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Claire Edun

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Claire Edun
Born1984 (age 39–40)
NationalityBritish[1]
Occupations
Years active2015–present
Spouse
Richard Edun
(m. 2012; div. 2018)

Claire Edun, popularly known as Oyinbo Princess,[2] is a British-born Nollywood actress best known for her fluency in Nigerian Pidgin;[3] which eventually landed her a lead role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage, a 2016 feature film directed by Lancelot Imasuen.[4]

Life and career

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Edun was born to British parents and had her education in the United Kingdom. Upon leaving Greece where she previously worked, she got a job as an air hostess for British Airways which eventually ignited her love for Africa and Nigeria in particular.[1] She rose to the limelight in 2015 after she posted a video of herself on Facebook talking in fluent pidgin English which Lancelot Imasuen later saw and afterwards handed her a role in the film (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage,[5] where she played the role of a British girl who came to Nigeria to marry a Nigerian man who wants to live in Britain.[6]

Filmography

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  • (ATM) Authentic Tentative Marriage (2016)

References

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  1. ^ a b "English actress who is a Nigerian film star". BBC News. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Meet 'Oyibo Princess' British ex-hostess now Nollywood actress". GhanaWeb.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ Maclean, Ruth (13 May 2016). "Nollywood's new star: meet Claire Edun AKA Nigeria's Oyinbo Princess". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ Njoku, Benjamin (30 January 2016). "ATM: Alex Ekubo in love tangle with Yvonne Jegede - Vanguard News". Vanguard. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Putsch, Christian (13 June 2016). "Nigeria: Eine britische Stewardess ist der neue Star". Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via www.welt.de.
  6. ^ Martin Patience (10 May 2016). "Speaking Pidgin English lands actress top role". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2017.