Genevieve Nnaji is also a women's activist. On May 6, 2021, Genevieve Nnaji was featured in a skit by Ofego titled "Say It And Quench" on his YouTube channel. The movie had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, alongside Farming, the Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's autobiographical directorial debut where she starred in alongside Kate Beckinsale, Damson Idris, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. On 7 September 2018, her directorial debut Lionheart was acquired by online streaming service Netflix, making it the first Netflix original film from Nigeria. This was later debunked as an internet prank and the actor did not appear in the movie. In January 2018, it was reported that Genevieve would be replacing Funke Akindele as a member of the Dora Milaje in Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War.
In November 2015, Nnaji produced her first movie called Road to Yesterday, later winning Best Movie Overall-West Africa at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. In 2009, she was referred to as the Julia Roberts of Africa by Oprah Winfrey. She was also the first actor to be awarded as Best Actress by the Censors Board of Nigeria in 2003. Due to her contributions to the Nigerian movie industry, she became the first actor to be awarded Best Actress at the 2001 City Peoples Awards, the award ceremony that previously had only recognized politicians and business conglomerates. Īs of 2009, Nnaji was one of the best-paid female actors in Nollywood. In 2005, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for Best Actress in a Leading Role, becoming the first actor to win the award. In 2004, Genevieve Nnaji was with the most votes after contending with other celebrities for the search for the face of Lux in 2004. It is a mix of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Urban music. In 2004, Nnaji signed a recording contract with EKB Records a Ghanaian record label, and released her debut album One Logologo Line. She has starred in over 200 Nollywood movies. In 2010, she starred in the award-winning film Ijé: The Journey. Her subsequent movies include Last Party, Mark of the Beast, and Ijele. In 1998, at the age of 19, she was introduced into the growing Nigerian film industry with the movie Most Wanted. Nnaji started her acting career as a child actor in the then-popular television soap opera Ripples at the age of 8. While at the university, she began auditioning for acting jobs in Nollywood. She attended Methodist Girls College ( Yaba, Lagos), before proceeding to the University of Lagos, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in creative arts. The fourth of eight children, she was raised in a middle-class family her father worked as an engineer and her mother was a nursery school teacher. Genevieve was born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Lagos. 5.10 Nollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA).5.3 Toronto International Film Festival.5.2 The 19th Black Reel Awards (FAAAF)].
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