| Intro | Nigerian actress |
| Was |
Actor |
| From |
Nigeria |
| Type |
Film, Television, Stage and Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 27 February 1975 |
| Death |
17 May 2017 (aged 42 years)
|
| Star sign | Pisces |
Moji Olaiya (born 27 February 1975) is a Nigerian actress.
Career
The daughter of highlife musician Victor Olaiya, Moji Olaiya began her acting career with Wale Adenuga’s production Super Story. She has starred in several Nollywood movies of Yoruba and English genres. She is known for her roles in films such as No Pains No Gains, in which she played Ireti, Sade Blade (2005), Nkan adun (2008) and Omo iya meta leyi (2009). She also starred in the Agunbaniro. In 2003 she was nominated for the Reel Award Best Supporting Actress of the Year, and she has won the Best New Actress Award.
In 2016 she released a film, Iya Okomi, starring Foluke Daramola and Funsho Adeolu, which was scheduled to premiere in Lagos on July.
Personal life
She married Bayo Okesola in 2007 but they are now separated. She converted to Islam in 2014.
Selected filmography
- Aje nile Olokun
- Ojiji Aye
- Apaadi
- Omo Iya Meta leyi (2009)
- Nkan adun (2008)
- Sade Blade (2005)