Ini Dima-Okojie

Dima-Okojie is from Esan North-East LGA, Edo State, Nigeria. Her father is a medical doctor and her mother is a retired banker and entrepreneur. She attended Air Force primary school in Lagos and moved to Air Force comprehensive secondary school, Ibadan. She studied at Covenant University, Nigeria, where she earned a degree in International Relations. She quit her job in investment banking to pursue a pathway into acting. This led her to earn a degree in acting from the New York Film Academy.[3][4]

2014 – 2017

Dima-Okojie resigned, from her job in the finance industry to pursue a career in entertainment.[5] Her career in Nollywood started as a production assistant on the film Before 30 and she went on to make her acting debut when she played "Feyisayo Pepple" in the television series, Taste of Love.[6] In 2016, she played "Hadiza Ahmed" in the film North East; her character was that of a Muslim lady who began a romantic relationship with a man from a different religious background. For her role in the film, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[7] Dima-Okojie was also nominated for Most Promising Actress at City People Movie Awards around the same time.[8] She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa in 2017.[9]

In 2016, she played the role of Hadiza in a web series by Ndani TV, Skinny Girl in Transit.[10][11] She also featured in 5ive, It's her day, and North East in the same year.

In 2017, she featured in Battleground and The Royal Hibiscus Hotel[12] She was nominated for The Future Awards prize for acting.[13] She appeared on Pulse Nigeria's list of the 7 Nollywood actresses of 2017.[14]

2018 – 2021

In 2018 she starred in two movies, Sylvia where she played Gbemi Ogunlana in a story based on a fiction of spirit lovers. Later that year, she was cast in Funke[15] where she played the role of Ms. Catherine starring Jide Kosoko, Eniola Badmus, Segun Arinze and directed by Yemi Morafa. The story which was set in 1996 was centred on a young girl's ultimate dream to become a footballer and her struggle to surmount gender roles inherent in her community. In 2018, her outfit to Heineken Lagos fashion week was featured on British and Germany Vogue.[16]

In 2019, she was featured in a role as Laitan Gesinde on the web TV series Oga Pastor directed by renowned movie director and filmmaker Daniel Oriahi. The series was later pulled down by Ndani TV[17]

In 2020, she starred as Tami in the series, Smart Money Woman, an adaptation from a book of the same title by Arese Ugwu.[18] Also in 2020, Who's the boss, featured Dima-Okojie as Jumoke, a best friend to Liah played by Sharon Ooja.

In 2021 She featured in the Netflix original – Namaste Wahala. A multicultural romantic-comedy feature film where she played the role of Didi.[19]

She is the last child of four (4), two sisters and one brother. Her parents are both devoted Catholics, her father a retired Air Commodore in the Nigerian Air force and a military-trained doctor. Her mother is a licensed lawyer who worked in the banking sector. Dima-Okojie is also noted to have a strong fashion sense, with Pulse Nigeria and other media outlets describing her as one of the most stylish celebrities in Nigeria.[20][5][21] Dima-Okojie has cited Majid Michel and Richard Mofe-Damijo as her favourite Nollywood actors.[22][23]

In December 2020, she opened up on her Instagram page about her struggle and journey with Uterine fibroid[24] from 2017[25]

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