Wendy Lawal
Yewande Lawal Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yewande Lawal Adebisi February 25, 1991 |
| Education | University of Lagos |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse |
Wanri Simpson (m. 2018) |
Yewande Lawal Simpsonⓘ is a Nigerian actress and model. She was formerly known as Yewande Lawal Adebisi.[1] She won Miss Lagos Carnival Pageant in 2012.[1][2]
Biography
She is the fifth of six children. Lawal married Wanri Simpson in 2018.[1] She lost her mother in 2020.[2][3]
Education
Lawal's primary and secondary education was in Nigeria. She also has a bachelor's degree in Creative Arts from the University of Lagos.[1]
Career
Lawal's acting career started professionally in 2009 after featuring in the Nigerian television series Living in Lagos.[1][4] She won the Miss Lagos Carnival Pageant and in the same year, she got a role to feature as Shoshanna in the Nigerian television soap opera Tinsel in 2012.[2][1] She has also starred in short films, TV and web series such as: The Men's Club, Jemeji, Journey to Self, The Room, Out of Sight, Foreign Love, among others.[1]
Selected filmography
- Tinsel (2008)[1]
- Journey to Self (2012), as Young Nse[1]
- Our Best Friend's Wedding (2017), as Tolu
- The Men's Club (2018), as Shade
- The Auction (2018), as Wendy
- Jimeji (20)[5]
- The Room (20)
- Unbreakable (2019), as Kunle
- The Set Up (2019), as Young Chike[6]
- Things We Do in the Shadow (2022), as N.K.
- Grey Roses (2022), as Colleen
- Refuge (2023), as Amara Utibe
- Alli Eid Dinner (2024), as Morenike Alli
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Wendy Lawal Biography | Profile | Fabwoman". FabWoman | News, Style, Living Content For The Nigerian Woman. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- 1 2 3 Silas, Don (2020-11-13). "Tinsel Star, Wendy Lawal loses mother". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Odutuyo, Adeyinka (2020-11-13). "Nollywood's Wendy Lawal left heartbroken as her mother dies". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Falade, Tomi (2018-04-21). "Even With My Ring, Men Still Make Advances – Tinsel Star, Wendy Lawal". Independent Newspaper. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Izuzu, Chibumga (2017-06-08). "Who is your favourite character on "Jemeji"?". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ "Jim Iyke, Adesua Etomi, Thrill in 'The Set Up'". This Day LIVE. 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-27.