | |
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Born | Elvina Esewvre Ibru |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | International Relations |
Alma mater |
London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) Webster University London |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for |
Hear Word! The Bling Lagosians |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Elvina Esewvre Ibru is a Nigerian actress and on-air personality. She is a member of the Ibru family and the daughter of industrialist Michael Ibru. [1]
She attended London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) in England. [2] She later attended Webster University, Regents Park, London, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. [3]
Ibru worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) as a broadcaster and also acted in theatre productions before returning to Nigeria. She was also an OAP at Classic FM where she hosted a weekly show called Mellow Magic. [2]
She played the lead role of Mopelola Holloway in Bolanle Austen Peters‘ movie, The Bling Lagosians. She has also acted in movies like Theo’s Dora and Letter to a Stranger. She plays the role of Atigbi in the Africa Magic original, Riona.
Ibru founded a movie production company named Twice As Nice. She has since produced the movie, Cajoling. [4]
Ibru is a single mother to her son, named Elisha. She has also expressed her unwillingness to be married, stating that "the marriage institution in Nigeria is unfair to women." [2]
She disclosed on her Instagram page that she tested positive for COVID-19. [5] In a 2019 interview, Ibru recounted having been raped by an armed robber in 2004. Ibru subsequently formed an advocacy group to support victims of rape. [6]
Year | Title | Ref |
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2006 | Vagina Monologues | [2] |
2014 | Hear Word! | [2] [7] |
2019 | Emotan | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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2007 | Letters to a Stranger | Tare | [9] |
2014 | Theo’s Dora | Dora | [3] |
2016 | Entreat | ||
Cajoling | [10] | ||
2017 | Wives on Strike: The revolution | Shaka | [4] [11] |
Alter Ego | Barrister Komolafe | [12] | |
2019 | Bling Lagosians | Mopelola Holloway | [13] |
2020 | Kambili: The whole 30 yards | Cynthia | [14] |
Year | Title | Ref |
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2020 | Riona | [15] |
Elvina Ibru at IMDb
Elvina Ibru | |
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Born | Elvina Esewvre Ibru |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | International Relations |
Alma mater |
London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) Webster University London |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for |
Hear Word! The Bling Lagosians |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
|
Elvina Esewvre Ibru is a Nigerian actress and on-air personality. She is a member of the Ibru family and the daughter of industrialist Michael Ibru. [1]
She attended London Academy of Performing Arts (LAPA) in England. [2] She later attended Webster University, Regents Park, London, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. [3]
Ibru worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) as a broadcaster and also acted in theatre productions before returning to Nigeria. She was also an OAP at Classic FM where she hosted a weekly show called Mellow Magic. [2]
She played the lead role of Mopelola Holloway in Bolanle Austen Peters‘ movie, The Bling Lagosians. She has also acted in movies like Theo’s Dora and Letter to a Stranger. She plays the role of Atigbi in the Africa Magic original, Riona.
Ibru founded a movie production company named Twice As Nice. She has since produced the movie, Cajoling. [4]
Ibru is a single mother to her son, named Elisha. She has also expressed her unwillingness to be married, stating that "the marriage institution in Nigeria is unfair to women." [2]
She disclosed on her Instagram page that she tested positive for COVID-19. [5] In a 2019 interview, Ibru recounted having been raped by an armed robber in 2004. Ibru subsequently formed an advocacy group to support victims of rape. [6]
Year | Title | Ref |
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2006 | Vagina Monologues | [2] |
2014 | Hear Word! | [2] [7] |
2019 | Emotan | [8] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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2007 | Letters to a Stranger | Tare | [9] |
2014 | Theo’s Dora | Dora | [3] |
2016 | Entreat | ||
Cajoling | [10] | ||
2017 | Wives on Strike: The revolution | Shaka | [4] [11] |
Alter Ego | Barrister Komolafe | [12] | |
2019 | Bling Lagosians | Mopelola Holloway | [13] |
2020 | Kambili: The whole 30 yards | Cynthia | [14] |
Year | Title | Ref |
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2020 | Riona | [15] |
Elvina Ibru at IMDb