Who are the stars that will take over from Omotola, Genevieve, Rita Domnic, Omoni and co just the way they took over from Liz Benson, Regina Askia and Sandra Achums? www.broadwayafrica.com predicts that these 10 actresses with certain unique selling proposition will be the Nollywood Generation Next stars.



Yvonne Jegede

She appeared in the video of 2face Idibia’s awards-winning single, African Queen. After that, Yvonne who had already cut her acting teeth in a movie shot by Charles Novia, went back to school and later returned ready to conquer Nollywood. Her works include The First Lady, 3 is a company, ATM, MY Best Friend’s Wedding and Bed of Lies.



Ruth Kadiri

Ruth Kadiri fits into the category of one that has each of her legs in the establishment Nollywod (old Nollywood) and the new Nollywood. She plays big in the Nollywood movies produced in the Eastern part of the country and very much active in the new Nollywood with predominant presence in Lagos. No new starlet on this list has the number of body of works that Ruth has and to crown it all, she has started producing her own movies and become a very active member in the business side of Nollywood. Her works include: Matter Rising, Heart of a fighter, Somebody Lied, Unconditional, First Class, Circle of Trust

Mary Lazarus


With little or no presence in Asaba, Delta State, Mary Lazarus has been able to make a name for herself. After clinching her debut role in 2009, Marry painstakingly honed her skills and applied it to her craft. The result is what we are seeing today. Today, she is one of the busiest actresses in the industry. Her works include Don’t Cry for Me. Blackbird, For the Wrong Reasons, Bad Drop and Losing Control.

Kemi Lala Akindoju


There is about no present generation of Nollywood starlet that did it her way like Lala as she is fondly called. Whether deliberate or not, her every step was strategic. She started with the stage, stuck to it and made a name for herself there. When she wanted to crossover into the industry, she befriended the older generation like Joke Silva, learnt the trick of the conventional Nollywood and started finding her path. Without publicist or Management Company, Lala has found her path and already on the journey to bigger stardom with little or no help from the establishment. Though she now has a management company to further establish the brand, we will remember Lala as one of the few that did it on her terms. Her works include: ‘Trials of Brother Jero’, Ojuola in Ola Rotimi’s ‘The Gods are not to Blame’, Sizwe in Athol Fugard’s ‘Sizwe Bansi is Dead,’ ‘The Wives,’ Dazzling Mirage,’ ‘Tinsel,’ ‘Alan Poza,’ ‘Surulere,’ ‘The CEO’, among others

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